On September 18th, PHOTOSINT partners gathered at the Insitute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ-CERCA) to discuss future steps for hydrogen and methanol production The PHOTOSINT project, a pioneering initiative aimed at producing hydrogen and methanol from wastewater, CO₂ and sunlight, started one year ago. To mark this milestone, project partners gathered on September 18th, […]

ICIQ researchers examine the potential of the Marcus theory to estimate free-energy barriers in energy transfer processes, paving the way for advances in photocatalysis. Dr. Albert Solé-Daura and Prof. Feliu Maseras have explored the application of the Marcus theory, traditionally used to model electron transfer, to estimate the free-energy barriers underlying energy transfer (EnT) processes. […]

ICIQ Group Leader and Scientific Director of Severo Ochoa Programme at the Institute, Prof. Antonio M. Echavarren, was recently recognized for his exceptional career contributions during the 5th Iberoamerican Symposium on Organic Chemistry. The symposium took place in O Grove – A Toxa, Spain, from September 11th to 14th, 2024, bringing together leading experts, researchers, […]

On Saturday, September 14th, representatives from EuChemS, alongside members of the Catalan Society of Chemistry (SCQ), the Institute of Catalan Studies (IEC), the Altafulla City Council, and ICIQ staff, gathered for the official unveiling of a plaque recognizing the Hospital of Pilgrims in Altafulla as a historical landmark. This site underscores the significant contributions made […]

ICIQ researchers publish in Nature a new strategy to enantiocontrolled chemistry using light and enzymes Researchers from the Institut Català d’Investigació Química (ICIQ-CERCA) have developed a novel strategy for synthesizing chiral molecules with precise enantiocontrol, a new way to control the production of a specific enantiomer. This strategy offers a powerful new tool for the […]

Igor Dmitriev a PhD student who is under Prof. Paolo Melchiorre supervision, has successfully defended his PhD thesis entitled “Photocatalytic Single-Electron Reduction of Electron-Deficient π-Systems for Regioselective Carbon-Carbon Bond Formation” publicly on Monday, September 9th. The members of the evaluation committee were Prof. Jose Luis Vicario (UPV/EHU), Dr. Carla Casadevall (URV-ICIQ) and Prof. Daniele Leonori […]

The Minister of Science, Innovation and Universities, Diana Morant, presided over the ceremony at CaixaForum, recognizing Severo Ochoa and María de Maeztu Accreditations awarded by the MICIU through the State Research Agency (AEI) Prof. Antonio Echavarren, ICIQ Group Leader and Scientific Director of Severo Ochoa Excellence Programme at the Institute, attended the event hosted by […]