Andrea Rivoli, PhD student under Prof. Pau Ballester’s supervision, has successfully defended his PhD thesis entitled “Aryl-Extended Calix[4]Pyrrole Receptors with Metal Centers: Organometallic Receptors and Metallo-Macrocycles Based on Coordination Bonds” publicly on October 25th. The members of the evaluation committee were Prof. Antonio Frontera Beccaria (Universitat de les Illes Balears), Prof. Dr. Laura Rodriguez Raurell […]

Jixiang Ni, PhD student under the supervision of Prof. Arjan Kleij, has defended his thesis entitled “Ring-Opening of Cyclic Carbonates: From Fine Chemicals to CO2-based Polymers” publicly on October 24th. The members of the evaluation committee were Prof. Christopher J. Whiteoak (Universidad Alcalá de Henares), Dr. Arianna Brandolese (University of Birmingham, United Kingdom) and Prof. […]

The event fosters knowledge sharing and hands-on expertise through talks from experts in the field Around forty researchers from centres and companies across Europe have gathered at the Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ-CERCA) for a pioneering workshop on 3D Electron Diffraction (3D-ED). The event, which aims to foster knowledge sharing and hands-on expertise […]

The group of Prof. Antoni Llobet has published on the Advanced Materials journal the first example of a molecular water oxidation catalysts based on first row transition metal complex anchored on a conductive solid support, that maintains its molecular integrity after more than 11.000 TONs. Investigating in solar fuels is vital as it offers a […]

Jiayu Zhang, a PhD student who is under Prof. Mónica Pérez Temprano’s supervision, has successfully defended her PhD thesis entitled “Discovery of new reaction modes in organic synthesis triggered by HFIP” publicly on October 19th. The members of the evaluation committee were Prof. Dr. Jose Manuel Gonzalez Diaz (Universidad de Oviedo), Prof. Dr. Alex Shafir […]

ICIQ’s expertise and adaptability facilitate the effective identification and selection of small molecule candidates Do you need an expert team to develop a new small molecule candidate for a particular therapeutic target? Do you face challenges in any phase of your drug discovery process and need specialists to resolve them? The Drug Discovery phase is […]

Carlota Odena, a PhD student who is under Prof. Rubén Martín’s supervision, has successfully defended her PhD thesis entitled “Unravelling Mechanistic Underpinnings of Organometallic Nickel Chemistry and Applications into Medicinal Chemistry” publicly on October 17th. The members of the evaluation committee were Prof. Dr. Eva Hevià (Universität Bern, Switzerland), Prof. Dr. Anna Company (Universitat de […]