Consortium partners gather in Valencia, Spain to review progress and strategize future actions On July 8th, 2024, the PHOTORED project celebrated its two-and-a-half-year milestone with a significant working meeting in Valencia, Spain. Hosted by the Institute of Chemical Technology ITQ (UPV-CSIC), the event brought together consortium partners to discuss the project’s progress and strategize for […]

The ICIQ Summer Fellowship Programme 2024 has been successfully concluded, offering a hands-on learning experience to twelve students. This unique opportunity, granted by ICIQ through the Severo Ochoa Excellence programme, provided the participants to immerse themselves in research projects, gaining insights and practical skills in chemistry and related fields. Throughout the programme, the students were […]

POMSimulator: new enhancements elevate this open-source tool’s data utilisation Researchers from the group of Prof. Carles Bo, at the Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ-CERCA), have described a computational methodology that simulates complex processes involving different chemical species and diverse conditions. These processes lead to the formation of nanostructures called polyoxometalates (POMs), with important […]

The PEARL project aims to achieve improvements in solar energy technology by incorporating carbon electrodes into perovskite solar cell architecture. This enhancement is expected to lead to reduced material costs, increased device stability, simplified fabrication processes, and significantly lower emissions. The project started on 1st October 2023 and will run 36 months. PEARL receives funding […]

 Two companies visited ICIQ to explore potential collaboration opportunities The hydrogen technologies from the Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ-CERCA) offer solutions to companies which are looking to face challenges related to renewable and environmentally-friendlier energies. In this context, two energy companies from Malaysia visited ICIQ to meet experts and explore collaboration options with […]

This award highlights the excellence of young researchers from the Group of Polymers of the RSEQ Dr. José A. Berrocal has been recognised with the award “Joven Investigador en Polímeros” addressed to young researchers working on polymers and members of the Group of Polymers (GEP), a mixed group of the Spanish Royal Society of Chemistry […]

ICIQ researchers present the first fully intermolecular three-component reaction catalysed by gold(I) that involves acetylene gas, alkenes, and alcohols Researchers from the group of Prof. Antonio M. Echavarren, at the Institut Català d’Investigació Química, have developed a new reaction involving catalysts based on gold and improving the production of pharmaceutical and agrochemical molecules. The work […]