Joan Oró (FI) Grant | Ricardo Hortigón Ortega

Grant description

The research project of Ricardo Hortigón is focused on designing innovative synthetic methodologies that give rapid and reliable access to chemical entities with potential applications in drug discovery.

A key focus of the project will be the development of new catalytic techniques to promote functionalization of 2-aza-bicyclo[2.1.1]hexanes or the design of broadly applicable sp2-sp2 forming reactions with medicinally-relevant boronic acid derivatives of interest in pharmaceutical laboratories. The research group collaboration with Janssen, Boehringer Ingelheim and with a biological academic partner as part of an interdisciplinary BIST project reinforces the potential applicability that these methods might have for accessing new chemical space that is beyond reach otherwise. The research conducted is aligned with the EU’s strategic priorities of low-carbon and clean industries, thereby fostering both environmental sustainability and innovative medicinal research

The Joan Oró (FI) Predoctoral Fellowships aim to fund the recruitment of predoctoral researchers in training. Moreover, the Joan Oró Programme promotes international mobility and additional training for predoctoral researchers in scientific and transversal skills.
Managed by AGAUR, the grants are part of the Strategic Plan of the Department of Research and Universities of the Government of Catalonia. They are co-funded by the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+), and their goal is to promote research, innovation, and knowledge transfer.
The main purpose of the Joan Oró Programme is to support doctoral studies within the Catalan research system, enabling the completion of high-quality PhD theses that contribute to researchers’ training and professional development.

Amb el suport del programa d’ajuts predoctorals Joan Oró del Departament de Recerca i Universitats de la Generalitat de Catalunya i Fons Social Europeu Plus.

Funded by the Joan Oró Predoctoral Fellowship Programme of the Department of Research and Universities of the Government of Catalonia and the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+).