A key pillar of the Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ) is to train the new generation of scientists who will lead future research in the field of chemistry. One of the pioneering initiatives in this field is the ICIQ Summer Fellowship Programme supported by ”La Caixa” Foundation, through CaixaBank, which promotes academic internships […]

This July will end the fourth edition of the project “Extended Learning Time IV: Contributing to generating scientific vocations in supervised centres” led by researcher Regina Gairal of Universitat Rovira i Virgili’s research group MEDIS (Methodology of Educational Research with Social Impact), in which ICIQ Outreach manager Dr. Laura Hernández also participates. This edition was […]

The four partners of the PHOTORED consortium have gathered at ICIQ six months after the launch of the project. Members of the project “Photocatalytic CO2 reductions by green hydrogen” PHOTORED, gathered on May 11th at ICIQ to discuss the progress of the project and to plan for the following months. The meeting started with some management updates […]

The paper, co-led by ICIQ’s López group and published in Nature Nanotechnology, provides a new strategy to rationalise catalyst discovery. Since the 1960s, scientists have been searching for a mercury-free catalyst for the production of the monomer vinyl chloride (VCM), a precursor to the highly demanded polymer polyvinyl chloride (PVC) – a plastoc used in […]

ICIQ group leader Prof. Pau Ballester has been selected by Chemistry Europe as one of the 27 individuals conforming the 2020/21 Fellows class. The Chemistry Europe Fellows programme honours exceptional members of the Chemistry Europe societies who have made a significant contribution to Chemistry Europe through their support, research, creativity, and innovation. The 2020/21 Honorary […]

ICIQ has been awarded the Iberquimia award in the category of Innovation for its commitment to “the transfer of technology to the chemical, pharmaceutical and energy industrial sectors, as well as for the training of scientists and researchers.” “This award is a recognition to the institute and its scientists, whose research contributes to improving the […]

Klaudia Michaliszyn, PhD student under the supervision of Prof. Julio Lloret-Fillol, has defended her PhD thesis entitled “Organic Transformations using Transition Metals and Photoredox Catalysts” (assigned to the Inorganic and Physical Chemistry Department of the Universitat Rovira i Virgili) publicly on April 27th. The members of the evaluation committee were: Prof. Dr. Xavier Ribas (Universitat de Girona), Dr. […]