National Research Awards 2025
ICREA researchers Luis Serrano and Katherine Villa have been awarded at the 36th edition of the National Research Awards 2025. The awards, awarded by the Government of Catalonia and the Catalan Foundation for Research and Innovation (FCRI), aim to promote the social recognition of science and, especially, to make Catalan society aware of the scientific […]
25 years of ICREA: a shared success that projects Catalonia into the future
The Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA) celebrated its 25th anniversary today, Friday, February 6th, at an event held at the Centre for Contemporary Culture of Barcelona (CCCB). In addition to an institutional celebration, which concluded with remarks from the Catalan Minister of Research and Universities, Nuria Montserrat, the event highlighted a successful […]
The 118th ICREA Colloquium ‘Unveiling the Secrets of Life through Theory and Experiment’
Knowledge is ultimately based on empirical observations. But thinking ahead to the possible outcomes of an experiment or trying to build general theories to explain its results are as important to building knowledge as the experiment itself. While this holds true for all fields of science, describing and predicting with atomic detail the chemical processes […]
LuxQuanta raises €8M to deploy quantum cyber security solutions
This ICFO spin-off is based on research led by ICREA Research Professor Valerio Pruneri, who is also a founding member of the company. Its CV-QKD technology generates ultra-secure encryption keys that are even resistant to attack by quantum computers. This means that the communications of governments, critical infrastructures, data centers and companies will be protected […]
Spanish National Research Awards 2025
Three ICREA Research Professors awarded the Spanish National Research Award and the Spanish National Youth Research. Congratulations to: · Josep Dalmau (FRCB-IDIBAPS) awarded the Premio Nacional Gregorio Marañón, in the field of Medicine and Health Sciences. · Carme Rovira i Virgili (UB) awarded the Premio Nacional Enrique Morales in the field of Chemical Sciences and […]
The 116th ICREA Colloquium ‘European Music and the Global Enlightenment’
David Irving and Joan Pau Rubiés The age of Enlightenment was a period of profound philosophical transition in Europe. Writers and scholars discussed and promoted within a transnational Republic of Letters knowledge and ideas that were often radical for the time, challenging prevailing political and economic assumptions, and questioning the theological basis of many epistemological […]
Banco Sabadell Foundation Awards 2025
ICREA Research Professor Sílvia Osuna (UdG) received the 9th Banco de Sabadell Foundation Award for Sciences and Engineering for her advances in the computational design of enzymes of medical and pharmaceutical interest. More information in this link
Diàleg científic Àgora ‘El llop gegant extingit torna: ciència, ficció i els límits de la vida’
El Professor d’Investigació ICREA Marc Güell participa en aquest diàleg organitzat per la Acadèmia Europaea – Barcelona Knowledge Hub. La desextinció d’espècies ja no és només matèria de ciència-ficció. L’empresa Colossal Biosciences ha creat cries d’una espècie de llop gegant (dire wolf) extingida fa més de 10.000 anys, mitjançant tècniques d’edició genètica i ADN antic. […]
Premis Ciutat de Barcelona – 2024
The Ciutat de Barcelona Awards, granted by the Barcelona City Council, aim to recognise artistic and cultural creation linked to the city of Barcelona. In this edition the following ICREA Research Professors were awarded: · José Antonio Garrido and Kostas Kostarelos, both from ICN2, received the award in the category Experimental Sciences and Technologies. · […]
Premios Rei Jaume I – 2024
Three ICREA Research Professors received the Premio Rei Jaume I in the 37th edition of this award. Congratulation to: · Jan Eeckhout (UPF) in the category of Economics · Núria López-Bigas (IRB Barcelona) in the category of Biomedical Research· Victoria Reyes García (UAB) in the category of Protection of the Environment More information in the […]
