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Eulàlia Pujades, Sergi Riera and Miquel Casadement at the awards ceremony

New project on organic photovoltaics on Barcelona's bus stops

Written on 24 March 2023.

Sergi Riera-Galindo, ICMAB researcher, is the IP of this project awarded by the Barcelona City Council to young and emerging research projects.

The ceremony was held on Monday, 20 March at the Barcelona City Council (at the Saló de Cent) and a diploma was given to each researcher of the eighteen winning projects.

Sergi Riera's project is titled "Bus stop integrated organic photovoltaics (TERRA)" and is granted with 60,000 €. The project aims to integrate stable organic photovoltaics mini-modules on bus stops to power light devices for a future smart city.

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Four new MSCA Doctoral Network (DN) projects flying to ICMAB

Written on 23 March 2023.

These MSCA-Doctoral Newtork (DN) projects, announced by the European Commission, will allow 5 young researchers to carry out their PhD thesis at ICMAB in exciting topics related to materials science.

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UAB Master's Degree in Health and Science Management - interested?

Written on 20 March 2023.

On Tuesday 28 March 2023 there is an informative session about the Master in Health and Science Management, coordinated by UAB and Vall Hebron Oncology Institute, and in which the ICMAB and other institutions participates.

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Muhammad Ahsan Saeed will work on indoor organic photovoltaics, Silvia Damerio on spintronic devices and Daniel Martin on organic electronic devices. | ICMAB, CSIC

Three new MSCA PF will continue their research carrer at ICMAB

Written on 03 March 2023.

Muhammad Ahsan Saeed will work on indoor organic photovoltaics, Silvia Damerio on spintronic devices and Daniel Martin on organic electronic devices.

The Marie Sklodowska Curie (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowships (PF) 2022 call results were announced by the European Commission in February 2023. The call will facilitate the incorporation of 1,235 experienced postdoctoral researchers to R+D institutions (research centers, universities, private and public organisation and small and medium-sized enterprises), 177of them in Spain, 31 of them at the CSIC, and 3 of them here at ICMAB.

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ICMAB researchers at the Scientific Conference of the PTI+ TransEner

Written on 01 March 2023.

More than one hundred CSIC scientists meet to promote the energy transition. ICMABers M. Rosa Palacín and Teresa Puig participate in the meeting.

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Rare Disease Day 2023: A look at Fabry Disease treatments developed in PHOENIX-OITB by ICMABers et al.

Written on 28 February 2023.

Within the European PHOENIX-OITB project, there are several partners, including ICMAB, that join efforts to advance the development of peptide targeted nanoliposomes for Fabry rare disease treatment.

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Inaguration of JEMCA at ALBA Synchrotron | Photo by Pepo Segura

New electron microscope centre to advance in research into structural biology and new materials

Written on 24 February 2023.

This cutting-edge facility will house two high-end electron microscopes: one to determine the structure of large protein complexes and another to study materials at atomic level.
Created thanks to the joint effort of several research institutes, the centre is located at the ALBA Synchrotron and will be open to the entire scientific community.
Catalan Research and Universities Minister Joaquim Nadal inaugurates the centre, which has received funding from the Catalan Government’s ERDF programme, on 24 February.

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Apply by 28 Feb 2023 for funded services in nanopharmaceutical development within the PHOENIX-OITB project

Written on 13 February 2023.

PHOENIX-OITB’s mission is to offer a Single-Entry-Point for a consolidated network of facilities, technologies, services and expertise for all the technology transfer aspects:

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SYNATRA, new project on organic solar cells for transparent agrivoltaics

Written on 01 February 2023.

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RADIO:

Las tardes de RNE - Primera Hora (3 March 2023) - Interview to Mariano Campoy Quiles by Carles Mesa

The project is funded within the "Strategic Lines Projects 2022" call of the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation - Agencia Estatal de Investigación's State Program for the Promotion of Scientific-Technical Research and its Transfer.

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Members of the EU-funded project NABIHEAL during the kick-off meeting in Barcelona on 11 January 2023.

New European Project NABIHEAL in biomaterials for complex wound healing

Written on 16 January 2023.

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Nuevo proyecto europeo NABIHEAL en biomateriales para la cicatrización de heridas complejas (Biotech-Spain.com, 16/01/2023)
Un proyecto europeo en biomateriales busca un nuevo tratamiento para la cicatrización de heridas complejas (Infosalus, 16/01/2023)
Un proyecto europeo en biomateriales busca un nuevo tratamiento para la cicatrización de heridas complejas (NoticiasDe.es, 16/01/2023)
Un proyecto europeo en biomateriales busca un nuevo tratamiento para la cicatrización de heridas complejas (SIGLO XXI, 16/01/2023)
Un projecte europeu vol trobar nous biomaterials per cicatritzar ferides (Món Planeta, 17/01/2023)
Nuevo proyecto europeo NABIHEAL en biomateriales para la cicatrización de heridas complejas (CIBER, 16/01/2023)
Buscan biomateriales antimicrobianos para cicatrizar heridas complejas (La Vanguardia, 16/01/2023)
Biomateriales para la cicatrización de heridas complejas (El Médico Interactivo, 17/01/2023)
Unión internacional para la investigación sobre la cicatrización de heridas complejas (IMMédico, 16/01/2023)
Un proyecto europeo en biomateriales busca un nuevo tratamiento para la cicatrización de heridas complejas (Noticias de Salud, 16/01/2023)
International Union for Research on Complex Wound Healing (Argentina Detail Zero, 16/01/2023)
New European Project NABIHEAL in biomaterials for complex wound healing (NANBIOSIS, 16/01/2023)

The Horizon Europe project NABIHEAL, coordinated by the Center for Biomedical Research Network (CIBER) at the Institute of Materials Science of Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC), was launched on 11-12 January 2023 in Barcelona with the first meeting of the international consortium, formed by 14 partners from 7 countries, including research centers, universities, and private companies.

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Participants of the SynEry project during the kick-off meeting

New EIC-Pathfinder SynEry Project to create artificial blood

Written on 10 January 2023.

From ICMAB, researcher Arántzazu González-Campo and her team participates in this new EIC Pathfinder Horizon Europe project.

The Horizon Europe SynEry project, coordinated by KU Leuven (Belgium), started its activity on April 2022 with the first meeting of the international consortium, formed by four partners, including ICMAB-CSIC.

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"Inspiring atmosphere at ICMAB" - Scientific Advisory Board members highlight

Written on 16 December 2022.

On 17-18 November 2022, the ICMAB Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) visited the ICMAB to evaluate the research lines and the overall performance of the Institute.

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NextGEM project partners during the first plenary meeting and technical workshop at Barcelona in October 2022 | NextGEM

ICMAB at the 2nd plenary meeting and 1st technical workshop of the EU project NextGEM

Written on 17 November 2022.

ICMAB researchers were present in the NextGEM project meeting in CIMNE (Barcelona). The 48-month EU-funded NextGEM project, which was launched on the 1 July 2022, will ensure EU citizens’ healthy living and a safe working environment when employing existing and future EMF-based telecommunication technologies.

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Two innovative LLAVOR (AGAUR) projects at ICMAB

Written on 16 November 2022.

Two ICMAB reserachers from the NN group have been granted LLAVOR projects to develop novel electromagnetic wireless power transfer technologies in medical devices, and to see the effect of millimeter waves on the reverse-magnetization of ε-Fe₂O₃ films.

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Four PRODUCTE (AGAUR) projects for the valorization of research results

Written on 11 November 2022.

Our ICMAB reserachers have been granted with 4 PRODUCTE projects to advance in the treatment of corneal pathologies, ice-making industry, analysis of water contaminants and cancer therapy.

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DOCFAM+: New MSCA-COFUND doctoral programme led by ICMAB-CSIC to train 26 young researchers

Written on 25 October 2022.

DOCFAM+ (DOCtoral training programme in Functional Advanced Materials: Towards a Better Future) is a new doctoral programme for the recruitment and training of 26 excellent doctoral researchers. It builds on the success and remarkable outcomes from the previous DOCFAM programme by providing a new dimension through highly interdisciplinary and intersectorial research. The programme is led by ICMAB-CSIC and includes 6 partner organizations of the Barcelona area.

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CLUE-H: A cluster of 4 Horizon Europe projects to assess exposure and risks of radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (EMF), including 5G

Written on 24 October 2022.

CLUE-H was Launched in Thessaloniki, Greece, on 22 September 2022. ICMAB particaptes in one of the four projects: the NextGEM project.

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Visit of the Tecnológico de Monterrey at ICMAB | ICMAB-CSIC

Challenges and new collaborations between ICMAB and Monterrey

Written on 22 September 2022.

In the framework of the NanoResist TecnioSpring Industry project and the Mol4Bio project we received a visit from the "Tecnológico de Monterrey" in Mexico.

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Gerard Tobias-Rossell and Mariano Campoy-Quiles | ICMAB-CSIC

Two ICMAB researchers awarded with ERC Proof of Concept grants to advance in cancer treatments and smart packaging

Written on 06 September 2022.

Gerard Tobias-Rossell and Mariano Campoy-Quiles have been granted with European Research Council Proof of Concept (ERC PoC) grants worth 150,000 € each.

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Open 8th Call for Postdoctoral Fellowships "Science by Women"

Written on 05 August 2022.

Título Artículo: Open 8^th Call for Postdoctoral Fellowships "Science by Women"

The deadline is 30 September 2022 to apply for the 8th edition of this programme of the Women for Africa Foundation.

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Nwanya, Assumpta Chinwe in the Laser Processing Lab | ICMAB-CSIC

"The outcome of my research at ICMAB can be applied in my country, Nigeria"

Written on 21 July 2022.

Hello, my name is Nwanya, Assumpta Chinwe from the Department of Physics and Astronomy of the University of Nigeria in Nsukka, Nigeria. I am a fellow of the 'Science by Women' programme from the Women for Africa Foundation at ICMAB-CSIC.

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Group photo of the SURE 2022 summer school | ICMAB-CSIC

"Panoramic perspective" in the school SURE 2022 on sustainable materials for energy

Written on 18 July 2022.

This summer school SURE 2022 on "Sustainable Materials for Renewable Energy Applications" was organized by two European associations: EPNOE and ESEIA, and ICMAB.

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Kickoff meeting of the European DYNAMO project in Castelló

Written on 10 May 2022.

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El proyecto europeo Dynamo pretende dar un salto exponencial a la óptica coordinado por la UJI (Castellón Plaza, 1 May 2022)
El projecte europeu Dynamo, coordinat per l'UJI, inicia la seua activitat amb una primera reunió de socis i col·laboradors a Castelló (El Periòdic, 1 May 2022)

From ICMAB, researcher Agustín Mihi participates in this new EIC Pathfinder Horizon Europe project.

The Horizon Europe DYNAMO project, coordinated by the Optics Research Group of the Universitat Jaume I of Castelló (GROC), has started its activity with the first meeting of the international consortium, formed by fourteen partners and associated entities, including ICMAB.

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A group picture of all researchers standing in front the door of an old building.

HORATES Midterm Meeting & International School on Thermoelectric Characterization

Written on 06 May 2022.

The midterm meeting for this international doctoral programme in materials science was celebrated last week.

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ICMAB at NFFA Europe: first European platform with free open access to unique nanoscience research infrastructures

Written on 05 May 2022.

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El CSIC colabora con Europa en un proyecto de investigación en nanociencia (Cope, 5 May 2022)
El CSIC col·labora a la primera plataforma europea d’accés obert a infraestructures úniques de recerca en nanociència (Delegació CSIC Catalunya, 5 May 2022)

ICMAB, together with IMB-CNM and ICMM, are the three CSIC centres members of this European consortium. The platform has just published a Memorandum of Understanding to explore the future sustainability of the initiative.

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M. Rosa Palacín (ICMAB researcher) and Giovanni Agostini (beamline responsible at NOTOS)

ICMAB researchers perform the first experiments in the new NOTOS beamline at ALBA synchrotron

Written on 04 May 2022.

The 10^th ALBA beamline is fully operational and recently hosted its first experiment from expert users: researchers from ICMAB-CSIC involved in the PTI+ Transener studied different type of materials for batteries. NOTOS is co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).

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Roll-to-roll technique for the fabrication of organif field effect transistors - eMolMat group

UHMob EU project: Training the future researchers in organic semiconductors for industrial applications

Written on 29 March 2022.

ICMAB researcher Marta Mas-Torrent participates in this European project, and is supervisor of one of the early stage reseachers, Lamiaa Fijahi, who works with organic field effect transistors.

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15 years of ERC: 15 ERC at ICMAB!

Written on 25 March 2022.

To celebrate the 15 years of the European Reserach Council, we want to show you the 15 ERC we have and some of the results they achieved!

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ICMAB debuts in the "Science by Women" program in its 7th edition

Written on 23 March 2022.

In total, 26 African women scientists have been selected to develop their own projects in different leading research centers in Spain.

ICMAB participates for the first time in the “Science by Women” program, one of the Fundación Mujeres por África longest-running programs. In its seventh edition, a total of 26 African women scientists have been selected to develop their own projects in different leading research centers in Spain, who host them in one their research groups for 6 months.

Women in Science, New Projects, Breaking News

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Ten Frontier Interdisciplinary Projects (FIP) granted in the 2nd call of the SO FUNFUTURE

Written on 17 March 2022.

Título Artículo: Ten Frontier Interdisciplinary Projects (FIP) granted in the 2^nd call of the SO FUNFUTURE

The second call of the Frontier Interdisciplinary Projects (FIP) within the Smart FUNctional materials for a better FUTURE (FUNFUTURE) Severo Ochoa Programme boosts 10 new frontier-research projects.

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Group picture inside the NCD-SWEET experimental hall. From left to right, Albert Queraltó, Elzbieta Pach, Eduardo Solano (beamline scientist at ALBA), Jordi Aguilar and Teresa Puig, PI of the ICMAB-CSIC superconducting initiative.

Test bench at ALBA Synchrotron for green energy applications within the CSIC PTI+ TransEner

Written on 07 March 2022.

The ICMAB Superconducting Materials and Large Scale Nanostructures (SUMAN) group is implementing an experimental platform at the NCD-SWEET beamline at ALBA Synchrotron to study the in situ growth of low-cost and ultrafast superconducting tapes.

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A picture of some of the members of MetaMagIC.

The MetaMagIC project kicks off, coordinated by ICMAB Researchers

Written on 10 February 2022.

The project explores the unparalleled magnetic properties of metasurfaces.

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A banner containing an image of a project sample and a scheme of the project's structure.

The ESTORE project aims to innovate the energy storage in supercapacitors

Written on 20 January 2022.

The project comes from the collaboration of ICMAB Researchers and groups from the UAB and UB.

Electrochemical capacitors, or supercapacitors, are one of the key technologies being researched in the field of energy storage.

A cornerstone of the large-scale implementation of renewable energies, electrochemical storage solutions that can store large amounts of energy are necessary to implement renewable energy, smart energy distribution grids, efficient electric transport, as well as mobile and autonomous devices.

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StoRIES: a new European network for Energy Storage research and training

Written on 10 January 2022.

StoRIES, the Storage Reseach Infrastructure Ecoy-System, a new Euopean project network, officially kicked off last 25 November 2021 in Ulm, Germany.

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One of the laboratories at ICMAB. Two people behind a glass window watch a glove box.

ICMAB researchers granted with 6 Proof-of-Concept projects in the last AEI call

Written on 01 December 2021.

The selected projects will receive more than 670.000 € all together to develop proof of concept’ for different technologies.

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"YouMaker: this is how we make science" is presented at the VI Annual Nanodivulgation Meeting

Written on 09 November 2021.

YouMaker is the new ICMAB science outreach project funded by the FECYT (Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology).

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ICMAB joins the 7th edition of the Science by Women programme

Written on 22 September 2021.

A senior African women researcher will develop a research project during a 6-month stay at ICMAB.

The Fundación Mujeres por África (FMxA)(Women for Africa Foundation) is partnering with the Spanish ‘Severo Ochoa’ and other Centers of Excellence to bring the Science by Women programme to fruition. The project intends to host women researchers from African countries, so they can benefit from these research internships to promote and lead the scientific innovation that contributes to tackling the great challenges faced by African countries through research in health and biomedicine, sustainable agriculture and food security, water, energy and climate change.

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Open call for Severo Ochoa FUNFUTURE Frontier Interdisciplinary Projects (FIP) 2021 at ICMAB

Written on 09 September 2021.

A new internal competitive call for Frontier Interdisciplinary Projects (FIP) within the Severo Ochoa "Smart Functional Materials for a Better Future" (FUNFUTURE) is now open. The call, open to all ICMAB researchers, either individually or collaborative, has two modalities: “Exploration of novel ideas and methodologies” and “Proof-of-concept”. Deadline is 3 October 2021.

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NFFA-Europe project makes scientific and technical services available across Europe

Written on 06 August 2021.

ICMAB is part of the NFFA-Europe Pilot (NEP) project, which provides researchers across Europe with a wide array of scientific and technical services to characterize and prepare nanomaterials, Applications for access can be sent in until 1 September 2021 to enter the first call. (Updated info: call extended to 8 September 2021!).

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Samples of the nano-Silicon pyramids covered with thin gold films. | ICMAB-CSIC

Plasmons to harness typically wasted infrared solar light

Written on 04 August 2021.

The project PLASMIONICO is featured at the Project Repository Journal. PLASMIONICO is a European MSCA project, carried out by ICMAB researchers Alejandro Goñi (PI) and Luis A. Pérez, that aims to advance in the sustainable produciton of electricity by harnessing near infrared (NIR) solar light, which is typically wasted in conventional solar cells.

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