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ICIQ is a world leader in frontier chemistry, leading sustainable solutions for climate change, advanced molecules and innovative chemical processes to address global challenges.
Centres de Recerca de Catalunya (CERCA)
Homogeneous catalysis; heterogeneous catalysis; hydrogen; photovoltaics; CO2 capture and conversion; crystallisation; polymorphism; sensors; reaction optimisation; synthesis; computational chemistry; medicinal chemistry; polymers; sustainability; energy
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Technological capabilities
ICIQ leads cutting-edge chemistry research in three main areas:
- Innovative catalysis, with new catalysts to maximise efficiency and reduce waste.
- New renewable energy vectors, with alternative solutions to fossil fuels that are environmentally-friendly.
- Molecular medicine, applying chemistry and supramolecular interactions to make progress in healthcare.
The four strategic pillars are:
- Excellent research, with an innovative environment for researchers.
- Training, enhancing talent and opportunities.
- Knowledge transfer, in collaboration with the global chemical and pharmaceutical industry.
- Impact and dissemination, showing the social and economic relevance of research and raising awareness through training activities.
Technological fields
Design of new drugs / vaccines
Catalysis and biocatalysis, Green chemistry
Hydrogen
Decarbonisation
Relevant equipment
The ICIQ Scientific Services Area offers the scientific instrumentation necessary to carry out research at the institute, with the high-performance experimentation laboratory (HTE), the electron diffractometer and a dual ESI/MALDI mass spectrometer being among the unique pieces of equipment.
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