#ICIQPhD 📚 Thesis defense by Jingjing Meng from Prof. Lloret-Fillol Group ➡️ "Transition Metal-Catalyzed Functional Group Transfer: Photoredox CN- Transfer from Acetonitrile and Electrochemical O Atom Transfer from Water" 📅 20/10/2025 Info 🔗 iciq.org/event/transi...

#ICIQSeminar ➡️ " Molecules in Motion: NMR Approaches to Mechanistic Investigations" by Prof. Wagner Menezes da Silva from @uniregensburg.bsky.social , Germany 📅 21/10/2025 🕛 12:00 h 📍 ICIQ Auditorium Info 🔗 https://iciq.org/event/prof-wagner-menezes-da-silva/ 🔵 Sponsored by @basf.bsky.social

#ICIQNews 🪩Scientists integrate micromotors and liquid marbles to study motion in confined spaces 🤖Researchers from ICIQ and @ibecbarcelona.eu design a new soft system that boosts micromotor motion and catalytic activity Read more 🔗 iciq.org/new/scientis... @cerca.cat @bist.eu #SOMM_alliance

#ICIQMedia 🃏Aprendre química mentre es juga a cartes. Aquest és l’objectiu del joc del SUPERVAL, desenvolupat per l’ICIQ. Ho expliquen els seus creadors Arnau Jordà i Marta Llorens Fons aquí 👉 rctgn.cat/programes-po... @radiociutat.bsky.social @cerca.cat @bist.eu #SOMM_alliance

#ICIQProjects 📅 As an associated member of CO₂ Value Europe, colleagues from ICIQ attended the 9th CO₂ Value Europe Days in Rijswijk, The Netherlands. 💬 Two days of discussions on CCU innovation, financing, and policy, including a visit to TNO's labs.

#ICIQPhD 🎓 ¡Muchas felicidades, Dr. Brenes! From Prof. Rubén Martín’s group 📚 Today Adrián has successfully defended his thesis "Halogen- and Hydrogen-Atom-Transfer Methodologies for Radical C–H and C–X Functionalization." @cerca.cat @bist.eu #SOMM_alliance #chemistry #phdlife #ICIQPhD

#NobelPrize2025 🎲 Do you want to know what Metal–Organic Frameworks (MOFs) are? Have a look at what we’ve prepared! You can find more information about MOFs and the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry here 🔗 iciq.org/new/mofs-win... @cerca.cat @bist.eu #SOMM_alliance

#ICIQNews 🏅MOFs win the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry 🔄At ICIQ, researchers from the group of Prof. Galán-Mascarós are exploring how these materials can help capture carbon and promote circular chemistry Read more 🔗 iciq.org/new/mofs-win... @cerca.cat @bist.eu #SOMM_alliance

#ICIQPhD 📚Thesis defense by Adrian J. Brenes from Prof. Ruben Martin's group ➡️ "Halogen- and Hydrogen-Atom-Transfer Methodologies for Radical C-H and C-X functionalization" 📅09/10/2025 ⌚️10:00 h Info 🔗 iciq.org/event/haloge...

#ICIQEvents 🚨Don’t miss out! Early Bird Registration for #SNOCS2025 closes on October 8! 📆 Join us at the 1st Spain–Netherlands Organic Chemistry Symposium, taking place November 17–19, 2025. 🗣️ Let’s collaborate and celebrate organic chemistry 🔗 snocs2025.com @cerca.cat @bist.eu #SOMM_alliance

#ICIQNews 🃏The project SUPERVAL, coordinated by ICIQ, presents a new card game to teach the carbon and nitrogen cycles 🌧️Players learn how these cycles function, how human activities can disrupt them, and how ecosystems can be restored Read more 🔗 iciq.org/new/new-card...

#ICIQNews 🏅 Prof. Arjan W. Kleij, Group Leader at ICIQ and ICREA Researcher, received the Rafael Usón Medal, the most prestigious recognition from GEQO-RSEQ. Read 👉🏼 iciq.org/new/prof-arj... @cerca.cat @bist.eu #SOMM_alliance

#ICIQJobs 📣 Join the Communication & Outreach team! 🖋️ We’re looking for a Press and External Relations Officer Apply 👉🏼 careers.iciq.org/jobs/6539567... @cerca.cat @bist.eu #SOMM_alliance

#ICIQInstitutional 🧪Prof. Emilio Palomares took part in one of the roundtable sessions at the SusChem 2025 Assembly, under the title: “Innovation in the Industry of Industries” 🌱The session focused on how to implement the EU Action Plan for the Chemical Industry @cerca.cat @bist.eu #SOMM_alliance

#ICIQOutreach 👉 Guess whose 🐈‍ appears on the 4th #Quantumposters! With #BISTCommunity @icfo.eu @icn2.bsky.social @iciq.org #IFAE & @perimeterinstitute.ca Illustrated by @mariapicasso.com . Supported by @ajuntamentbcn.bsky.social 📥 bist.eu/society/quan...

#ICIQJobs 🔬 Ready to kick-start your research career? 🔸 Fellowships for the Training of Predoctoral Researchers - FPI-ICIQ Call 2025. 🔸 6 positions available. Last days, apply now 👉🏼 careers.iciq.org/jobs/6241911... @cerca.cat @bist.eu #SOMM_alliance

#ICIQCalendar October 🐈‍⬛Pauling’s work on chemical bonding (1939) 🔬Bonded nuclei maintain an optimal distance (the bond distance) balancing attractive and repulsive effects explained using the principles of quantum mechanics #IYQ2025 @cerca.cat @bist.eu #SOMM_alliance

#ICIQMedia 🎙️ L’ICIQ participa a la jornada ‘SER Conversa’ @cadenaser.com, centrada en la “Descarbonització, circularitat i R+D+I a la indústria química de Tarragona”. 🗣️ Ho ha fet amb la Dra. Júlia Viladoms, cap de la Unitat de Descarbonització Industrial @cerca.cat @bist.eu #SOMM_alliance

#ICIQOutreach 🎙️Avui és l' #InternationalPodcastDay i aprofitem per recordar l'últim capítol del Podcast que fem a l'ICIQ en col·laboració amb @tarragonaradio.bsky.social, el #BlauDePrússia. Podeu tornar-lo a escoltar aquí 🔗 iciq.org/ca/divulgaci... www.youtube.com/watch?v=nY-e...

#ICIQNews ⚗️ICIQ had a prominent presence in the European Researchers’ Night, bringing chemistry and research on sustainability and energy closer to both families and adults. Read more 🔗 iciq.org/new/iciq-bri... @cerca.cat @bist.eu #SOMM_alliance

#ICIQEvents 🚨 Tomorrow is the LAST DAY to submit your abstract for #SNOCS25! 
 🔬 Don’t miss the chance to showcase your research and connect with the organic chemistry community from Spain and the Netherlands! 👉 snocs2025.com @cerca.cat @bist.eu #SOMM_alliance

#ICIQJobs 🎓 ICIQ FULLY-FUNDED PhD PROGRAMME 2025 – 3rd CALL! 🔹2 PhD positions available 🔹Cutting-edge research in chemistry 📅 Deadline: 26 October 2025 Apply now 👉🏼 careers.iciq.org/jobs/6519948... @cerca.cat @bist.eu #SOMM_alliance

#ICIQNews 📢 L’ICIQ obté l’acreditació TECNIO d’ACCIÓ per al període 2025-2028 ✅ Es tracta d’un segell de qualitat per identificar i donar visibilitat als agents de transferència de tecnologia del sistema R+D+I de Catalunya. ➕ iciq.org/ca/new/iciq-... @cerca.cat @bist.eu #SOMM_alliance

#ICIQNews 🎯 Launching EXOSENSE, a project led by Prof. Beatriz Prieto-Simón to build exosome biosensors for disease diagnosis. 💡The biosensor is designed to be portable and affordable, making it suitable for areas with limited lab access. More info 📎 iciq.org/new/iciq-lau... @cerca.cat @bist.eu

#ICIQOutreach 🎧Dijous 25 a les 11:00 al 96.7 FM ( @tarragonaradio.bsky.social ), nou #BlaudePrússia: “L’aire que alimenta: CO2, catàlisi i nous camins” Podríem obtenir menjar o altres materials a partir de CO2? 🎙️Amb Julio Lloret-Fillol i @casadevallcarla.bsky.social youtu.be/nY-eIN4Hdbc

#ICIQNews 🔦“Our study shows that by carefully designing the structure of the dyes, we can significantly improve the performance of dye-sensitised solar cells that use copper electrolytes." Prof. Palomares Read more 🔗 iciq.org/new/new-orga...

#ICIQJobs 📣 We're hiring a Specialised Researcher with experience in Medicinal Chemistry to work at the Medicinal Chemistry Unit of the KTT department. Apply 👉🏼 careers.iciq.org/jobs/6477859... @cerca.cat @bist.eu #SOMM_alliance

#ICIQOutreach Demà a les 12 h no et perdis les microxerrades "Recerca pel canvi" al Racó de la Palma, Reus! 🌞 “Del sol al combustible: energia neta per a una societat sostenible”, amb Sergi Danés 💊 "Antibiòtics - Manipula’ls amb cura!", amb Marta Llorens #NitRecercaTGN

#ICIQMedia 🧫 L’ICIQ ha desenvolupat un nou mètode electroquímic per seguir el creixement de biofilms 🎙️ Ho explica la Prof. Beatriz Prieto-Simón a l’Edició Matí Tarragona de RNE, a partir del minut 12’29’’ 🎧 www.rtve.es/play/audios/... @cerca.cat @bist.eu #SOMM_alliance

#ICIQEvents 🔝 Let’s connect, collaborate, and celebrate organic chemistry across borders! 📅 You still have time to register for the 1st Spain–Netherlands Organic Chemistry Symposium, which will take place at the ICIQ Auditorium. #SNOCS25 👉 snocs2025.com @cerca.cat @bist.eu #SOMM_alliance

#ICIQNews 📅 Last week, the D-CARBONIZE project hosted the D-CARBONIZE School 2025 at @universitedeliege.bsky.social. 💡 The week-long event provided doctoral candidates with the opportunity to present their work and learn from expert-led training sessions. +info 🔗 iciq.org/new/d-carbon...

#ICIQNews 🔬 A team led by Prof. Beatriz Prieto-Simón at ICIQ has developed a new way to monitor bacterial biofilms as they grow, using simple, low-cost electrochemical tools. Read more 🔗 iciq.org/new/new-elec...

#ICIQMedia ⛽️ @verificat.cat analyse how big oil companies talk about biofuels ahead of the European Commission’s Strategic Dialogue on the Future of the European Automotive industry 🗞️Prof. Galán-Mascarós collaborates in this report published in @elperiodico.com www.elperiodico.com/es/sociedad/...

#ICIQMedia 🗞️ Entrevista del @ara.cat a la gerent i directora administrativa de l'ICIQ, la Dra. Imma Escofet. 🗣️ "Apostem perquè tothom pugui desplegar tot el seu potencial científic" Llegeix-la aquí 👉🏼 www.ara.cat/especials/ma... @cerca.cat @bist.eu #SOMM_alliance

#ICIQNews 🔝 The ICIQ Summer Fellowship 2025 has officially concluded! 🔬 11 outstanding students spent the summer conducting research at ICIQ, mentored by top scientists in the field of chemistry. 👩🏻‍🔬 This week, fellows shared their exciting progress. iciq.org/new/iciq-sum... #SOMM_alliance

#ICIQInstitutional 🖊️ "Como centro de excelencia SOMMa, en el ICIQ compartimos plenamente este manifiesto. Una de nuestras misiones es generar y transferir conocimiento científico para afrontar los grandes retos globales, y la emergencia climática es, sin duda, uno de ellos." 👇🏻

#ICIQPhD 🎓 تهانينا, Dr. Sheta! From Prof. Julio Lloret-Fillol’s group 📚 Today Ahmed has defended his thesis on converting CO₂ into valuable chemicals under electrocatalytic conditions, transforming a greenhouse gas into a sustainable resource. 🔗 iciq.org/new/congratu... @cerca.cat @bist.eu

#ICIQPhD 🎓 恭喜, Dr. Sun! From Prof. Julio Lloret-Fillol’s group 📚 Today Suyun has defended his thesis on using inert chloroalkanes as radical precursors via photoredox nickel catalysis, combining synthetic innovation with mechanistic insights. 🔗 iciq.org/new/congratu... @cerca.cat @bist.eu

#ICIQNews 💨A research team led by Prof. Nuria Lopez from ICIQ and Prof. Sophia Haussener from EPFL has developed a novel ab-initio multiscale methodology for electrochemical CO2 reduction Read more 🔗 iciq.org/new/modellin... @natcatal.nature.com @lrese-epfl.bsky.social @cerca.cat @bist.eu

#ICIQPhD 📚 Thesis defense by Ahmed Sheta from Prof. Julio Lloret-Fillol's group ➡️ "CO₂ as a C1 Surrogate under Electrocatalytic Conditions" 📅 09/09/2025 Info 🔗 iciq.org/event/co%e2%...

#ICIQEvents ✨ Great news! The abstract submission deadline for #SNOCS25 has been extended until 16 Sept. 📌 Don’t miss the chance to present your research 🐦 And remember: Early Bird registration is open until 30 Sept. – secure your spot today! 👉 snocs2025.com

#ICIQPhD 📚 Thesis defense by Suyun Sun from Prof. Lloret-Fillol's Group ➡️ "Chloroalkanes as Radical Precursors Mediated by Well–Defined Nickel Catalysts under Photoredox Catalysis: Synthetic Application and Mechanistic Investigation" 📅 08/09/2025 Info 🔗 iciq.org/event/chloro...

#ICIQNews 📢 ICIQ released its Open Science Policy! ✔️ Includes internal guides, open repositories & training ✔️ Advocates for FAIR data & qualitative research assessment ✔️ ...and more to advance #OpenScience Read here 📎 iciq.org/new/iciq-pub... @cerca.cat @bist.eu @sommalliance.bsky.social

#ICIQNews 👏Dr @casadevallcarla.bsky.social awarded ERC Starting Grant for BIOPOLE project 🍃New ERC Starting Grant will support research into innovative solar energy conversion strategies Read more 🔗 iciq.org/new/dr-carla... #ERCStG @erc.europa.eu @cerca.cat @bist.eu #SOMM_alliance

#ICIQMedia 🗣️ Escofet: “La química està en el centre del progrés. Tenim el compromís amb la innovació i la formació de les noves generacions. Això és clau per enfortir la connexió entre el que fem com a centre de recerca i la societat" 🎙️ Cadena SER TGN-Reus @cerca.cat @bist.eu #SOMM_alliance

#ICIQInstitutional 📸 Dr. José A. Berrocal has officially received the prestigious 2025 PMSE Early Investigator Award from the American Chemical Society, during the Fall Meeting held this August in Washington, D.C. @cerca.cat @bist.eu #SOMM_alliance

#ICIQEvents ⏳ Last chance to submit your abstract! 📌 Deadline: 5 September Don’t miss the opportunity to share your latest research with an international audience at #SNOCS25! 👉 Submit today: snocs2025.com

#ICIQNews 🏅 Dr. Luis Escobar receives Ramón y Cajal fellowship 🔝 The prestigious Ramón y Cajal fellowships are one of the most competitive in the scientific system. Read more 🔗 iciq.org/new/luis-esc... Congrats! 👏🏼 @cerca.cat @bist.eu #SOMM_alliance

#ICIQCalendar September 🐈‍⬛Hückel’s molecular orbital theory (1931) 🔗This method describes the behaviour of π-electrons in unsaturated molecules, particularly in aromatic compounds. #IYQ2025 @cerca.cat @bist.eu #SOMM_alliance

#ICIQInstitutional 🔬 We are dedicated to advancing scientific knowledge that tackles some of the greatest global challenges. Our research groups work across: 🌱 Sustainable Catalysis ☀️ Renewable Energies 🧬 Molecular Medicine Discover our people! 🔗 www.iciq.org @cerca.cat @bist.eu #SOMM_alliance