Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2026 – Giving us a hand!
This year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry is given to two scientists who discovered ways in which chirality can be amplified during chemical reactions
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Awards
Caterina Biscari awarded the Gold Medal of the Government of Catalonia
The Government recognises the career of the Director of the ALBA Synchrotron and her contribution to science and to the international visibility of research carried out in Catalonia with its highest distinction.
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Three technologies developed at ICMAB, winning projects at the Santander X Award | Proyectos Emprendedores Universitarios 2026
UltraCell, LabsInLove, and LINCATH, technologies developed at ICMAB-CSIC, have been selected as winning projects in the Santander X Award | University Entrepreneurial Projects 2026
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Núria Pujol, winner of the first edition of the “Marie Curie” Award by the COQC
Núria Pujol, PhD candidate in the Nanomol-Bio group, received the award at this year's Expoquimia
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FOTICMAB 2026: check out this year's winners
During the ICMAB 40 celebration party, we uncovered the winners of the FOTICMAB 2026 contest. This year's edition is a little bit more special, since it will feed the upcoming open-source platform Materials Inspire
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Lluís Casabona-Cendra awarded the Best Talk at the 4th Research and Outreach Doctoral Conference of the University of Barcelona
The initiative, organised by the Doctoral Candidates' Council of the University of Barcelona, evaluates both the quality of the research presented and the participants' communicative skills.
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Emma Ghiara has been awarded the IEEE Council on Superconductivity Graduate Fellowship
The fellowship is awarded annually to a full-time graduate student pursuing a PhD (or equivalent) degree in the area of applied superconductivity, at an accredited college or university of recognized standing worldwide.
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Teresa Puig, awarded the James Wong award by the IEEE CSC
Puig has been awarded with the James Wong award for her continuous significant contributions to the technology of superconductor materials.
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Professor Nora Ventosa, named Francqui Chair for 2026
The Francqui Foundation, whose mission is to “promote excellence in disinterested fundamental research,” has confirmed the appointment of Professor Nora Ventosa to a Francqui Chair for the 2025–26 academic year. As part of this distinction, she will deliver a series of lectures at the Brussels School of Engineering (EPB) between March and April 2026.
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