“CERCA, the future is our present” The new campaign to publicize the System of research centres in Catalonia
With the new campaign, the CERCA Centres aspire to reach a wider audience, underlining their importance as a motor of research and innovation in Catalonia and highlighting their outstanding role in the national and international arena.
Daniel Maspoch, PI at ICN2-CERCA and ICREA professor, acknowledged with Rei Jaume I Award to New Technologies
His groundbreaking research and successful translation of academic concepts into industrial applications have fuelled considerable progress in the domain of material science.
Prof. Antonio M. Echavarren honoured with prestigious Rei Jaume I Award in Basic Research
This award recognizes the great contribution of the research group leader at ICIQ in the field of organic chemistry and catalysis.
Mathematician Marta Sanz-Solé Appointed New Vice President of CERCA
The board of trustees of the CERCA Institution has named mathematician Marta Sanz-Solé (Sabadell, 1952) as the new Vice President of the organization. Dr Sanz-Solé succeeds Dr Núria Sebastian in the position. With an illustrious professional career, Marta Sanz-Solé is a specialist in probability theory. Her research interests lie in stochastic analysis, particularly stochastic differential […]
CITISYSTEM, the project to promote bio-circular economy solutions kick-starts
CERCA participates in the start-up meeting of the project, which took place in Lahti (Finland).
José Antonio Bonet, new director of Agrotecnio
Replaces Ignacio Romagosa, who has been the director during the last 5 years The Board of Trustees of the Agrotecnio Foundation has chosen , José Antonio Bonet Lledós, as the new director of this research centre. He will hold the position for a minimum of 4 years and a maximum of 5, renewable. Bonet replaces, […]
The CERCA Institution joins CoARA, the coalition for Advancing Research Assessment
The CERCA Institution has signed the Agreement for Advancing Research Assessment and has joined the CoARA international coalition as a member. The Agreement proposes a common vision between the signatory organizations in order to promote changes in research assessment practices and maximize quality of research and impact towards society. Based on ten commitments, the agreement […]
Success of the conference on the impact of research in centres and universities
Today, the workshop “The culture of impact in research institutions and universities” was held in Barcelona, organized by the CERCA Institution, the Health Quality and Assessment Agency of Catalonia (AQuAS) and the ‘Associació Catalana d’Universitats Públiques (ACUP), with the aim of debating and presenting different national and international experiences on the non-academic assessment of research […]
Dr Joan Comella, new director of the Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu
The Governing Council of the Institute de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu (IRSJD) has appointed Dr. Joan Comella as director of the institute. Comella, director of Innovation, Research and Knowledge Management at the SJD Barcelona Children’s Hospital, replaces Dr. Francesc Palau, the first director of the IRSJD.
Dr Begoña Benito, new director of the Vall d’Hebron Research Institute
The Catalan Government has approved the signing of the addendum to the programme contract between the Generalitat de Catalunya and the CERCA Institute for the period 2020-2023, representing an increase of over 700,000 euros in its funding
