The Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO) Areas of research: Physics, Engineering, Mathematics, Chemistry and Biology/ Life sciences Location: Barcelona Website: www.icfo.eu; Contact: jobs@icfo.eu
ICFO, member of The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), is a research centre of excellence with an specially designed, 14.000 m2-building in Barcelona. ICFO currently hosts 400 national and international researchers, including researchers, engineers, and staff, at different career levels. Our researchers are from scientific disciplines related to Optics and Photonics and their applications. ICFOnians are organized in 25 research groups (https://www.icfo.eu/research/research.php) working in 60 state-of-theart research laboratories, equipped with the latest experimental facilities and supported by a range of cutting-edge facilities for nanofabrication, characterization, imaging and engineering. ICFO strives to be a resource for science, technology and talent, offering opportunities for personal and professional growth to exceptional students, scientists, technicians and future stake holders. We provide our researchers with unique skills to become successful and independent future leaders in the academic and industrial worlds. ICFOnians have access to cutting-edge facilities, a stimulating international and interdisciplinary environment, as well as high-level training, mentoring, and extended administrative and tech support. They also take part in training opportunities aiming at enhancing existing skills and competencies, including scientific lectures, specialized seminars and programmes, technical workshops, specific courses and other networking opportunities, as well as dedicated events. From an industrial standpoint, ICFO participates actively in the European Technological Platform Photonics21, and is also very proactive in fostering entrepreneurial activities and spin-off creation. The centre participates in incubator activities and seeks to attract venture capital investment. ICFO hosts an active Corporate Liaison Programme that aims at creating collaborations and links between industry and ICFO researchers. To date, ICFO has created 5 successful start-up companies, with additional initiatives in various stages of incubation.
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