Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2) Areas of research: Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. Location: Barcelona Website: www.icn2.cat; Contact: hr@icn2.cat
The Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia, ICN2) is a research institute located close to Barcelona, Spain. Its research focuses on the newly discovered physical and chemical properties that arise from the behavior of matter at the nanoscale. Its patrons are the Government of Catalonia (Generalitat de Catalunya), the Spanish National Research Council (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, CSIC) and the Autonomous University of Barcelona (Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, UAB). It promotes collaboration among scientists from diverse backgrounds to develop basic and applied research, while seeking out new ways to interact with local and global industry. It also offers researchers training in nanotechnology, develops numerous activities to promote its uptake by industry, and promotes networking among scientists, engineers, technicians, business people, society, and policy makers. The ICN2 was accredited by the Spanish Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness (MEIC) as a Severo Ochoa Centre of Excellence in 2014, the highest recognition of scientific research in Spain. Activity at the ICN2 is grounded on basic research, while ultimately aiming towards producing market-ready applications and devices, and devising new solutions to major social challenges in areas such as biosystems, energy, and information and communication technology. The ICN2 is committed to becoming an international point of reference in nanoscience and nanotechnology. It strives to achieve the uptake of the new techniques and devices it develops by the industry and by society as a whole. It has established close collaboration relationships with universities, the scientific community, other research and technology centres, and private R&D companies, and has developed various mechanisms for reaching out to the general public. Additionally, the ICN2 carries out a comprehensive recruiting and training programme, a specific gender action plan, and international knowledge dissemination and outreach activities. ICN2 is accredited with the EC Human Resources Excellence in Research Award. Lastly, the ICN2 is one of the six members of the Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST). This initiative seeks to promote cutting-edge research in science and technology within an environment of multidisciplinary scientific excellence. 62 II. Mathemathics, Experimental Sciences and Engineering
centros-severo-ochoa-A4-2017-V4.indd 62
Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2)
07/09/2017 9:19:05
