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#CERCA center affiliated to the UPC and a member of #BIST.
ICFO's #Quantum Technologies for space showcased at
#SpaceTechExpoEU 🛰️

Our team is presenting the latest advances, including ultra-secure quantum communication systems for free-space networks as well as space-based missions.

Fins us at the Catalonia Space Booth (S26) 📍
November 19, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Con la clausura del Plan Complementario en Comunicaciones Cuánticas celebramos los avances logrados por los socios del proyecto🙌

Gracias a la colaboración entre instituciones, CCAA y el apoyo del Ministerio, España da un paso firme hacia el futuro de las tecnologías cuánticas.
November 14, 2025 at 3:06 PM
👩‍💻 Durante las flash talks, el talento joven del Plan Complementario de Comunicaciones Cuánticas ha compartido proyectos que impulsan el futuro de la comunicación y el procesamiento cuántico en España.

#NextGenerationEU #PRTR
November 14, 2025 at 2:11 PM
🔬El cierre de la jornada es a cargo de Vicente Martín, co-coordinador científico del Plan, que ha puesto en valor la cooperación entre comunidades, universidades, centros de investigación y administración pública.
November 13, 2025 at 6:43 PM
La voz europea llega de la mano de Laurent Olislager, Policy Officer de la @ec.europa.eu en Tecnologías Cuánticas, quien conectará los avances del Plan Complementario de Comunicaciones Cuánticas con la iniciativa #EuroQCI.
November 13, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Desde la Generalitat de Catalunya, Núria Montserrat, Consellera de Recerca i Universitats, ha destacado el compromiso de la investigación catalana con la innovación cuántica y la transferencia de conocimiento.
November 13, 2025 at 5:59 PM
🤝La mesa redonda de representantes de las 6 CCAA participantes: Cataluña, Madrid, País Vasco, Galicia, Comunidad Valenciana, y Castilla y León, explorará cómo la colaboración territorial ha impulsado infraestructuras cuánticas y la formación de talento especializado.
November 13, 2025 at 5:46 PM
▫️ La primera intervención institucional, a cargo de Juan Cruz Cigudosa, Secretario de Estado del Ministerio de Ciencia innovación y universidades, ha puesto en valor el ecosistema territorial y las redes de gobernanza conjunta en la consolidación de las tecnologías cuánticas en España.
November 13, 2025 at 5:10 PM
🛰️ El acto lo inaugura el Dr. Valerio Pruneri, co-coordinador científico del Plan Complementario de Comunicaciones Cuánticas, quien presentará los logros alcanzados y el impacto del plan en el desarrollo de una red nacional de comunicación cuántica segura.
November 13, 2025 at 5:09 PM
📢Arranca la Clausura del Plan Complementario de Comunicaciones Cuánticas.

La sesión institucional reúne hoy a representantes del Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y universidades, comunidades autónomas y la @ec.europa.eu para trazar el futuro cuántico de España y Europa.

#NextGenerationEU #PRTR
November 13, 2025 at 5:05 PM
📝In a recent @physrevlett.bsky.social article, ICFO researchers have demonstrated that high-dimensional photonic states offer exceptional robustness to photon loss in the triangle network when certifying pure quantum correlations.

ICFO News👉 icfo.eu/news/2586/th...
November 13, 2025 at 11:17 AM
🎃🌰 Whether you missed a few of them or just want a quick recap, our summary of October’s top scientific news has you covered!

Dive in and catch up on everything that happened last month!👉 www.icfo.eu/news/2584/oc...

#ICFOScienceRecap
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
🗨️ “I am honoured and thankful to receive the ESP Young Investigator Award. This recognition strongly motivates my newly established group at ICFO.”

— Prof. Dr. Nicoletta Liguori on being awarded the @EurSocPhotobiol
Young Investigator Award 2025.

👉 https://ow.ly/4uQM50XouBY
November 8, 2025 at 8:00 AM
⏲️⚛️Descobreix el món de la #quàntica en 5min!

Per celebrar la Setmana de la Ciència un grup d'investigadors de l'ICFO ens explicarà per què la quàntica és important per a la seva investigació i per a la societat.

Apunta't amb la teva classe! 👉 https://ow.ly/vwR050XmhK5
November 5, 2025 at 11:00 AM
📝Simpler, yet just as precise: the new spectromicroscopy technique proposed at ICFO

The technique, described in ACS Nano, could bring high quality together with greater accessibility and simplicity to this kind of research.

ICFO News 👉 bit.ly/4i1l2Lv
November 4, 2025 at 4:44 PM
🧠The Barcelona Medical Photonics Network Annual Meeting illustrated how diverse disciplines converge to bridge fundamental brain science with clinical care.
November 4, 2025 at 1:53 PM
We started the BMPN Annual Meeting program with talks by experts featuring a spectrum of cutting-edge methodologies in the study of the brain 🧠
November 4, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Kicking off the 4th Annual Barcelona Medical Photonics Network Meeting, for the first time happening at ICFO! 🙌

This event brings together experts in photonics, neuroscience, biology, and clinical medicine.

An intersection of disciplines where new ideas emerge! 💡
November 4, 2025 at 8:24 AM
📣Final call for the Quantum Education Summit 2025.

📅Registrations close November 9.

Join international experts, educators, and researchers in Barcelona to explore the future of quantum learning and collaboration.

Limited capacity. Register now👉 https://quantumeducationsummit.eu/
November 2, 2025 at 9:00 AM
📣 Last days to apply!

#Fellowships available for undergraduate and master students to conduct a research internship at ICFO with one of our Research Groups.

📅 Apply by November 6 👉 https://bit.ly/47lNq78
November 1, 2025 at 11:00 AM
📝New clues on how physical forces spread in neurons

ICFO researchers & collaborators have uncovered new insights into how physical stresses (which might encode mechanical information) spread across the membranes of neurons.

🔗NaturePhysics
ICFO News👉 bit.ly/4omezx2
October 30, 2025 at 12:18 PM
CARLA Camp: Photonics Career Symposium

💡 Explore photonics careers, tech talks & researcher stories!

📅 Dec 4, 2025 | 09:00 – 14:00 CET | CosmoCaixa

Register now👉 #tab-11772tab-11772" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">https://quantumeducationsummit.eu/workshops/#tab-11772
October 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
📢 Last chance to register!

Registration for the Annual Meeting of the Barcelona Medical Photonics Network closes tomorrow, October 28.

Don’t miss it! 👉https://www.icfo.eu/event/4095/BMPN/

🗓️ November 4 | 📍ICFO
October 27, 2025 at 2:02 PM
📝Exposing graphene’s surface without sacrificing quality

ICFO researchers have developed a new technique capable of selectively removing the top hBN layer while preserving the electronic quality of graphene.

🔗The Journal of Physics: Materials
👉http://bit.ly/4oC2LWV
October 27, 2025 at 1:01 PM
📢Up to 9 fellowships available to undertake an internship or master’s thesis in #quantum at a different CQA institution or a non-CQA institution!​

The #CATQuantumAcademy launches its Mobility Call for outstanding students.​

Send your applications👉 https://bit.ly/4nTkDfU
October 24, 2025 at 10:00 AM