Funding

ICIQ is very active in seeking funding from competitive research projects of the Catalan, Spanish and European administrations. We also make a great effort in securing economic resources from industrial collaborations. Our goal is to decrease the contribution of non-competitive public funding in our budget.

Moreover, participation in research projects promotes scientific collaboration with research groups and companies at the international level. It also allows us to address scientific challenges that would not be possible to carry out individually. 

Funding

Projects awarded in 2020

Projects
Project TitleTypeInstitutionImport (€)PI
Light assisted solar fuel production by
artificial CO2 Reduction and water
Oxidation (951843-LICROX)
FETPROACT
Comissió Europea631.937
A. Llobet
COmbined suN-Driven Oxidation and CO2
Reduction for renewable energy storage
(101006839 – CONDOR)
LC-RES-1Comissió Europea448.118A. Llobet
Escaping from Flatland by “de novo”
Catalytic Decarboxylation Techniques
(883756 – NOVOFLAT)
ERC AdGComissió Europea2.5000.000R. Martin
Innovative photocatalysts integrated in
flow photoreactor systems for direct CO2
and H2O conversion into solar fuels
(101022202 – NEFERTITI)
LC-SC3Comissió Europea363.750E. Palomares
FUNDACIO INSTITUT CATALÀ
D’INVESTIGACIÓ QUÍMICA
(CEX2019-000925-S)
SEVERO OCHOAMICIN4.000.000A.M. Echavarren
Catalytic methods based on gold or
other electrophilic metals (PID2019-
104815GB-100 – CATMETGOLD)
Proyectos I+D
Generación
Conocimiento
MICIN399.300A.M. Echavarren
New carbyne transfer catalysis in
organic chemistry (PID2019-
104101GB-100 – CARBYNOID)
Proyectos I+D
Generación
Conocimiento
MICIN145.200M.G. Suero
Development of Molecular Catalysts
Relevant for Solar Fuels Generation
(PID2019-111617RB-100 – CatFuel)
Proyectos I+D
Retos
MICIN254.100A. llobet
Development of new catalysts for
oxidation and reduction chemistry in the
context of Artificial Photosynthesis
(PID2019-110050RB-100 – AP2Chem)
Proyectos I+D
Retos
MICIN169.400J. Lloret-Fillol
New Synthetic Methods Enabled by the
Photochemistry of Organic Molecules
and Their Use in Drug Discovery and
Bioconjugation (PID2019-106278GB-
100 – PHOTO-N-TOOLS)
Proyectos I+D RetosMICIN254.100P. Melchiorre
Integration of molecular solar cells and
electrocatalysis for CO2 reduction
(PID2019-109389RB-100 – INTEGRA2)
Proyectos I+D RetosMICIN254.100E. Palomares
Contributions to Catalysis towards
Sustainable Chemical Production
(PID2019-109236RB-100 –
CATCHEMPRO)
Proyectos I+D RetosMICIN229.900M.A. Pericàs
Strategies for the Catalytic
Transformation of Plastic Waste Into
Valuable Building Blocks (EIN2020-
112336 – PLASTICTURNOVER)
Europa IvestigaciónMICIN15.000J. Lloret-Fillol
Training Network in Innovative CO2
Transformations and Valorization Route
(EIN2020-112346 – Carbon MonoPoly)
Europa Investigación MICIN14.982A. Kleij
Continuous Improvement: Lean Projects
Department (ECT2020-000695 – LEANICIQ)
Redes y GestoresMICIN204.556L. Tomás

Ongoing Projects in 2020

EC Funding
Project TitleTypeAmount(€)PI
Bioinspired Catalytic Metallofoldamers
(835080-Foldmetcat)
ERC AdG2.500.000A. M. Echavarren
Escaping from Flatland by “de novo” Catalytic
Decarboxylation Techniques (883756 –
NOVOFLAT)
ERC AdG2.5000.000R. Martin
Engineering Bio-inspired Systems for the Conversion of Solar Energy to Hydrogen (805524-BioInspired_SolarH2)ERC StG1.500.000E. Romero
Towards a Greener Reduction Chemistry by Using Cobalt Coordination Complexes as Catalysts and Light-driven Water Reduction as a Source of Reductive Equivalents (648304-GREENLIGHT_REDCAT)ERC CoG1.999.063J. Lloret-Fillol
Light-Driven Asymmetric Organocatalysis (681840-CATALUX)
ERC CoG2.000.000P. Melchiorre
New carbon reactivity rules for molecular
editing (865554 – CARBYNE)
ERC CoG2.000.000M.G. Suero
A new platform technology for the on-demand
access to large acenes (837225 – PLAT_ACE)
ERC PoC150.000A.M. Echavarren
Visible Light-Activated Photoinitiators for
Applications in Domestic Coatings (860132 –
LIGHTCOAT)
ERC PoC150.000P. Melchiorre
Enabling technologies and drug discovery: continuous flow processes to discover novel antiviral inhibitors (766058-VIRO-FLOW)MSCA-ITN743.618,88M. A. Pericàs
Electrochemical Conversion of Renewable Electricity into Fuels and Chemicals (722614-ELCOREL)MSCA-ITN495.746N. López
Entrepreneuring Dynamic Self-organized Interfaces in Photocatalysis: A Multidisciplinary Training Network Converting Light into Products (722591-PHOTOTRAIN)MSCA-ITN495.745,92P. Melchiorre
Network of Functional Molecular Containers with Controlled Switchable Abilities (765297-NOAH)MSCA-ITN495.745,92P. Ballester
European School on Artificial Leaf: Electrodes Devices (765376-eSCALED)MSCA-ITN151.477,92A. Llobet
Training the next generation of scientists in solar
chemicals for a sustainable Europe by hybrid
molecule/semiconductor devices (861151 –
SOLAR2CHEM)
MSCA-ITN250.904N. López
Cooperation towards a sustainable chemical
industry (859910 – CO2PERATE)
MSCA-ITN501.809R. Martin
An Artificial Leaf: a photo-electro-catalytic cell from earth-abundant materials for sustainable solar production of CO2-based chemicals and fuels (732840-A-LEAF)FET-Proactive879.712,5J. R. Galán-Mascarós / N. López / J. Lloret-Fillol
Inhalable Aerosol Light Source for Controlling Drug-Resustant Bacterial Lung Infections (863102-Light4Lungs)FET-OPEN372.500E. Palomares
Solar Energy for a Circular Economy (816336 –
SUNRISE)
FET
Flagship
87.000A. Llobet
Light assisted solar fuel production by artificial
CO2 Reduction and water Oxidation (951843 –
LICROX)
FETPROAC
T
631.937A. Llobet
Critical Raw Materials Elimination by a Topdown
Approach To Hydrogen and Electricity
Generation (721065-CREATE)
NMBP350.625J.R. Galán-Mascarós
Pilot Plant Production of Controlled doped
Nanoporous Carbonaceous Materials for Energy
and Catalysis Applications (686163-
POROUS4APP)
NMBP334.707N. López
DistributEd Chemicals And fuels production
from CO2 in photoelectrocatalytic Devices
(862030 – DECADE)
NMBP538.937J.R. Galán-Mascarós/E. Palomares
Heterogenous Photo(electro)catalysis in Flow
using Concentrated Light: modular integrated
designs for the production of useful chemicals
(862453 – FlowPhotoChem)
NMBP492.500N. López
Novel photo-assisted systems for direct Solardriven
redUctioN of CO2 to energy rich
CHEMicals (884444 – SUN2CHEM)
LC-SC3323.750J.R. Galán-Mascarós
COmbined suN-Driven Oxidation and CO2
Reduction for renewable energy storage
(101006839 - CONDOR)
LC-RES448.118A. Llobet
MICIN Funding
Project titleTypeAmount (€)PI
FUNDACIO INSTITUT CATALA D INVESTIGACIO
QUIMICA (CEX2019-000925-S)
SEVERO OCHOA4.000.000A.M. Echavarren
Advanced electrophilic catalysts for the synthesis of complex systems (CTQ2016-75960-P)I+D-Excelencia440.440A. M. Echavarren
Stereo and Enantioselective Valorization of Functional Heterocycles (CTQ2017-88920-P)I+D-Excelencia154.880A. Kleij
New Reactivity Concepts for Small Molecule Asymmetric Activations by means of Photoredox and Metal Catalysis (CTQ2016-75311-P)I+D-Excelencia84.700M. García-Suero
Photochemical Enantioselective Organic Catalysis: Making Biologically Relevant Chiral Molecules with Light (CTQ2016-75520-P)I+D-Excelencia254.100P. Melchiorre
Molecular and supramolecular containers based on aryl-extended and super-aryl-extended calix[4]pyroles: fundamental studies and applications (CTQ2017-84319-P)I+D-Excelencia194.810P. Ballester
Charge transfer on hybrid photovoltaic devices: semiconductor nanocrystals/organic semiconductor molecule (CTQ2016-80042-R)I+D-Retos166.980E. Palomares
Single electron transfer and statistical treatments in computational homogeneous catalysis (CTQ2017-87792-R)I+D-Retos127.050F. Maseras
Light-driven Reductive Chemistry for Solar-Fuels and Solar-Chemicals (CTQ2016-80038-R)I+D-Retos84.700J. Lloret-Fillol
Diseño de sistemas de oxidación basados en haluros para la formación de enlaces C-N (CTQ2017-88496-R)I+D-Retos257.730K. Muñiz
Robust Immobilized Catalytic Systems for the Sustainable Production of High Added-Value Chemicals (CTQ2015-69136-R)I+D-Retos326.700M. A. Pericàs
Alternatives to Traditional Cross-coupling Reactions to Promote CC Bond Formation: Investigation of Bimetallic Systems and Cobalt Catalysis (CTQ2016-79942-P)I+D-Retos84.700M. H. Pérez-Temprano
Molecular Catalysts for Water Splitting with Sunlight (CTQ2016-80058-R)I+D-Retos272.250A. Llobet
Computational chemistry to tackle complex reactivity (CTQ2017-88777-R)I+D-Retos94.380C. Bo
Smart Continuous Flow Systems using 3D printed catalysts
(CTQ2017-92773-EXP – CATCH3D)
Explora30.250M.A. Pericàs
Simulations of Materials with applications in Energy and
Catalysis (RTI2018-101394-B-I00)
I+D-Retos217.000: López
Novel (photo)electrochemical strategies for the
transformation of renewable energy sources into
sustainable energy vectors (RTI2018-095618-B-I00)
I+D-Retos242.000J.R. Galán-Mascarós
Nickel-catalyzed bond-forming reactions with native functional groups (PGC2018-096839-B-100-NICK-BOND) I+D Generación de Conocimiento363.000R.Martin
Small molecule activation: Sustainable reactions design
and development based on fundamental knowledge
(EIN2019-103147- SMACT)
Europa Investigación3.680M. H. Pérez-
Temprano
Harnessing Nature’s Pharmacy via Flow-Chemistry To
discover Novel antibiotics against multi-drug resistant
bacteria (EIN2019-103513- Flow2Biotics)
Europa Investigación7.340M.A. Pericàs
New Carbon Reactivity Rules (EUR2019-103814-CARBYNE)Europa Excelencia-CoG75.000M.G. Suero
Time resolved spectroscopy integral system (EQC2018-005188-P)ECT127.922,5E. Palomares
Solid State Characterization with Powder Diffraction (EQC2018-005121-P)ECT175.000J. Benet
Renewal of the 500 MHz Nuclear Magnetic Resonance equipment (EQC2018-004793-P)ECT220.375M. A. Pericàs
Catalytic methods based on gold or other electrophilic
metals (PID2019-104815GB-100 – CATMETGOLD)
I+D-Generación
Conocimiento
399.300A.M. Echavarren
New carbyne transfer catalysis in organic chemistry
(PID2019-104101GB-100 – CARBYNOID)
I+D-Generación
Conocimiento
145.200M.G. Suero
Training Network in Innovative CO2 Transformations
and Valorization Route (EIN2020-112346 – Carbon
MonoPoly)
Europa Investigación14.982A. Kleij
Development of Molecular Catalysts Relevant for Solar
Fuels Generation (PID2019-111617RB-100 – CatFuel)
I+D – Retos254.100A. Llobet
Development of new catalysts for oxidation and
reduction chemistry in the context of Artificial
Photosynthesis (PID2019-110050RB-100 – AP2Chem)
I+D – Retos169.400J. Lloret-Fillol
Strategies for the Catalytic Transformation of Plastic
Waste Into Valuable Building Blocks (EIN2020-112336
– PLASTICTURNOVER)
Europa Investigación15.000J. Lloret-Fillol
New Synthetic Methods Enabled by the Photochemistry
of Organic Molecules and Their Use in Drug Discovery
and Bioconjugation (PID2019-106278GB-100 –
PHOTO-N-TOOLS)
I+D-Generación
Conocimiento
254.100P. Melchiorre
Integration of molecular solar cells and electrocatalysis
for CO2 reduction (PID2019-109389RB-100 –
INTEGRA2)
I+D – Retos254.100E. Palomares
Contributions to Catalysis towards Sustainable Chemical
Production (PID2019-109236RB-100 – CATCHEMPRO)
I+D – Retos229.900M.A. Pericàs
AGAUR Funding
Project TitleAmount (€)OeriodPI
Química Organometàl·lica en Síntesi Orgànica (2017SGR1257)65.8962017-20A. M. Echavarren
Research Group Kleij (2017SGR232)44.4802017-20A. Kleij
Urakawa research group (2017SGR1634)36.0002017-20A. Urakawa
Grup de recerca en materials i dispositius optoelectrònics (2017SGR978)44.4802017-20E. Palomares
Galán-Mascarós Research Group (2017SGR1407)44.4802017-20J. R. Galán-Mascarós
Lloret-Fillol Research Group (2017SGR1647) 22.2402017-20J. Lloret-Fillol
Theoretical Heterogeneous Catalysis Group (2017SGR90)44.4802017-20N. López
Melchiorre Research Group (2017SGR982)44.4802017-20P. Melchiorre
Química supramolecular interdisciplinar (2017SGR1123)44.4802017-20P. Ballester
Grup d'activació catalítica d'enllaços inerts (2017SGR939-CATINERT)44.4802017-20R. Martín
Pericàs Research Group (2017SGR1139)19.0002018-20M. A. Pericàs
Maseras Research Group (2017SGR290)20.0002018-20F. Maseras
Grup de catalisis redox (2017SGR1631-RED-CAT)44.4802017-20A. Llobet
Other funding institutions
Project titleAmount (€)PeriodPI
Tecnologías Químicas para la Valorización
de Residuos Industriales en los Pirineos
(EFA308/19 – TRIPyr)
205.52101/05/2020 - 1/06/2022M.A. Pericàs /
R.Martin / A.
Kleij
Síntesis de nuevos derivados antimaláricos a través de una nueva reacción de borilación 40.00001/09/2019-31/03/2021 (BBVA Foundation)M.G. Suero