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 2021

Projects
Project TitleTypeInstitutionImport (€)PI
SUNER-C: SUNERGY Community and
eco-system for accelerating the development of solar fuels and chemicals (101058481-SUNER-C)
CL4-01-16 Comissió Europea245.075 RPIC
Difractómetro de Electrones para la Determinación
Estructural de Materia Nanocristalina (EQC2021-006956-P)
Equipamiento Científico-TécnicoMICIN1.495.000J. Benet
Movilidad iónica y Espectrometría de Masas con
fuentes de ionización ESI/MALDI: un escenario para afrontar nuevos retos (EQC2021-007052-P)
Equipamiento Científico-TécnicoMICIN861.803N. Cabello
Molecular Containers with Polar Cavities and Versatile Functions (PID2020-114020GB-100)Proyectos I+D Generación ConocimientoMICIN217.800P. Ballester
Advancing the Catalytic Construction of Quaternary Stereocenters (PID2020-112684GB-100)Proyectos I+D Generación ConocimientoMICIN217.800A. Kleij
Photocatalytic CO₂ Reductions by Green Hydrogen (PLEC2021-007831 – PHOTORED)Proyectos Líneas EstratégicasMICIN198.500E. Palomares
Solar catalysis for a renewable energy Future (PLEC2021-007906 – SOLFuture)Proyectos Líneas EstratégicasMICIN169.075E. Palomares
P. Ballester
Mechanism-driven Design of 3d Transition Metal Catalyzed CH Functionalization Reactions (PID2020-112733GB-100)Proyectos I+D
Generación Conocimiento
MICIN157.300M. Pérez-Temprano
Computational sustainable chemistry (PID2020-112825RB-100)Proyectos I+D
Retos
MICIN145.200F. Maseras
Fabrication of Highly Efficient Electrodes and Test for the Production of Hydrogen under Industrial Relevant Conditions in Anionic Membrane Exchange Electrolyzers
(PDC2021-121185-I00 – Electra H2)
Proyectos Prueba de ConceptoMICIN143.750J. Lloret-Fillol
Computational Chemistry 4.0 for a Sustainable Development (PID2020-112806RB-100)Proyectos I+D RetosMICIN121.000C. Bo
Design and Scale Up of Biobased Functionalized
Polycarbonates for Adhesive and Coating Applications (PDC2021-120952-I00 – MacroLemon)
Proyectos Prueba de ConceptoMICIN120.750A. Kleij
Late-stage diazomethylations to impact urgent & unmet medical needs (PDC2021-121180-I00 – Late-need)Proyectos Prueba de ConceptoMICIN109.250M. G. Suero

Ongoing Projects in 2021

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
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
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
Light assisted solar fuel production by artificial
CO2 Reduction and water Oxidation (951843 –
LICROX)
FETPROACT631.937A. Llobet
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
Innovative photocatalysts integrated in flow photoreactor systems for direct CO2 and H2O conversion into solar fuels (101022202 – NEFERTITI)LC-RES-3363.750E. palomares
MICIN Funding
Project titleTypeAmount (€)PI
FUNDACIO INSTITUT CATALA D'INVESTIGACIO QUIMICA (CEX2019-000925-S)SEVERO OCHOA4.000.000A.M. Echavarren
Difractómetro de Electrones para la Determinación Estructural de Materia Nanocristalina (EQC2021-006956-P)Equipamiento Científico-Técnico1.495.000J. Benet
Movilidad iónica y Espectrometría de Masas con fuentes de ionización ESI/MALDI: un escenario para afrontar nuevos retos (EQC2021-007052-P)Equipamiento Científico-Técnico861.803N. Cabello
Stereo and Enantioselective Valorization of Functional Heterocycles (CTQ2017-88920-P)I+D-Excelencia154.880A. Kleij
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
Single electron transfer and statistical treatments in computational homogeneous catalysis (CTQ2017-87792-R)I+D-Retos127.050F. Maseras
Diseño de sistemas de oxidación basados en haluros para la formación de enlaces C-N (CTQ2017-88496-R)I+D-Retos257.730K. Muñiz
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
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-Retos217.000N. 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
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
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
Advancing the Catalytic Construction of Quaternary Stereocenters (PID2020-112684GB-100)Proyectos I+D Generación Conocimiento217.800A. Kleij
Molecular Containers with Polar Cavities and Versatile Functions (PID2020-114020GB-100)I+D-Generación Conocimiento217.800P. Ballester
Photocatalytic CO₂ Reductions by Green Hydrogen (PLEC2021-007831- PHOTORED)Proyectos Líneas Estratégicas198.500E. Palomares
Solar catalysis for a renewable energy (PLEC2021-007906 – SOLFuture)Proyectos Líneas Estratégicas169.075E. Palomares
P. Ballester
Mechanism-driven Design of 3d Transition Metal Catalyzed CH Functionalization Reactions (PID2020-112733GB-100)Proyectos I+D Generación Conocimiento157.300M. H. Pérez-Temprano
Computational sustainable chemistry (PID2020-112825RB-100)Proyectos I+D Retos145.200F. Maseras
Computational Chemistry 4.0 for a Sustainable Development (PID2020-112806RB-100)Proyectos I+D Retos121.000C. Bo
Fabrication of Highly Efficient Electrodes and Test for the Production of Hydrogen under Industrial Relevant Conditions in Anionic Membrane Exchange Electrolyzers (PDC2021-121185-I00 – Electra H2)Proyectos Prueba de Concepto143.750J. Lloret-Fillol
Design and Scale Up of Biobased Functionalized Polycarbonates for Adhesive and Coating Applications (PDC2021-120952-I00 – MacroLemon)Proyectos Prueba de Concepto120.750A. Kleij
Late-stage diazomethylations to impact urgent & unmet medical needs (PDC2021-121180-I00 – Late-need)Proyectos Prueba de Concepto109.250M. G. Suero
New carbyne transfer catalysis in organic chemistry (PID2019-104101GB-100 – CARBYNOID)I+D-Generación Conocimiento145.200M. G. Suero
AGAUR Funding
Project TitleAmount (€)OeriodPI
Química Organometàl·lica en Síntesi Orgànica (2017SGR1257)65.8962017-21A. M. Echavarren
Research Group Kleij (2017SGR232)44.4802017-21A. Kleij
Grup de recerca en materials i dispositius optoelectrònics (2017SGR978)44.4802017-21E. Palomares
Galán-Mascarós Research Group (2017SGR1407)44.4802017-21J. R. Galán-Mascarós
Lloret-Fillol Research Group (2017SGR1647) 22.2402017-21J. Lloret-Fillol
Theoretical Heterogeneous Catalysis Group (2017SGR90)44.4802017-21N. López
Melchiorre Research Group (2017SGR982)44.4802017-21P. Melchiorre
Química supramolecular interdisciplinar (2017SGR1123)44.4802017-21P. Ballester
Grup d'activació catalítica d'enllaços inerts (2017SGR939-CATINERT)44.4802017-21R. Martín
Pericàs Research Group (2017SGR1139)19.0002018-21M. A. Pericàs
Maseras Research Group (2017SGR290)20.0002018-21F. Maseras
Grup de catalisis redox (2017SGR1631-RED-CAT)44.4802017-21A. 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
Statistical learning for converging strategies
in thermal and electrochemical conversion of small molecules
115.00001/09/2019 - 31/03/2021N. López