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Teaming up with Industry to Produce New Knowledge and Superior Results 2 ICFONIANS SUMMER 19 HAPPENINGS COLLABORATION COLLABORATION THE LAST WORD ICFO Passes 100k Moore Foundation Grant EPIC World Industrial Interview with Citations Quantum Photonics Dusan Pejakovic p.7 p.4 p.7 Technology Summit p.12 40 Community News Summer 2019 Teaming up with Industry to produce new knowledge and superior results 2 ICFONIANS SUMMER 19 EDITOR’S CORNER COVER Brook Surgical implants, covered Hardwick with gold nanoparticles Contributing Editor (pile of meshes on the left) compared to the original The Virtuous surgical meshes previous to the treatment (pile of meshes on the right). Circle In an industrial collabora- tion between ICFO and B. Our institute has a widely publicized triple mission, Braun Surgical, S.A., researchers develop a new tech- which is to conduct research at the highest level, train nique that could prevent bacterial contamination and infection in medical implants by using light combined the next generation of scientists, and to take make with gold nanoparticles. Learn more in Business News what is produced at ICFO useful to society on pg. 6. through knowledge and technology transfer. INDEX In each edition of ICFOnians, elements of this benefits as well for society. Not only has the city of EDITOR’S CORNER 2 mission are reflected in the activities that we report, Castelldefels recently granted Silvia Carrasco an but rarely do we have such a plethora of clear award commending ICFO’s role in innovation and examples of the varied and important roles that in- promotion of the economy of the city, they also HAPPENINGS 3 dustry plays in collaborating to ensure that science renewed an agreement with ICFO for the support of ICFO NEWCOMERS 3 flourishes in meaningful ways for society. an incubator fostering photonic-based companies in the area. The KTT team led by Dr. Silvia Carrasco is untiring ICFO NEWS 4 in its efforts to identify and team up with industries, Finally, ICFO has been fortunate to benefit from hospitals and businesses to work on innovative scientific philanthropy from foundations that channel LATEST ADVANCES 5 projects. Active participation in international platforms the proceeds of industrial success into funding and associations like Photonics21, SECPhO and for science. The Cellex and Mir-Puig Foundations, BUSINESS NEWS 6 EPIC, also bring ICFO in contact with members of founded by Dr. Pere Mir-Puig thanks to a highly the industrial sectors where together we can make successful career in the promotion of various COLLABORATION 7 a positive impact. The recent EPIC World Industrial companies and patents, has had a long standing Quantum Photonics Technology Summit, hosted by special relationship with our institute that has RESEARCH 7 ICFO, was a perfect example of the intersection of made possible the enhancement of our world-class science and industry, in this case pushing forward facilities, top global talent attraction, and ambi- CONFERENCE 7 the second quantum revolution that is expected to tious research programs. Most recently, the Moore produce paradigm-shifting changes in all of our lives. Foundation, founded by Gordon Moore, well known TRAINING 9 for his role in the foundation of Intel Corporation, ICFO’s long-standing relationship with B. Braun is announced the award of a $1.1 million research OUTREACH 10 another highly relevant example of industry playing grant to ICREA Professor at ICFO Dr. Hugues de an enabling role in scientific advancement. ICFO Riedmatten, for an ambitious project to link quan- and B. Braun have recently published results on a PEOPLE 11 tum nodes for the quantum internet. project to prevent biofilms on medical implants. GO & FLY 11 Clearly, this type of industrial collaboration works to It is undeniable that industry and science are produce new knowledge and superior results that intertwined and it is exciting to have so many BEYOND ICFO 11 will bring benefits to healthcare and quality of life. manifestations in one edition of ICFOnians of how this special relationship can be such a power for Public entities are banking on science’s role in working MYSTERY ICFONIAN 11 good. side by side with industry to produce economic THE LAST WORD 12 HIGH PROFILE 12 Mystery ICFOnian Alba Rosado Science Quiz CM: A AAG: B Project Portfolio Manager, KTT Solution Ed #39 Answers from p.12 MM: D JK: C SCIENCE QUIZ 12 Coordinating Editor Contributors Lydia Sanmartí Pictures By Brook Hardwick Federica Beduini Outreach, Knowledge and © ICFO Trustees: Corporate Communications Outreach, Knowledge and Technology Transfer Ramon Josa Head Technology Transfer Rob Sewell Vanessa Montero Tomás Charles Academic Programs Ayuntamiento de Castelldefels Editorial Committee Visual Communication Coordinator Weber Shih Silvia Carrasco Brook Hardwick Sandra de Vega CCCB Knowledge & Technology Corp. 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Except pictures that are copyrighted by ICFO. and EU eco-labeled paper. ICFONIANS SUMMER 19 3 BUSINESS NEWS ICFO and B. Braun work together to prevent HAPPENINGS biofilms on medical implants p.6 ICFO NEWCOMERS Welcome to ICFO Many of us joined ICFO or took a new position at the institute between April and June. Md Masudur Rahman Aykut Eken Natalia Salvat Student Postdoctoral Researcher PhD Student Izabela Piechocka Javier Arrés Chillón Ana Luisa Cartaxo Charitra Sree Senthil Ravindra Chhajlany Elisa Tamariz Adriana González Visiting Scientist Student Visiting PhD Student Student Visiting Scientist Visiting Scientist Postdoctoral Researcher Manabendra Bera Arnau Cobes Orteu Jaume Sanchis Batlle Adam Summers Pei Sheng Lin Luciana Vidas Jacqueline Martínez Visiting Scientist Electronics Financial Accountat Postdoctoral Researcher Visiting PhD Student Research Engineer Student Jan Gieseler Umut Karadeniz Iris Agresti Tanja Dragojevic Sara Zacchetti Flavio Baccari Xavier Cañas Pons Postdoctoral Researcher Business Developer Visiting PhD Student Research Engineer Student Postdoctoral Researcher Info & Communication Technologies Esteban Gerbino Alessio Celi Gaurav Kumar Ying-Hao Chien Roberto León Arnau Rosell Antoine Reserbat Visiting Scientist Visiting Scientist PhD Student PhD Student Visiting Scientist Student Postdoctoral Researcher Andrea Konecna Rachele Catalano Anna Dawid Ayse Bilgehan Baspinar Stefan Baüml Reiko Yamada Valentí Bosch Fontana Postdoctoral Researcher Student Visiting PhD Student Student Postdoctoral Researcher Visiting Artist Mechanics Ewelina Wajs Jaime Redondo Valentin Kasper Ernest Pastor Victor Vysloukh Nawaphat Malaiwong Adrian Gómez Postdoctoral Researcher Student Postdoctoral Researcher Postdoctoral Researcher Visiting Scientist PhD Student Student Adrià Marín Laura Zarraoa Antoni Latorre Simon Cichy Miguel Saucedo Adrián Pinilla Gerardo Garcia Student (SRF 2019) Student (SRF 2019) Student (SRF 2019) Student (SRF 2019) Student (SRF 2019) Student (SRF 2019) Student (SRF 2019) 4 ICFONIANS SUMMER 19 HAPPENINGS ICFO NEWS 2018 BIST Fellow of the Royal COFUND PhD Fellowship ICFO Passes Ignite Awards Academy of Science and Program 100,000 Citations Arts of Barcelona The BIST Ignite Program aims to ICFO’s director, Lluis Torner, became ICFO has been awarded highly ICFO’s citations are growing ex- promote the initiation of new colla- a full member of the Royal Academy competitive funding for a new ponentially along with our publi- borations among the BIST resear- of Science and Arts of Barcelona doctoral fellowship program via cations list. Between 2002 and chers, facilitating the exchange of (RACAB) on April 11th. Membership in the European Commission´s Marie 2018, ICFOnians authored over knowledge among different scientific the Academy is an enormous honor, Skłodowska-Curie COFUND action. 2,600 papers with over 85% in Q1 fields and exploring new approaches limited to only 75 numerary members, This project, entitled ENLIGHTEN, will journals and 40% in D1 journals. In to address complex questions. In the traditionally representing the most allow ICFO to offer 20 highly compet- 2018 alone, there were over 16,000 2018 program, five projects have been prominent scientists of the region. He itive fellowships to PhD candidates of citations for ICFO papers. Today, total awarded grants from within the BIST is one of nine members of the Physics 36-month duration, through four calls. citations for ICFO publications have Community for their multidisciplinarity section. In the induction ceremony, surpassed 100,000 according to the ICFO currently runs the ICFO Step- and high level of scientific excellence. Prof. Torner gave a special talk to his Web of Science (WoS). This impressive stone program, encompassing two The winners will have eight months fellow peers entitled “Photons: A key
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