Dr Josep Lladós, appointed new President of the Catalan Association of Research Centres (ACER)

On Monday, October 6, the Extraordinary General Assembly of the Catalan Association of Research Centres (ACER) elected Dr. Josep Lladós as the institution’s president for the next four years. Dr. Lladós, the current director of the Computer Vision Center (CVC) and a professor at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), succeeds Josep Samitier, director of … Read more

Xavier Luri, nou director de l’IEEC

Xavier Luri Carrascoso és ja oficialment el nou director de l’Institut d’Estudis Espacials de Catalunya (IEEC). Des del passat 1 de setembre, Luri pren el relleu a l’anterior director, Ignasi Ribas Canudas, qui va dirigir l’Institut des del 2017 fins al passat mes d’agost. Xavier Luri (Ribes de Freser, Girona, 1966), és doctor en Física per la Universitat … Read more

Dr Susana Puig is the new director of IDIBAPS

Today, Thursday 29 May 2025, an extraordinary meeting of IDIBAPS’ Board of Trustees was held in which Dr Susana Puig was appointed the new director of the institution. Puig is replacing Dr Elías Campo, who has held the position since 2017. The new director was chosen after an international call and an open selection process.  Dr Susana Puig is the leader of … Read more

Dr Ari Melnick, new Director of the Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute

The Board of Trustees of the Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute has approved the appointment of Dr Ari Melnick as the new Director of the centre. Dr Melnick will take on the leadership of the Institute, which focuses on leukaemia and other haematological malignancies research.rat en la recerca de la leucèmia i altres hemopaties malignes. … Read more

In memory of Dr. Joan J. Guinovart

It is with profound sadness that IRB Barcelona announces the passing of Dr. Joan J. Guinovart, the founder and first director of our Institute. His extraordinary vision, unwavering determination, and tireless leadership made possible the creation and growth of IRB Barcelona as a leading center in biomedical research. Born in Tarragona in 1947, Dr. Guinovart … Read more

18 anys de la Mari Paz Valero al CRM al costat de la Fundació Aura

La Mari Paz Valero va començar a treballar al CRM l’any 2005. El seu primer contacte amb el centre va ser a través de l’interès del professor emèrit i exdirector del CRM, Manel Castellet, i la Aura Fundació amb l’acompanyament del el seu preparador laboral, Cristian Burgos. Aura Fundació es va crear l’octubre de 1989 … Read more

L’IDIAPJGol Nou centre ACER

En l’assemblea celebrada aquest passat 26 de juny, es va acordar acceptar la petició de la Fundació Institut Universitari per a la recerca a l’Atenció Primària de Salut Jordi Gol i Gurina (IDIAPJGol) d’esdevenir una nova entitat associada a l’ACER. L’entrada de l’IDIAPJGol representa un reforç del paper que té l’ACER en tant que associació … Read more

El Dr. Sergi Figuerola, nou director de l’I2Cat

El Dr. Sergi Figuerola Fernández serà el nou director de la Fundació i2CAT. Així ho va comunicar el patronat del centre de recerca en la seva reunió d’inici d’any, celebrada dimecres passat. Figuerola succeeix en el càrrec al catedràtic de la Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) Josep Paradells, qui ha liderat l’entitat des d’octubre de … Read more

Vicenç Acuña, new director of ICRA-CERCA

The Catalan Institute for Water Research (ICRA-CERCA) has successfully completed the selection process for the position of Director of the research centre. The appointment has gone to Vicenç Acuña, a researcher at the Institute since 2009 and currently head of the Resources and Ecosystems area. With a PhD in Stream ecology obtained at the University … Read more

Dr. Marina Mosquera Martínez, new director of IPHES-CERCA

He replaces Dr. Robert Sala i Ramos who has been in charge of the institution for the last eight years The Board of Trustees of the Catalan Institute of Human Paleoecology and Social Evolution (IPHES) has appointed Dr. Marina Mosquera Martínez new director of the center, in a meeting held on Wednesday 27 December in which … Read more