Leadership in Action: Training

BIST diploma Leadership in action

The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST) hosted its renowned training course: “Leadership in Action”. This program, designed with postdoctoral researchers in mind, was a unique opportunity for participants to develop essential skills for successful self-management and career progression. I attended the course on July 2023. It ran over three sessions. Each session, from … Read more

CATALYTIC & ENANTIOSELECTIVE SN1-TYPE SUBSTITUTION REACTION WITH ALLYL CATIONS

Dr. Wei jie Teo attended the XXXIX Biennial of the RSEQ in Zaragoza, where he gave an oral presentation about the nucleophilic substitution reaction strategy that operates through the catalytic formation of a chiral intimate ion-pair between the allyl carbocation and the nucleophile, which allows for a selective nucleophilic attack in these planar intermediates. (Oral … Read more

BIENAL Meeting of the Royal Spanish Chemical Society: Au(I)-catalysed synthesis of 3-vinyl chromanes from acetylene gas presentation

In June 2023, the city of Zaragoza (Spain) hosted the prestigious BIENAL Meeting of the Royal Spanish Chemical Society. This event brought together some of the brightest minds in chemistry to share their latest research and breakthroughs. Among the distinguished attendees was Dr. Anders Hammarbäck, ICIQ Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) postdoctoral fellow, who presented his … Read more

Crazy about chemistry

Scott participated in the Crazy about Science -Chemistry workshop. This one-year long course in chemistry for high-school students is organised by ICIQ in collaboration with Catalunya-La Pedrera Foundation. It is directed at students in their first year of high school, with a special interest and talent in chemistry and research, who wants to expand their … Read more

Dr. Vasileios Tseliou gives an oral presentation at Biotrans 2023

Dr. Tseliou participated at the BioTrans 2023 conference, held last June 25-29th 2023 at La Rochelle. BIOTRANS 2023 provides an overview of the latest advances in the fields of biocatalysis and biotransformations, gathering innovative and interdisciplinary strategies to overcome scientific and technological hurdles. Various topics will be covered such as enzyme discovery and design, reaction … Read more