Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology BIST

The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology is a scientific initiative of seven of Catalonia’s research centres of excellence whose objective is to increase their levels of collaboration in order to build together a joint scientific project. Its strength is based on the research capacities of the seven centres and its potential to promote multidisciplinary, cutting-edge projects. Each one of the Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology’s centres has reached a high level of excellence in their respective areas of expertise (they all hold the “Severo Ochoa Distinction for Scientific Excellence”).

Its scientific community is made up of members of the participating research centres:

Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG)

Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC)

Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO)

Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ)

Catalan Institute for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2)

High Energy Physics Institute (IFAE)

Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona)

Our mission is to promote excellent research in a multidisciplinary environment. We are committed to the development and training of scientists to maximize science impact in society