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🧠 Join the MINDLAB Hands-On Course at ICFO!

If you are a student or early-stage researcher in physics, biology, neuroscience, engineering, or a related field, this is a unique opportunity to dive deep into the cutting-edge technologies shaping modern brain research.

The MINDLAB school brings together world-leading experts from UCL, the University of Barcelona, IRB Barcelona, Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), and ICFO for a week of lectures, real lab experience, and collaborative group projects.

📍 ICFO, Castelldefels (Barcelona)
📅 July 13–17, 2026
💶 Free of charge, no registration fee
⏳ Application deadline: June 7, 2026

Participants will get hands-on access to ICFO's state-of-the-art labs in super-resolution microscopy, neurophotonics, medical optics, single molecule biophotonics, and more.

This event is a satellite of the FENS Forum 2026 and part of the ICFO Frontiers Research Schools series, in collaboration with the Lasers4EU project.

Apply now 👉 https://lnkd.in/dusnEjcs

| Federation of European Neuroscience Societies - FENS

Congratulations to New ICFO PhD Graduate!

We congratulate Dr. Pavel Popov who defended his thesis this morning in ICFO’s Elements Room.

Dr. Popov obtained his MSc in Physics from the Heidelberg University, before joining the Quantum Optics Theory research group led by ICREA professor Dr. Maciej Lewenstein.

His thesis titled " Quantum simulation of lattice gauge theories with qudit systems" was supervised by ICREA Prof. Dr. Maciej Lewenstein and Dr. Valentin Kasper.

Congratulations Pavel!!! 👏👏👏

Europe’s Bid for Photonic Chip Leadership Begins in Barcelona

Barcelona hosted Connect, an event driven by the European PIXEurope initiative — a pilot line backed by a €400 million investment to accelerate the photonic chip market and strengthen European technological sovereignty.

Following their participation in the event, Spain’s Minister for Digital Transformation and Civil Service, Óscar López Águeda, the Minister for Research and Universities of the Generalitat de Catalunya, Núria Montserrat, and the Government Delegate in Catalonia, Carlos Prieto Gómez, visited the ICFO facilities to see first-hand the latest advances in photonic chip technologies.

Lear more about PIXEurope Connect event here 👉 https://www.icfo.eu/news/2667/europe-rsquo-s-bid-for-photonic-chip-leadership-begins-in-barcelona/880/

ICFO co-hosts the first edition of the CQA Undergraduate Quantum Summer School, organised by the Catalonia Quantum Academy, from 6 to 10 July 2026 at ICFO and the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB).

This five-day intensive programme offers undergraduate students a comprehensive introduction to the Catalan quantum ecosystem, covering topics including Quantum Computing, Quantum Sensing, Quantum Optics and Photonics, Quantum Communications, and more.

What to expect:
🔬 Lectures and hands-on lab sessions
🤝 Direct contact with researchers, institutions and industry
💬 Panel discussions and networking fair

Who can apply? Undergraduate students enrolled in physics, engineering physics or adjacent programmes at Catalan universities, with prior training in Quantum Physics.

📅 Deadline to apply: 12 June 2026
Register👉 https://cataloniaquantum.eu/?post_type=events&p=1805