ICFO - The Institute of Photonic Sciences

ICFO Open Day

Come and discover the science that builds the future!

ERC Starting Grants

Prof. Nicoletta Liguori and Prof. Carmen Rubio-Verdú have each been awarded an ERC Starting Grant to tackle big questions in science

European pilot line of photonic chips

PIXEurope is coordinated at the continental level by ICFO

Clean Planet Program

for the development and implementation of renewable, clean energy technologies

Become an ICFOnian

Discover all the ways you can contribute to a high impact research community

Learn more about calls and job openings

News

Congratulations to New ICFO PhD Graduate

29/09/2025

Two decades of Quantum Science through the lens of a photonics institute

29/09/2025

Physicists demonstrate controlled expansion of quantum wavepacket in a levitated nanoparticle

25/09/2025

Congratulations to New ICFO PhD Graduate

29/09/2025

ICFO researchers Leticia Tarruell and Maciej Lewenstein receive the BEC awards

23/09/2025

Events

Selected Videos

Study overcomes long-standing bottleneck in single photon detection with twisted 2D materials

QUIONE: The birth of a unique analog quantum processor in the world

New Catalyst Unveils the Hidden Power of Water for Green Hydrogen Generation

A new universal light-based technique to control the inner properties of materials

Research at ICFO

Take a “Quantum Tour” (quantumtour.icfo.eu) and learn about Entanglement, quantum technologies, and more