Industrial collaborations and spin-offs companies Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctorate in Photonics Engineering, Nanophotonics and Biophotonics.PhD Program offered by UPC (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya) and ICFO.Erasmus Mundus Master Course (EMMC) EUROPHOTONICS.Master in Photonics (MSc) offered by UPC (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya) UAB (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona) UB (Universitat de Barcelona) and ICFO.ICFO participates in local and international Master and PhD Programs: ICFO conducts experimental and theoretical research in classical and quantum communication systems, developing new photonic materials and quantum technologies. The center also performs research in nanophotonics, such as nano-structured materials, nano-cavities, nano-antennas, and nano-photonic devices. Examples of on-going projects include low-cost highly efficient transparent solar cells, organic LEDs, transparent photonic devices, smart windows, energy efficient optoelectronic devices, photoelectric, thermoelectric and electromechanical transducers, and energy efficient sensors. To tackle the challenges in energy efficiency, researchers at ICFO are developing new approaches to renewable energy applications. Photonics is at the core of light-harvesting concepts and technologies like photovoltaics and solar cells. Research is being conducted in the field of medical optics, and several programs and initiatives have been established with local hospitals, healthcare centers, biomedical research centers, universities, among others to integrate photonic based technologies in healthcare services. ICFO's SLN facility is part of the European CORBEL and LaserLab research infrastructures. Available techniques include super resolution STORM and STED, Lattice light sheet, Light sheet fluorescence, Raman and SERS, Fluorescence (Confocal, Multispectral Confocal, FRET, FRAP, etc.), Multiphoton (TPEF, THG, SHG), Optical Tweezers and Femtosecond nanosurgery. The Super-resolution Light Microscopy & Nanoscopy (SLN) facility at ICFO is a Euro‐BioImaging (EuBI) specialized imaging facility node, providing biological and medical imaging services for life scientists world-wide. The research at ICFO focuses on the science and technology based on light for applications in Health, Renewable Energy, and Information Technologies. Projects are run as part of both medium- and long-term programs. Researchers work in a great variety of fields, including quantum information technologies, nanophotonic devices, remote sensors, optoelectronics, integrated optics, ultrafast optics, biophotonics, and biomedical optics. Research at ICFO encompasses four broad thematic areas: nonlinear photonics, quantum photonics, nanophotonics, and biophotonics. The research that the center carries out is possible thanks to the different facilities within the institute: Nanophotonics Fabrication lab, Super-Resolution Light Microscopy & Nanoscopy Lab, an Advanced Engineering Lab, among others. ICFO currently hosts more than 400 researchers in 26 research groups working in over 60 laboratories. Part of its mission is to train new scientists and technologists. The Institute carries out research in a very transversal range of topics, that span from theoretical quantum physics to applied medical optics. Located in Castelldefels ( Barcelona, Spain), ICFO was created in 2002 by the Government of Catalonia and the Technical University of Catalonia. ICFO – The Institute of Photonic Sciences ( Catalan:Institut de Ciències Fotòniques) ( Spanish: Instituto de Ciencias Fotónicas) is a research center devoted to the science and technology of light.
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