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We are currently working on the BIYSC 2025 edition, stay tuned!
In the meantime... have a look at the highlights of BIYSC 2024:
8th edition, 2nd to 12th July 2024
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Discover the 17 Science and Tech Projects offered in the 2024 Edition of BIYSC!
~150
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17
Science and Tech Projects
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The Program
BIYSC is a two-week international residential science program for young people (16 to 18) from all over the world,
passionate about Science and Technology.
A world-class opportunity for active involvement in the development of research projects at leading Research Centers, alongside qualified researchers and scientists, engaging in scientific conferences and debates, and enjoying shared experiences with peers from around the world who share similar interests.
“Your generation is facing unprecedented threats regarding loss of biodiversity, depletion of resources and climate change, and for this reason we need your commitment to help fighting them with scientific solutions. The challenges ahead are enormous, but there is always hope. Remember: "where there is a will, there is a way".”
Carles Lalueza-Fox
Meet the experts
At BIYSC you will have the opportunity to meet, discuss an debate with eminent scientists!
Coordinator of the project " Organ-on-a-chip development: a new model for muscular diseases testing " (IBEC)
Renowned researcher at August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute - IDIBAPS
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Coordinator of the project "Cosmic rays detection, astrophysics at your fingertips" (IFAE) -
Coordinator of the project " Protein engineering to improve plastic-degrading enzymes " (BSC). -
Coordinator of the project " Medicine and nutrition: a two-sided strategy to tackle diabetes and obesity " -
Coordinator of the project " Computational study of coffee compounds for cancer prevention" (BSC) -
First stage researcher at BSC; PhD student in Computational and Applied Physics MSc in Computational Modeling for Physics, Chesmitry and Biochemistry at University of Barcelona and UPC BSc in Physics at University of Barcelona -
Junior Research Engineer at BSC Degree in Biotechnology by Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV). Degree in Computer Engineering by Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV). Master in Bioinformatics and Biostatistics by Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC). -
Coordinator of the research project " Planarian stem cells: the genetics of immortality" (UB) -
Antonio is currently doing his Ph.D. at ICFO in the group “Photon harvesting in plants and biomolecules.” He studies the folding/unfolding of proteins with ultrafast spectroscopy methods combined with molecular dynamics simulations. He graduated in Physics at the University of Bologna in 2019. His... -
Coordinator of the project " Medicine and nutrition: a two-sided strategy to tackle diabetes and obesity " -
Renowned researcher of the Synthetic, Perceptive, Emotive and Cognitive Systems Lab (SPECS) -
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Full Professor at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) and affiliated researcher at the Centre for Mathematicl Research (CRM). Chief Editor of Collectanea Mathematica, and a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Symbolic Computation, Maple Transactions, Revista de Matemática de la... -
Coordinator of the research project "Facing the 6 th mass extinction: new tools for biodiversity conservation" (IBE) -
Degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology by Universtitat Rovira i Virgili (URV). Master in Condensed Matter Physics and Biological Systems (specialization in Biophysics) by Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM) PhD student in Biotechnology by Universitat de Barcelona (UB) -
Coordinator of the project "Genetic engineering for a sustainable food production" (CRAG) -
Currently, she is a Ph.D. student at ICFO focusing on quantum sensing in the Atomic Quantum Optics Group. She studied physics in the University of Granada, Spain where she developed a passion for optics. She did her Erasmus studies in France to study further about optics. Moreover, she completed an... -
Alícia Foundation. Responsible for the area of Food Heritage and Sustainability -
Associate Professor at the UAB since 2010. She served as an EPSRC postdoc at Aberdeen University from 2000 to 2001, and she was a visiting professor at Purdue University in 2005. Throughout her career, she has actively participated in numerous research programs and institutions, including the... -
Coordinator of the project " Protein engineering to improve plastic-degrading enzymes " (BSC). -
Coordinator of the research project "Facing the 6 th mass extinction: new tools for biodiversity conservation" (IBE) -
Renowned researcher of the Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG) -
Eduardo is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Photonics at ICFO, where he detects and manipulates single ions in a crystal to process quantum information. Completed a bachelor's and master's degree in Physics at the University of Oxford, specialising in particle physics, lasers, and quantum information... -
Coordinator of the project "It's a Quantum World!" (ICFO) -
Involved in the field of Atomic Physics, Quantum liquids and gases Research -
Coordinator of the project "It's a Quantum World!" (ICFO) -
Director of the Institute of Evolutionary Biology (IBE) -
Coordinator of the project " Quantum physics: a tool for new upcoming technologies " (ICFO) -
Director of Research at the Hospital Clínic, the IDIBAPS and the Clinical Foundation for Biomedical Research and professor at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at Barcelona University -
Coordinator of the project "It's a Quantum World!" (ICFO) -
Eduardo is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Photonics at ICFO, where he detects and manipulates single ions in a crystal to process quantum information. Completed a bachelor's and master's degree in Physics at the University of Oxford, specialising in particle physics, lasers, and quantum information... -
Coordinator of the research project " The neurobiology of trauma: effects on behavior and brain function " (INc) -
Director of the Institute of Evolutionary Biology (IBE) -
Coordinator of the project " Drosophila as a model organism to study the intricate paths of tumorigenesis " (IRB). -
Coordinator of the project "It's a Quantum World! " (ICFO) -
Coordinator of the project " Organ-on-a-chip development: a new model for muscular diseases testing " (IBEC) -
Coordinator of the project " Unravelling the clues of kidney transplantation success " (HUB). -
Director of the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC). -
Coordinator of the project "Can computers do math? An approach through axiomatric geometry" (UAB-CRM) -
Coordinator of the project "Uncovering the hidden diversity of the oceans" (IBE) -
PhD in Biology in 2000, Associate professor at the Faculty of Biology (University of Barcelona) More than 40 publications related to planarians Principal investigator of 5 consecutive projects since 2008, focused on planarian regeneration -
Associated researcher of the project " Medicine and nutrition: a two-sided strategy to tackle diabetes and obesity " -
Director of the department of Genetics, Microbiology and statistics at University of Barcelona (UB) -
Coordinator of the project " Quantum physics: a tool for new upcoming technologies " (ICFO) -
Coordinator of the project " Organ-on-a-chip development: a new model for muscular diseases testing " (IBEC)
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Coordinator of the project " Quantum physics: a tool for new upcoming technologies " (ICFO) -
PhD. In Biomedicine for the Universitat de Barcelona (Spain) and Associate professor. Author of 7 research papers in the last 5 years. Researcher at the Cancer Epigenetics Lab -
Director of La Salle R&D - URV │ Coordinator of the project "Inhabiting Gaudí (LaSalle-URV -
Renowned researcher of the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) -
Full Professor at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, distinguished with two consecutive ICREA Academia Awards (2016, 2021), and a member of CRM and IMTECH. She has recently been awarded the François Deruyts Prize by the Royal Academy of Belgium and a Bessel Prize by the Alexander Von... -
Coordinator of the project " Protein engineering to improve plastic-degrading enzymes " (BSC). -
Coordinator of the research project " The neurobiology of trauma: effects on behavior and brain function " (INc) -
Coordinator of the project "Taking a closer look at DNA: using sequencing to explore evolution and biodiversity" (CRG) -
Coordinator of the project "Can computers do math? An approach through axiomatic geometry" (UAB-CRM) -
Scientist Emeritus at the August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS) -
Director of Hospital Clínic de Barcelona -
Coordinator of the project " Protein engineering to improve plastic-degrading enzymes " (BSC). -
Coordinator of the research project " Planarian stem cells: the genetics of immortality" (UB) -
Director of the ICCUB since June 2018 and full professor at the Quantum Physics and Astrophiscs department of UB, where he is co-leading the main Spanish group participating in the Gaia mission. He combines the teaching duties for undergraduate and graduate students with the research activity, and... -
Renowned researcher of the Institute of Evolutionary Biology (IBE) -
Coordinator of the project " Computational study of coffee compounds for cancer prevention" (BSC) -
Head of Innovation at Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol Research Group on Innovation, Health Economics, and Digital Transformation -
Coordinator of the project "Neuro-robotics as a tool to understand the brain" (SPECS) -
Director of the Synthetic, Perceptive, Emotive and Cognitive Systems Laboratory (SPECS) -
Coordinator of the research project "Facing the 6 th mass extinction: new tools for biodiversity conservation" (IBE) -
Coordinator of the project " P hotochemistry: hands on training in molecular spectroscopy" (ICIQ) -
Renowned researcher at IBEC -
PhD. In Life Sciences at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Spain). Postdoctoral fellow at IDIBAPS and IDIBELL’s Cancer Epigenetic and Biology Program. Research Associate and Head of Genomics Unit at the Josep Carreras Institute. -
Coordinator of the research project " The neurobiology of trauma: effects on behavior and brain function " (INc) -
Coordinator of the project "Instructive biomaterials for regenerative medicine" (IBEC) -
Coordinator of the research project "Facing the 6 th mass extinction: new tools for biodiversity conservation" (IBE) -
Coordinator of the project " Quantum physics: a tool for new upcoming technologies " (ICFO) -
Coordinator of the project "Inhabiting Gaudí" (LaSalle-URV) -
Renowned researcher at La Salle-URV -
Coordinator of the project "It's a Quantum World!" (ICFO) -
Coordinator of the project " NanoLight: light and matter at the nanoscale " (ICFO) -
Coordinator of the project "It's a Quantum World!" (ICFO) -
Currently she is a Ph.D. student in experimental Atomic Quantum Optics at ICFO, studying the interaction of single photons with a single atom. Physics Bachelor in Madrid (UAM), with a thesis project on Silicon Nanowires and Scanning Electron Microscopy. MSc. Physics and Nanotechnology, with... -
Emeritus professor at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB) -
Coordinator of the project "Synthetic biology: engineering life for new social and medical challenges" (DCEXS-UPF) -
Director of the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB) -
Renowned researcher of the Institute of High Energy Physics (IFAE) -
Coordinator of the project " NanoLight: light and matter at the nanoscale " (ICFO) -
Coordinator of the project " Quantum physics: a tool for new upcoming technologies " (ICFO) -
Associated researcher of the project "Neuro-robotics as a tool to understand the brain" (SPECS) -
Coordinator of the project "Cosmic rays detection, astrophysics at your fingertips" (IFAE) -
Coordinator of the project " Quantum physics: a tool for new upcoming technologies " (ICFO) -
Coordinator of the project " Studying neurodegenerative diseases through the eye of molecular biology " (CRG) -
Jonathan is currently a Ph.D. student at ICFO, in the group of quantum photonics with solids and atoms (QPSA). Education: Microengineering at EPF Lausanne (Bachelor & Master), ETH Zürich (Bachelor), University of Geneva (Master thesis). Hobbies: Gymnastics, Olympic weightlifting, sailing and... -
Renowned researcher of the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) -
Coordinator of the project "It's a Quantum World!" (ICFO) -
Coordinator of the project " Medicine and nutrition: a two-sided strategy to tackle diabetes and obesity " -
Coordinator of the project "Uncovering the hidden diversity of the oceans" (IBE) -
Coordinator of the project "Cosmic rays detection, astrophysics at your fingertips" (IFAE) -
Graduated in Physics from the University of Seville (1998) then moved to Salamanca to become PhD in (2003). Postdoctoral researcher at the University of Helsinki, CEA/Saclay and the University of Pittsburgh. In 2006, he joined the University of Barcelona with a Juan de la Cierva Fellowship and he... -
B.Sc. in Genetics at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and M.Sc. in Molecular Biotechnology at Universitat de Barcelona My research line is focused on developing a therapy for Congenital muscular dystrophy type 1A using non-viral delivery systems. -
Director of the Department of Experimental and Health Sciences - Universitat Pompeu Fabra (DCEXS-UPF). -
Renowned researcher of the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC). -
Ph.D. in Geology from the University of Barcelona, with research focusing on environmental geochemistry applied to air pollution and quality. Advisory member on air quality for the European Commission, the Ministry of Ecological Transition of Spain, IPCC, and the WHO. Published ver 700 articles (h-... -
Currently she is a PhD-student in Theoretical Quantum Nano-Photonics at ICFO led by Prof. Darrick Chang. Her research is focused on atom-light interactions, optical traps, decoherence in quantum states. Former Research Engineer at the Max Planck Institute for Quantum Optics, Garching, Munich... -
Director of the Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO) -
Enzyme characterization and engineering modeler at BSC Degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology by Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV). Master in Bioinformatics by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB). -
Renowned researcher of the Institute of Evolutionary Biology (IBE) -
PhD. In Molecular Genetics at the Institut de Recerca Oncològica on the functional role of unknown genes at the 21st chromosome. Postdoctoral researcher at the Center for Genomic Regulation (Barcelona) and the Institut Curie in Orsay (France) and the Institut Universitaire d'Hematologie (France)... -
Renowned researcher at Hospital Clínic de Barcelona -
Renowned researcher of Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO) -
Coordinator of the project "Cosmic rays detection, astrophysics at your fingertips" (IFAE) -
Coordinator of the research project " The neurobiology of trauma: effects on behavior and brain function " (INc) -
Faculty of Health Sciences and Welfare, Universitat de Vic - Universitat Central de Catalunya -
Coordinator of the project " Medicine and nutrition: a two-sided strategy to tackle diabetes and obesity " -
Coordinator of the project " Quantum physics: a tool for new upcoming technologies " (ICFO) -
Director of the Institute of Neurosciences (INc) -
PhD in Chemical Sciences from the University of Barcelona (1999) and current director of IDAEA-CSIC. Expert advisor on the “plastic pollution” topic in the Congress of Deputies (Madrid), providing guidance to policymakers. Her research focuses on the impact of persistent and emerging organic... -
Coordinator of the project "Uncovering the hidden diversity of the oceans" (IBE) -
Degree in Physics by Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE) in Brazil. Went from trapping millions of atoms in my MSc at UFPE to just a single atom in my current PhD research at ICFO, where we want to study light-matter interactions at the most fundamental level. In my first semester as an... -
Coordinator of the project " Drosophila as a model organism to study the intricate paths of tumorigenesis " (IRB). -
Associated researcher of the project " Medicine and nutrition: a two-sided strategy to tackle diabetes and obesity " -
Coordinator of the project "Genetic engineering for a sustainable food production" (CRAG) -
CSIC Assistant Professor and Principal Investigator at the Center for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG), since 2008. Her research, focused on the study of a cellular regulatory mechanism known as SUMOylation, has been published in high impact journals. Her research has received funding from... -
M.D., Ph.D from the Universitat de Barcelona and researcher at Johns Hopkins, where his work was decisive in establishing promoter hypermethylation of tumor suppressor genes. Leader of the CNIO Cancer Epigenetics Laboratory and the Director of the Cancer Epigenetics and Biology Program in Barcelona... -
Renowned researcher of DCEXS-UPF -
Coordinator of the project "It's a Quantum World!" (ICFO) -
Coordinator of the project " Drosophila as a model organism to study the intricate paths of tumorigenesis " (IRB). -
Coordinator of the project " Continuous flow chemistry: the laboratory of the future " (ICIQ) -
Earned PhD in Mathematics in 1984, Professor at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona since 2004 with previous permanent academic roles. Led 5 UAB Discrete Dynamical Systems Group research grants from Spanish Ministry of Science, and managed various projects. Supervised 8 PhD and numerous master’s... -
Renowned researcher of the Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ) -
PhD in Molecular Genetics at Universitat Autònoma de Barcleona Postdoctoral researcher at IRBBarcelona and CRGenomica Ms in Science Communication and Institutional Communication Outreach and Science Communication specialist at Josep Careras Institute -
Coordinator of the project " Quantum physics: a tool for new upcoming technologies " (ICFO) -
Coordinator of the project " Drosophila as a model organism to study the intricate paths of tumorigenesis " (IRB). -
Renowned researcher of the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB) -
Coordinator of the project " Protein engineering to improve plastic-degrading enzymes " (BSC). -
Coordinator of the project " Studying neurodegenerative diseases through the eye of molecular biology " (CRG) -
Coordinator of the project "Cosmic rays detection, astrophysics at your fingertips" (IFAE) -
Renowned researcher at August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute - IDIBAPS
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Director of the Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ) -
Coordinator of the project " Drosophila as a model organism to study the intricate paths of tumorigenesis " (IRB). -
Director of the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) -
Degree in Biochemistry by Universidad de Sevilla (US). Master in Bioinformatics by Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona (UAB). PhD student in Biotechnology by Universitat de Barcelona (UB). -
Director of the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) -
Outreach Project Manager at ICFO, part of the KTT team led by Dr. Silvia Carrasco. Organizing ICFO outreach activities and managing the CARLA project, the 360 CARLA follow up project, the ´Be an ICFOnian for a Day´ program, and the Barcelona International Youth Science Challenge (BIYSC). Joint Ph.D... -
PhD in Biochemistry at the Department of Medicine in the University of Salamanca (Spain). Postdoctoral training in stem cell biology at Mick Bhatia Laboratory (Canada) and in childhood leukemia at Mel Greaves Laboratory (UK). Director of the Andalusian Stem Cell Bank (Spain) and Principal... -
Dr. Licia Verde has been an ICREA professor at the Department of Quantum Physics and Astrophysics of the University of Barcelona since 2007, and she is a member of the Cosmology and Large-Scale Structures research group at the Institute of Cosmos Sciences (ICCUB), specifically focusing on... -
Joined ICFO as a Ph.D. student where he works on storing photons in solid-state quantum memories Did Physics Bachelor and Master at the Technical University Darmstadt in Germany After work he does parkour/gymnastics and occasionally play bass At BIYSC he helps preparing, testing and supervising the... -
First stage researcher at BSC Degree in Chemistry by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB). Degree in Physics by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB). Master in Bioinformatics by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB). Ph.D. Student in Theoretical and Computational Chemistry by Universitat de... -
Coordinator of the project " Unravelling the clues of kidney transplantation success " (HUB). -
Director of the Institute of High Energy Physics (IFAE) -
Coordinator of the project "Genetic engineering for a sustainable food production" (CRAG) -
Associated researcher of the project " Medicine and nutrition: a two-sided strategy to tackle diabetes and obesity " -
Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences and Welfare of Universitat de Vic-Universitat Central de Catalunya -
Renowned researcher from ICIQ -
Renowned researcher of the Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO) and coordinator of the project " NanoLight: light and matter at the nanoscale " -
Coordinator of the projecte "Drosophila melanogaster: a model to study human disease" (IRB) -
Half of her studies were done as an Erasmus student before graduating in Physiology and Toxicology at University of Toulouse. Studied the neurotoxic effects of chemical substances in aquatic organisms to complete her PhD in Neurosciences (Autonomous University of Barcelona) During her thesis, she... -
Head of Strategic Project Management at Germans Trias i Pujol Hospital -
Associate Professor of Applied Mathematics at the Department of Mathematics of the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) and a researcher affiliated with the Centre for Mathematical Research (CRM). His research focuses on MATHEMATICAL NEUROSCIENCE and DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS. His research is based on... -
Coordinator of the research project "Facing the 6 th mass extinction: new tools for biodiversity conservation" (IBE)
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