Welcome to BIYSC!
Get ready for a life-changing international experience
as you discover the world of science and research from the inside!
Applications for BIYSC 2023 are CLOSED
We are working on the 2024 8th BIYSC edition!
7th edition, 3rd to 14th July 2023
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Discover the 14 Science and Tech Projects offered in the 2023 Edition of BIYSC!
~150
Students
14
Science and Tech Projects
7
Challenges
The Program
BIYSC is a two-week international science program for young people (16 to 18)
passionate about Science and Technology.
A world-class experience developing research projects at leading research centers and together with active researchers and scientists, participating in scientific conferences and debates, and enjoying sharing the experience with peers from all over the world with whom share the same interests.
“Photonics melts the frontiers between different sciences to approach and solve societal challenges in life sciences, communications, energy, and well-being in general.”
Romain Quidant
Meet the experts
At BIYSC you will have the opportunity to meet, discuss an debate with eminent scientists!
Coordinator of the project "Synthetic biology: engineering life for new social and medical challenges" (DCEXS-UPF)
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Coordinator of the project " Studying neurodegenerative diseases through the eye of molecular biology " (CRG) -
Renowned researcher of the Institute of High Energy Physics (IFAE) -
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) -
Physics Bachelor in Madrid (UAM), where I did my thesis on Silicon Nanowires and Scanning Electron Microscopy. MSc. Physics and Nanotechnology, with specialization in Quantum Engineering in Copenhagen (DTU) and Munich (TUM). There I worked with solid state impurities and photonic crystal structures... -
Coordinator of the research project " Planarian stem cells: the genetics of immortality" (UB) -
Coordinator of the project "It's a Quantum World!" (ICFO) -
Associated researcher of the project "Neuro-robotics as a tool to understand the brain" (SPECS) -
Coordinator of the research project " The neurobiology of trauma: effects on behavior and brain function " (INc) -
Renowned researcher of the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) -
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 " Quantum physics: a tool for new upcoming technologies " (ICFO) -
Director of Hospital Clínic de Barcelona -
Renowned researcher of the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) -
Coordinator of the project " Medicine and nutrition: a two-sided strategy to tackle diabetes and obesity " -
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... -
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... -
Coordinator of the research project " Planarian stem cells: the genetics of immortality" (UB) -
Emeritus professor at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB) -
Coordinator of the project "It's a Quantum World!" (ICFO) -
Renowned researcher of DCEXS-UPF -
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). -
Coordinator of the research project " The neurobiology of trauma: effects on behavior and brain function " (INc) -
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 -
Coordinator of the project " Drosophila as a model organism to study the intricate paths of tumorigenesis " (IRB). -
Renowned researcher of Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO) -
Coordinator of the projecte "Drosophila melanogaster: a model to study human disease" (IRB) -
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Renowned researcher of the Synthetic, Perceptive, Emotive and Cognitive Systems Lab (SPECS) -
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). -
Director of the Institute of Neurosciences (INc) -
Coordinator of the project "Genetic engineering for a sustainable food production" (CRAG) -
Coordinator of the research project "Facing the 6 th mass extinction: new tools for biodiversity conservation" (IBE) -
Head of Innovation at Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol Research Group on Innovation, Health Economics, and Digital Transformation -
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)... -
Scientist Emeritus at the August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS) -
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 "Can computers do math? An approach through axiomatic geometry" (UAB-CRM) -
PhD student at ICFO, in the group for 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 weighlifting, sailing and triathlon. BIYSC role :... -
Coordinator of the project " Computational study of coffee compounds for cancer prevention" (BSC) -
Renowned researcher of the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB) -
Director of the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) -
Director of the Synthetic, Perceptive, Emotive and Cognitive Systems Laboratory (SPECS) -
Coordinator of the project " Quantum physics: a tool for new upcoming technologies " (ICFO) -
Renowned researcher of the Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO) and coordinator of the project " NanoLight: light and matter at the nanoscale " -
Director of the department of Genetics, Microbiology and statistics at University of Barcelona (UB) -
Renowned researcher of the Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG) -
Director of the Institute of Evolutionary Biology (IBE) -
Coordinator of the project "It's a Quantum World!" (ICFO) -
Director of the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) -
Renowned researcher of the Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ) -
Coordinator of the project "Instructive biomaterials for regenerative medicine" (IBEC) -
Renowned researcher of the Institute of Evolutionary Biology (IBE) -
Coordinator of the project "It's a Quantum World! " (ICFO) -
Coordinator of the project " Quantum physics: a tool for new upcoming technologies " (ICFO) -
Coordinator of the project "Genetic engineering for a sustainable food production" (CRAG) -
Coordinator of the project " Quantum physics: a tool for new upcoming technologies " (ICFO) -
Coordinator of the project " Medicine and nutrition: a two-sided strategy to tackle diabetes and obesity " -
Coordinator of the project " Protein engineering to improve plastic-degrading enzymes " (BSC). -
Alícia Foundation. Responsible for the area of Food Heritage and Sustainability -
Coordinator of the research project "Facing the 6 th mass extinction: new tools for biodiversity conservation" (IBE) -
Alícia Foundation’s Director -
Director of the Institute of Evolutionary Biology (IBE) -
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 " 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). -
Coordinator of the project "Synthetic biology: engineering life for new social and medical challenges" (DCEXS-UPF)
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Coordinator of the research project " The neurobiology of trauma: effects on behavior and brain function " (INc) -
Coordinator of the project " Organ-on-a-chip development: a new model for muscular diseases testing " (IBEC) -
Director of the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC). -
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) -
Head of Strategic Project Management at Germans Trias i Pujol Hospital -
Renowned researcher of the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC). -
Coordinator of the project " NanoLight: light and matter at the nanoscale " (ICFO) -
Coordinator of the project " Computational study of coffee compounds for cancer prevention" (BSC) -
Coordinator of the project " Drosophila as a model organism to study the intricate paths of tumorigenesis " (IRB). -
Director of La Salle R&D - URV │ Coordinator of the project "Inhabiting Gaudí (LaSalle-URV -
Coordinator of the project " Drosophila as a model organism to study the intricate paths of tumorigenesis " (IRB). -
Coordinator of the project "Cosmic rays detection, astrophysics at your fingertips" (IFAE) -
Director of the Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO) -
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... -
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). -
Was born and raised in Madrid in a bilingual Spanish/English household. Completed a bachelor's and master's degree in Physics at the University of Oxford, specialising in particle physics, lasers, and quantum information. Worked as a freelance software developer over the vacations from university,... -
Coordinator of the project "It's a Quantum World!" (ICFO) -
Coordinator of the project "Taking a closer look at DNA: using sequencing to explore evolution and biodiversity" (CRG) -
Director of the Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ) -
Coordinator of the research project "Facing the 6 th mass extinction: new tools for biodiversity conservation" (IBE) -
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 project " Protein engineering to improve plastic-degrading enzymes " (BSC). -
Coordinator of the project " Protein engineering to improve plastic-degrading enzymes " (BSC). -
Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences and Welfare of Universitat de Vic-Universitat Central de Catalunya -
Coordinator of the project "Cosmic rays detection, astrophysics at your fingertips" (IFAE) -
Coordinator of the project " Organ-on-a-chip development: a new model for muscular diseases testing " (IBEC) -
Coordinator of the project " Quantum physics: a tool for new upcoming technologies " (ICFO) -
Coordinator of the project "Uncovering the hidden diversity of the oceans" (IBE) -
Coordinator of the project "Uncovering the hidden diversity of the oceans" (IBE) -
Coordinator of the project " Protein engineering to improve plastic-degrading enzymes " (BSC). -
Coordinator of the project " Unravelling the clues of kidney transplantation success " (HUB). -
Coordinator of the research project "Facing the 6 th mass extinction: new tools for biodiversity conservation" (IBE) -
Renowned researcher at La Salle-URV -
Coordinator of the project " Quantum physics: a tool for new upcoming technologies " (ICFO) -
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... -
Associated researcher of the project " Medicine and nutrition: a two-sided strategy to tackle diabetes and obesity " -
Coordinator of the project "It's a Quantum World!" (ICFO) -
Renowned researcher of the Institute of Evolutionary Biology (IBE) -
Coordinator of the project "It's a Quantum World!" (ICFO) -
Coordinator of the project "Can computers do math? An approach through axiomatric geometry" (UAB-CRM) -
Renowned researcher at Hospital Clínic de Barcelona -
Renowned researcher from ICIQ -
Coordinator of the project "Uncovering the hidden diversity of the oceans" (IBE) -
Coordinator 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) -
Faculty of Health Sciences and Welfare, Universitat de Vic - Universitat Central de Catalunya -
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 -
Director of the Department of Experimental and Health Sciences - Universitat Pompeu Fabra (DCEXS-UPF). -
Coordinator of the project " Medicine and nutrition: a two-sided strategy to tackle diabetes and obesity " -
Coordinator of the research project " The neurobiology of trauma: effects on behavior and brain function " (INc) -
Director of the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB) -
Renowned researcher at August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute - IDIBAPS -
Coordinator of the project " Continuous flow chemistry: the laboratory of the future " (ICIQ) -
Coordinator of the project "Inhabiting Gaudí" (LaSalle-URV) -
Coordinator of the research project "Facing the 6 th mass extinction: new tools for biodiversity conservation" (IBE) -
Director of the Institute of High Energy Physics (IFAE) -
Coordinator of the project " Medicine and nutrition: a two-sided strategy to tackle diabetes and obesity " -
Associated researcher of the project " Medicine and nutrition: a two-sided strategy to tackle diabetes and obesity " -
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... -
Coordinator of the project " Quantum physics: a tool for new upcoming technologies " (ICFO) -
Coordinator of the project "Cosmic rays detection, astrophysics at your fingertips" (IFAE) -
Renowned researcher at IBEC -
Coordinator of the project " Unravelling the clues of kidney transplantation success " (HUB). -
Coordinator of the project " P hotochemistry: hands on training in molecular spectroscopy" (ICIQ) -
Coordinator of the project "Cosmic rays detection, astrophysics at your fingertips" (IFAE)
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