Welcome to BIYSC!

Get ready for a life-changing international experience

as you discover the world of science and research from the inside!

We are getting ready for the 8th BIYSC edition in 2024.

Stay tuned for the launch of updated projects on December

Applications open on January 2024: check out the Key Dates.

Check out the 2023 highlights:

Discover the 14 Science and Tech Projects offered in the 2023 Edition of BIYSC!

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Students

Science and Tech Projects

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.

Grow your passion and enjoy this life-changing experience!

The medicine of tomorrow: transforming the future of healthcare through innovation

Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute and Hospital

Multi-omics in the fight against leukemia

Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute

Inhabiting Gaudí: an architecture and engineering approach to human comfort and buildings of the future.

La Salle R&D - URL

Broadening medical expertise: from the clinic to the lab bench and back.

Campus Clínic: Clínic Hospital of Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Faculty of Medicine-University of Barcelona

Photochemistry: Hands on training in molecular spectroscopy

Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ)

Planarian stem cells: the genetics of immortality

Department of Genetics, Microbiology and Statistics at University of Barcelona (UB)

The neurobiology of trauma: effects on behavior and brain function

Institute of Neurosciences (INc)

Synthetic biology: engineering life for new social and medical challenges

Department of Medicine and Life Sciences

Drosophila as a model organism to study the intricate paths of tumorigenesis

Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB)

The medicine behind organ transplantation

Bellvitge University Hospital (HUB)

Protein engineering to improve plastic-degrading enzymes

Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC)

Feeding the world in a changing climate: molecular breeding & gene editing

Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG)

Quantum physics: a tool for new upcoming technologies

Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO)

Cosmic rays' detection: astrophysics at your fingertips

Institute of High Energy Physics (IFAE)

“Yesterday’s dream is today's challenge and reality of tomorrow. ”

Marc Güell Cargol

Meet the experts

At BIYSC you will have the opportunity to meet, discuss an debate with eminent scientists!

Josep Maria Llovet

Renowned researcher at August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute - IDIBAPS

Anna Mura

Renowned researcher of the Synthetic, Perceptive, Emotive and Cognitive Systems Lab (SPECS)

Jordi Garcia Fernández

Director of the department of Genetics, Microbiology and statistics at University of Barcelona (UB)

Ramon Gomis

Scientist Emeritus at the August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS)

Leandro Madrazo

Renowned researcher at La Salle-URV
Ivan Supic (ICFO)

Coordinator of the project "It's a Quantum World!" (ICFO)
Carlos Abellán

Renowned researcher of Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO)
Teresa Adell

Coordinator of the research project " Planarian stem cells: the genetics of immortality" (UB)
Ana Lobato

Associated researcher of the project " Medicine and nutrition: a two-sided strategy to tackle diabetes and obesity "
Isabel Espejo

Coordinator of the project " Studying neurodegenerative diseases through the eye of molecular biology " (CRG)
Mattia Menchetti

Coordinator of the research project "Facing the 6 th mass extinction: new tools for biodiversity conservation" (IBE)
Laura Zarraoa

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...
Josep Ferrando

Coordinator of the project "Inhabiting Gaudí" (LaSalle-URV)
Raül Andero

Coordinator of the research project " The neurobiology of trauma: effects on behavior and brain function " (INc)
Joaquim Palacio

Coordinator of the project "Cosmic rays detection, astrophysics at your fingertips" (IFAE)
Rosa Gasa

Coordinator of the project " Medicine and nutrition: a two-sided strategy to tackle diabetes and obesity "
Àlvar Agustí

Renowned researcher at Hospital Clínic de Barcelona
Paul Verschure

Director of the Synthetic, Perceptive, Emotive and Cognitive Systems Laboratory (SPECS)
Jan Lowinski

Coordinator of the project " Quantum physics: a tool for new upcoming technologies " (ICFO)
Míriam Torres

Coordinator of the project " Medicine and nutrition: a two-sided strategy to tackle diabetes and obesity "
Alberto Pérez

Coordinator of the project "Uncovering the hidden diversity of the oceans" (IBE)
Jonathan Haenni

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 :...
Lukas Heller

Coordinator of the project " Quantum physics: a tool for new upcoming technologies " (ICFO)
Marta Gil (GIQ - UAB)

Coordinator of the project "It's a Quantum World!" (ICFO)
Bru Cormand
Jaume Biarnés

Alícia Foundation. Responsible for the area of Food Heritage and Sustainability
Eulàlia Genescà

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)...
David Comas

Director of the Department of Experimental and Health Sciences - Universitat Pompeu Fabra (DCEXS-UPF).
Laura Pérez

Coordinator of the research project " The neurobiology of trauma: effects on behavior and brain function " (INc)
Lluís Torner

Director of the Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO)
Alicia Sánchez

Coordinator of the project "Uncovering the hidden diversity of the oceans" (IBE)
Josep Maria Llovet

Renowned researcher at August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute - IDIBAPS
Mireia Martínez Sugrañes

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).
Marta Pujol

Coordinator of the project "Genetic engineering for a sustainable food production" (CRAG)
Fernando Fernández

Coordinator of the project " Medicine and nutrition: a two-sided strategy to tackle diabetes and obesity "
Sergi Rodà

Coordinator of the project " Protein engineering to improve plastic-degrading enzymes " (BSC).
Celia Santos

Coordinator of the projecte "Drosophila melanogaster: a model to study human disease" (IRB)
Francesc Cebrià

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
Mateo Valero

Director of the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC).
Rubén Muñoz Tafalla

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)
Samuele Grandi

Coordinator of the project " Quantum physics: a tool for new upcoming technologies " (ICFO)
Fátima Gebauer

Renowned researcher of the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG)
Iñaki Ruiz

Renowned researcher of the Institute of Evolutionary Biology (IBE)
Javier Argüello Luengo

Coordinator of the project " Quantum physics: a tool for new upcoming technologies " (ICFO)
Jesús Giraldo

Director of the Institute of Neurosciences (INc)
Martine Bosman

Renowned researcher of the Institute of High Energy Physics (IFAE)
Ana Robles Martín

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).
Elias Campo

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
Laura Hernández Eguía

Coordinator of the project " P hotochemistry: hands on training in molecular spectroscopy" (ICIQ)
Gerard Santiago

Coordinator of the project " Computational study of coffee compounds for cancer prevention" (BSC)
Cèsar Sierra

Coordinator of the project " Studying neurodegenerative diseases through the eye of molecular biology " (CRG)
Natalia Alves

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...
Boris Bourdoncle (ICFO)

Coordinator of the project "It's a Quantum World!" (ICFO)
Joan Francesc Gilabert

Coordinator of the project " Protein engineering to improve plastic-degrading enzymes " (BSC).
Raquel Escrich

Head of Strategic Project Management at Germans Trias i Pujol Hospital
Carles Lalueza-Fox

Renowned researcher of the Institute of Evolutionary Biology (IBE)
Gemma Isabel Martínez

Coordinator of the research project "Facing the 6 th mass extinction: new tools for biodiversity conservation" (IBE)
Víctor Guallar

Renowned researcher of the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC).
Nieves Lorenzo

Coordinator of the project "Taking a closer look at DNA: using sequencing to explore evolution and biodiversity" (CRG)
Laia Pellejà

Coordinator of the project " Continuous flow chemistry: the laboratory of the future " (ICIQ)
Panagiotis Giannios

Coordinator of the project " Drosophila as a model organism to study the intricate paths of tumorigenesis " (IRB).
Ferran Sancho

Coordinator of the project " Computational study of coffee compounds for cancer prevention" (BSC)
Adriana Gálvez

Coordinator of the project " Medicine and nutrition: a two-sided strategy to tackle diabetes and obesity "
Martí Municoy

Coordinator of the project " Protein engineering to improve plastic-degrading enzymes " (BSC).
Marta García

Coordinator of the project " NanoLight: light and matter at the nanoscale " (ICFO)
Marta Rivera

Faculty of Health Sciences and Welfare, Universitat de Vic - Universitat Central de Catalunya
Francesc Vigués

Coordinator of the project " Unravelling the clues of kidney transplantation success " (HUB).
José Ramón Galán

Renowned researcher of the Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ)
Jery Joy

Coordinator of the project " Drosophila as a model organism to study the intricate paths of tumorigenesis " (IRB).
Sílvia Fornalé

Coordinator of the project "Genetic engineering for a sustainable food production" (CRAG)
Javier Ramon

Renowned researcher at IBEC
Elena Fusari

Coordinator of the project " Drosophila as a model organism to study the intricate paths of tumorigenesis " (IRB).
Josep Maria Cruzado

Coordinator of the project " Unravelling the clues of kidney transplantation success " (HUB).
Daniel Kerszberg

Coordinator of the project "Cosmic rays detection, astrophysics at your fingertips" (IFAE)
Álvaro Rodríguez

Coordinator of the project " Quantum physics: a tool for new upcoming technologies " (ICFO)
Bernat Burriel

Coordinator of the research project "Facing the 6 th mass extinction: new tools for biodiversity conservation" (IBE)
Manuel Artero

Coordinator of the project "Cosmic rays detection, astrophysics at your fingertips" (IFAE)
Manel Esteller Badosa

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...
Esther Alza

Renowned researcher from ICIQ
Anna Mura

Renowned researcher of the Synthetic, Perceptive, Emotive and Cognitive Systems Lab (SPECS)
Maria Blancas

Associated researcher of the project "Neuro-robotics as a tool to understand the brain" (SPECS)
Lydia Giménez-Llort

Coordinator of the research project " The neurobiology of trauma: effects on behavior and brain function " (INc)
Andreu Riera (GIQ - UAB)

Coordinator of the project "It's a Quantum World! " (ICFO)
Vicky Vouloutsi

Coordinator of the project "Neuro-robotics as a tool to understand the brain" (SPECS)
Alberto Bueno

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
Xavier Valcarce (ICFO)

Coordinator of the project "It's a Quantum World!" (ICFO)
Ramon Miquel

Director of the Institute of High Energy Physics (IFAE)
Núria Ros

Coordinator of the project "Uncovering the hidden diversity of the oceans" (IBE)
Emilio Pisanty

Coordinator of the project " Quantum physics: a tool for new upcoming technologies " (ICFO)
Soledad Pérez

Coordinator of the project "Instructive biomaterials for regenerative medicine" (IBEC)
Rosa Maria Alsina-Pagès

Director of La Salle R&D - URV │ Coordinator of the project "Inhabiting Gaudí (LaSalle-URV
Daniel Guberman

Coordinator of the project "Cosmic rays detection, astrophysics at your fingertips" (IFAE)
Pablo Menéndez

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...
Martí Berenguer (GIQ - UAB)

Coordinator of the project "It's a Quantum World!" (ICFO)
Roberto Rubio

Coordinator of the project "Can computers do math? An approach through axiomatric geometry" (UAB-CRM)
Lara Barrio

Coordinator of the project " Drosophila as a model organism to study the intricate paths of tumorigenesis " (IRB).
Javier Macía

Coordinator of the project "Synthetic biology: engineering life for new social and medical challenges" (DCEXS-UPF)
Romain Quidant

Renowned researcher of the Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO) and coordinator of the project " NanoLight: light and matter at the nanoscale "
Pep Amengual

Coordinator of the project " Protein engineering to improve plastic-degrading enzymes " (BSC).
Ramon Gomis

Scientist Emeritus at the August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS)
Marc Masdeu

Coordinator of the project "Can computers do math? An approach through axiomatic geometry" (UAB-CRM)
Francesc Posas

Director of the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB)
Gorka Muñoz

Coordinator of the project " Quantum physics: a tool for new upcoming technologies " (ICFO)
Jordi Garcia-Mas

Renowned researcher of the Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG)
Paola Galbany

Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences and Welfare of Universitat de Vic-Universitat Central de Catalunya
Anna M. Díaz Rovira

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...
Joan J. Guinovart

Emeritus professor at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB)
Óscar Blanch

Coordinator of the project "Cosmic rays detection, astrophysics at your fingertips" (IFAE)
Luis Serrano

Director of the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG)
Marco Milán

Renowned researcher of the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB)
Josep Samitier

Director of the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC)
Federica Beduini

Coordinator of the project " Quantum physics: a tool for new upcoming technologies " (ICFO)
Daniel Moreno

Head of Innovation at Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol Research Group on Innovation, Health Economics, and Digital Transformation
Albert Garcia

Coordinator of the project " Organ-on-a-chip development: a new model for muscular diseases testing " (IBEC)
Tomas Marques

Director of the Institute of Evolutionary Biology (IBE)
Jordi Garcia Fernández

Director of the department of Genetics, Microbiology and statistics at University of Barcelona (UB)
Carles Pérez

Coordinator of the project " Protein engineering to improve plastic-degrading enzymes " (BSC).
Ignacio Javier Marín Blasco

Coordinator of the research project " The neurobiology of trauma: effects on behavior and brain function " (INc)
Albert Cañellas Solé

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).
Irma Roig

Coordinator of the project "Genetic engineering for a sustainable food production" (CRAG)
Damiana Álvarez

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.
Leonardo Platania

Coordinator of the research project "Facing the 6 th mass extinction: new tools for biodiversity conservation" (IBE)
Emili Saló

Coordinator of the research project " Planarian stem cells: the genetics of immortality" (UB)
Fabiola Juárez

Associated researcher of the project " Medicine and nutrition: a two-sided strategy to tackle diabetes and obesity "
Maria Alejandra Ortega

Coordinator of the project " Organ-on-a-chip development: a new model for muscular diseases testing " (IBEC)
Silvia Carrasco

Coordinator of the project " NanoLight: light and matter at the nanoscale " (ICFO)
Zahra Raissi (ICFO)

Coordinator of the project "It's a Quantum World!" (ICFO)
Miquel A. Pericàs

Director of the Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ)
Josep Maria Campistol

Director of Hospital Clínic de Barcelona
Elisabeth Engel

Renowned researcher of the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC)
Patricia Suárez Ara

Coordinator of the research project "Facing the 6 th mass extinction: new tools for biodiversity conservation" (IBE)
Salvador Carranza

Director of the Institute of Evolutionary Biology (IBE)
Marc Güell Cargol

Renowned researcher of DCEXS-UPF
Alba Reguant

Associated researcher of the project " Medicine and nutrition: a two-sided strategy to tackle diabetes and obesity "
Eduardo Beattie

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,...
Mariana Muzzopappa

Coordinator of the project " Drosophila as a model organism to study the intricate paths of tumorigenesis " (IRB).
Maria Lois

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...
John Calsamiglia (GIQ - UAB)

Coordinator of the project "It's a Quantum World!" (ICFO)