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18 years anniversary
18 years anniversary

Happy Birthday ICFO

Our institute is now “of legal age”

March 06, 2020

Exactly eighteen years ago today, March 6, 2002, ICFO was founded as a legal entity, after several years of preparation that started as a long-term dream in 1992 and a conscious project in 1997. Pregnancy was long, which allowed for thorough planning, and a discreet but promising and happy delivery.

Metaphorically, ICFO is now “of legal age”, formally passing from adolescence to adulthood. We do very much feel like a person of eighteen. We have grown into our adult “body” (or almost- with our new building, very generously donated by the Mir-Puig Foundation, underway and inching towards completion) and have developed a mature view of our world and our place in it.

We aim at staying a dynamic institution full of energy and optimism, allowing us to acclimate to the ever-changing scientific landscape, welcome new experiences and members, dare to tackle the seemingly impossible challenges and, above all and foremost, help ICFOnians accomplish their scientific and career dreams.

At eighteen, the world is our oyster. Happy Birthday ICFOnians!!