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Technological Units

The technological units within ICFO play a vital role in supporting and advancing scientific research by providing specialized expertise, tools, and infrastructure. They facilitate the development, implementation, and maintenance of advanced technologies, ensuring efficient operation of technical resources.

The combined expertise and technological state-of-the-art equipment of the Nanofabrication Lab, the Nanocharacterization Lab, and the Super-resolution Light Microscopy and Nanoscopy Facility form a powerful technological backbone that drives research excellence within the center.

These specialized facilities offer end-to-end support for cutting-edge scientific investigations—from the precise design and fabrication of nanoscale materials and devices to their in-depth structural and functional analysis, and dynamic imaging in complex biological or synthetic systems.

Staffed by highly skilled experts, each lab provides state-of-the-art equipment and tailored guidance, enabling researchers to transform ambitious ideas into high-impact results with accuracy, efficiency, and innovation.

Nanocharacterization Lab
Nanofabrication Lab
Super-resolution Light Microscopy & Nanoscopy Facility
All people
Dr. Johann Osmond
Dr. Federico Stramaglia
Dr. Johann Osmond
João Pedro Anjos
Francisco Javier Pérez Díaz
Dr. Rossella Zaffino
Dr. Pablo Loza-Alvarez
Arturo Cabrera Córdova
Eric Calatayud Gómez
Dr. Gustavo Castro
Dr. Marina Cunquero Navarro
Dr. Denitza Denkova
Dr. Emilio J. Gualda
Dr. S.M. Mahdi Khamoushi
Dr. Georgios Magkanas
Dr. Mónica Marro Sánchez
Dr. María Marsal Terés
Dr. Nicolás Mateos Estevez
Dr. David Merino Arranz
Dr. Simone Mortal
Ekin Opar
Enric Pérez Parets
Dr. Jesús Planagumà i Valls
Dr. Laura Rodríguez Suñé
José Javier Ruiz González
Alisa Tanaka
Dr. Clara Vilches Caubet
João Pedro Anjos
Arturo Cabrera Córdova
Eric Calatayud Gómez
Dr. Gustavo Castro
Dr. Marina Cunquero Navarro
Dr. Denitza Denkova
Dr. Emilio J. Gualda
Dr. S.M. Mahdi Khamoushi
Dr. Pablo Loza-Alvarez
Dr. Georgios Magkanas
Dr. Mónica Marro Sánchez
Dr. María Marsal Terés
Dr. Nicolás Mateos Estevez
Dr. David Merino Arranz
Dr. Simone Mortal
Ekin Opar
Dr. Johann Osmond
Francisco Javier Pérez Díaz
Enric Pérez Parets
Dr. Jesús Planagumà i Valls
Dr. Laura Rodríguez Suñé
José Javier Ruiz González
Dr. Federico Stramaglia
Alisa Tanaka
Dr. Clara Vilches Caubet
Dr. Rossella Zaffino

Dr. Johann Osmond

Area

Technological Units

Team

NanoCharacterization Facility

University degree

PhD in Physics, Politecnico di Milano (IT)

Position at ICFO

Staff Researcher

Office

206

Office telephone

+34 935534030

Dr. Federico Stramaglia

Area

Technological Units

Team

NanoCharacterization Facility

University degree

PhD in Science in Physics, Basel University (CH)

Position at ICFO

Staff Researcher

Office

206

Laboratory telephone

+34 935534198 +34 935534197

Office telephone

+34 935544120

João Pedro Anjos

Area

Technological Units

Team

NanoFabrication Facility

University degree

MSc in Micro and Nanotechnology Engineering, Nova University of Lisbon (PT)

Position at ICFO

Project Engineer

Office

MP005

Laboratory telephone

+34 935534039 +34 935534040

Office telephone

+34 935542335

Francisco Javier Pérez Díaz

Area

Technological Units

Team

NanoFabrication Facility

Office

MP005

Office telephone

+34 935542335

Dr. Rossella Zaffino

Area

Technological Units

Team

NanoFabrication Facility

University degree

PhD in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Universitat de Barcelona (ES)

Position at ICFO

Staff Researcher

Office

MP005

Laboratory telephone

+34 935534039 +34 935534040

Office telephone

+34 935542335

Arturo Cabrera Córdova

University degree

MSc in Photonics, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (ES)

Position at ICFO

PhD Student
Nextscreen DN Fellow

Research Group

SLN - Team Loza

Office

305

Laboratory telephone

+34 935534068 +34 935542259

Office telephone

+34 935534130

Eric Calatayud Gómez

Area

Technological Units

Team

SLN Facility

University degree

MSc in Bioinformática y Bioestadística, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (ES)

Position at ICFO

Project Engineer

Research Group

SLN - Team Loza

Office

305

Laboratory telephone

+34 935534068 +34 935542259

Office telephone

+34 935534130

Dr. Gustavo Castro

Area

Technological Units

Team

SLN Facility

University degree

PhD in Electrical Engineering, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (MX)

Position at ICFO

Staff Researcher

Research Group

SLN - Team Loza

Office

307

Laboratory telephone

+34 935534068 +34 935542259

Office telephone

+34 935534074

Research Topics
  • Light Sheet Fluorescence Microscopy
  • Multiphoton and Confocal Microscopy

Dr. Marina Cunquero Navarro

University degree

PhD in Photonics, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (ES)

Position at ICFO

Visiting Scientist

Research Group

SLN - Team Loza

Office

306

Laboratory telephone

+34 935534068 +34 935542259

Office telephone

+34 935542287

Orcid id

0000-0001-8093-8186

Research Topics
  • Super resolution imaging
  • Multiphoton and Confocal Microscopy

Dr. Denitza Denkova

University degree

PhD in Physics, University of Leuven (BE)

Position at ICFO

Postdoctoral Researcher

Research Group

SLN - Team Loza

Office

306

Laboratory telephone

+34 935534068 +34 935542259

Office telephone

+34 935542287

Research Topics
  • Super resolution imaging
  • Light Sheet Fluorescence Microscopy

Dr. Emilio J. Gualda

University degree

Doctor en Telecomunicacions, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona (ES)

Position at ICFO

Visiting Scientist

Research Group

SLN - Team Loza

Office

309

Laboratory telephone

+34 935534068
+34 935542259

Office telephone

+34 935534038

Orcid id

0000-0001-5948-5493

Dr. S.M. Mahdi Khamoushi

University degree

PhD in Photonics, Shahid Beheshti University (IR)

Position at ICFO

Postdoctoral Researcher

Research Group

SLN - Team Loza

Office

306

Laboratory telephone

+34 935534068 +34 935542259

Office telephone

+34 935542287

Research Topics
  • Super resolution imaging

Dr. Pablo Loza-Alvarez

University degree

PhD in Laser Physics, University of St. Andrews (UK)

Position at ICFO

Staff Scientist
SLN Chief

Research Group

SLN - Team Loza

Office

308

Laboratory telephone

+34 935534068
+34 935542259

Office telephone

+34 935534075

Additional information

Ultrafast imaging and nonlinear microscopy

Orcid id

0000-0002-3129-1213

Research Topics
  • Multimodal light sheet microscopy
  • Super resolution imaging
  • Light Sheet Fluorescence Microscopy
  • Raman Microscopy
  • Multiphoton and Confocal Microscopy
  • Teaching activities

Dr. Georgios Magkanas

University degree

PhD in Analytical Chemistry and the Environment, Universitat de Barcelona (ES)

Position at ICFO

Postdoctoral Researcher

Research Group

SLN - Team Loza

Office

306

Laboratory telephone

+34 935534068 +34 935542259

Office telephone

+34 935542287

Dr. Mónica Marro Sánchez

Area

Technological Units

Team

SLN Facility

Research Group

SLN - Team Loza

Office

309

Laboratory telephone

+34 935534068
+34 935542259

Office telephone

+34 935534038

Orcid id

0000-0003-4031-4605

Research Topics
  • Raman Microscopy

Dr. María Marsal Terés

University degree

PhD in Biology, University of Barcelona (ES)

Position at ICFO

Staff Researcher

Research Group

SLN - Team Loza

Office

309

Laboratory telephone

+34 935534068 +34 935542259

Office telephone

+34 935534038

Orcid id

0000-0001-9678-8717

Research Topics
  • Super resolution imaging
  • Multiphoton and Confocal Microscopy

Dr. Nicolás Mateos Estevez

Area

Technological Units

Team

SLN Facility

University degree

PhD in Photonics, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (ES)

Position at ICFO

Staff Researcher

Research Group

SLN - Team Loza

Office

309

Laboratory telephone

+34 935534068 +34 935542259

Office telephone

+34 935534038

Orcid id

0000-0003-3272-2975

Research Topics
  • Super resolution imaging

Dr. David Merino Arranz

University degree

PhD in Physics, National University of Ireland, Galway (IE)

Position at ICFO

Visiting Scientist

Research Group

SLN - Team Loza

Office

307

Laboratory telephone

+34 935534068
+34 935542259

Office telephone

+34 935534074

Orcid id

0000-0002-0119-9459

Dr. Simone Mortal

University degree

PhD in Neurobiology, International School for Advanced Studies (IT)

Position at ICFO

Postdoctoral Researcher

Research Group

SLN - Team Loza

Office

307

Laboratory telephone

+34 935534068 +34 935542259

Office telephone

+34 935534074

Research Topics
  • Super resolution imaging
  • Multiphoton and Confocal Microscopy

Ekin Opar

Position at ICFO

Visiting Scientist

Research Group

SLN - Team Loza

Office

218b

Office telephone

+34 935542291

Enric Pérez Parets

University degree

MSc in Photonics Engineering, Nanophotonics and Biophotonics, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (ES)

Position at ICFO

PhD Student
Agencia Estatal de Investigación Fellow

Research Group

SLN - Team Loza

Office

307

Laboratory telephone

+34 935534068 +34 935542259

Office telephone

+34 935534074

Research Topics
  • Light Sheet Fluorescence Microscopy

Dr. Jesús Planagumà i Valls

University degree

PhD in Biomedicine, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ES)

Position at ICFO

Visiting Scientist

Research Group

SLN - Team Loza

Office

309

Laboratory telephone

+34 935534068 +34 935542259

Office telephone

+34 935534038

Orcid id

0000-0002-0840-9949

Dr. Laura Rodríguez Suñé

University degree

PhD in Computational and applied Physics, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (ES)

Position at ICFO

Postdoctoral Researcher

Research Group

SLN - Team Loza

Office

307

Laboratory telephone

+34 935534068 +34 935542259

Office telephone

+34 935534074

José Javier Ruiz González

University degree

MSC in Photonics, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya

Position at ICFO

PhD Student
CELLEX Fellow

Research Group

SLN - Team Loza

Office

306

Laboratory telephone

+34 935534068 / +34 935542259

Office telephone

+34 935542287

Research Topics
  • Raman Microscopy

Alisa Tanaka

University degree

MSc student in Gene transfection, Keio University (JP)

Position at ICFO

PhD Student
FLIGHT Fellow

Research Group

SLN - Team Loza

Office

309

Laboratory telephone

+34 935534068 +34 935542259

Office telephone

+34 935534038

Dr. Clara Vilches Caubet

University degree

PhD en Biomedicina, Universitat de Barcelona (ES)

Position at ICFO

Staff Researcher

Office

323

Laboratory telephone

+34 935534068 +34 935542259

Office telephone

+34935534161

Orcid id

0000-0002-2695-2128