Optical radiation is one of the most important sources for information and knowledge of the universe; therefore, research focusing on its measurement and detection is a key factor to guarantee that the extracted knowledge and information are correct. GIMRO’s activity is concerned with the experimental and theoretical knowledge about optical radiation measurement, from the ultraviolet to the near-infrared, and its interaction with matter, developing methods and absolute standards without the need to external reference or calibration.

The Visual Optics and Biophotonics Lab (VIOBIO) develops new technologies focus for research, evaluation and improvement of vision. The Group is also pioneer in the research of the eye’s optical and structural changes caused by myopia, corneal disease and treatment, crystalline lens accommodation and aging (presbyopia). One of the most remarkable recent achievements of the Group is the 3-D high-resolution full quantitative biometry and geometry of the eye. The group has also pioneered discoveries on the visual impact of the ocular optics using adaptive optics.

The IVIS group does research in areas related to signal processing and vision modeling in applications such as microscopy, computational photography, medical imaging, etc. Our research has two well differentiated aspects: (1) The development of models (visual, physical, statistical) and algorithms derived from those models (for estimation, detection, classification, etc.); and (2) The application of those algorithms to a wide range of real problems in different applied research areas, such as the ones mentioned above.

The activity of the Laser Processing Group (LPG) focuses on the study of both fundamental and applied aspects of laser-matter interaction aiming at discovering, understanding and controlling laser-matter interaction phenomena down to the nanometer (spatial) and femtosecond (temporal) scales. As a result we perform internationally relevant research in the fields of photonics, nanotechnology and ultrafast science.

Theoretical and experimental study of nonlinear effects in optical fiber waveguides, with particular emphasis on telecommunications and sensing applications, fiber lasers and the implementation of novel fiber-based photonic systems based on nonlinear interactions. Optical fiber metrology and instrumentation.

The research of AIMAS group focusses on the development of innovative analytical techniques and methodologies, mainly of separation (gas and liquid chromatography and capillary electrophoresis), and on their application in studies in the environmental, food and health fields, paying special attention to the interrelationship between these three areas.

I'm in charge of the group “Synthetic methodologies based on unsaturated systems”. I have a very close scientific relation with several researchers of the Departamento de Química Orgánica I of the Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM) through the Unidad Asociada al CSIC “Lactamas y Heterociclos Bioactivos”. As an example, I'm the principal investigator of research projects funded by MINECO, but people from the UCM are participant members. Recently (may 2017), a predoctoral fellow has been incorporated to the IQOG-CSIC.

Analysis, from a fundamental perspective, of the molecular basis for glycoside recognition by nucleic acids and proteins. Development of new strategies for the design and synthesis of bioactive glycoside ligands.

The scientific interests of our research group have evolved from the development of reductive coupling methods with low valence metals for the stereoselective synthesis of natural cyclitols and carbocyclic glycommetics, and their study as specific enzyme inhibitors, to the design, synthesis and characterization of new "tailor-made" photosensitized nanostructured materials with improved biophotonic behavior for advanced biomedical applications.

The scientific activity of the research group is mainly devoted to the synthesis and selective transformations of carbohydrates, with the aim of obtaining molecules with utility in biological studies and with medical applications. We study selective transformations using chemical methods and biocatalysis with commercially available enzymes or obtained by the research team. The multidisciplinary character of the group is reinforced by collaborations with other groups from complementary disciplines and backgrounds.