The Group of Atomic Manipulation and Spectroscopy seeks to understand and control the quantum properties of electrons in low-dimensional materials. Reducing the dimensions of a material to the nanoscale leads to the emergence of novel physics, which can be exploited to design devices with enhanced performance or with new functionalities that can enable future technologies.

The Nanobioelectronics and Biosensors group aims to integrate nanotechnology methods, tools and materials into low-cost, user friendly and efficient sensors and biosensors with application in fields such as diagnostics, food analysis, environment monitoring and other industries.

The P2N group investigates the interactions between phonons, photons and electrons in nano-scale condensed matter with a long-term view to develop new information technology concepts where information processing is achieved with novel or multiple state variables. Experimental research is carried out on nanophononics including nano-scale thermal transport and opto-mechanical crystals at the cross roads between nanotechnology and dispersion relation engineering.

The group's main objectives are the study, comprehension, design, and management of microbiomes and the enzymes they contain in environmental, biotechnological, and biomedical research contexts. In environmental research, the aim is to characterize, understand, and utilize microbial communities inhabiting different ecosystems for biotechnological applications. In biotechnological/enzymology research, the focus is on identifying, designing, and developing new enzymes (both natural and artificial) and applying them in multiple areas.

The Applied Biocatalysis Group at CSIC investigates the application of enzymes in different fields, such as sustainable chemistry, functional foods, biomedicine and biofuels.For the industrial development of biocatalytic processes, an effective immobilization method is commonly required to allow the reuse of enzymes and/or continuous processing. Examples of our recent projects include the synthesis of prebiotic oligosaccharides by transglycosylation or the enzymatic preparation of acyl- and glycosyl-derivatives of bioactive antioxidants.Further information in http://www.franciscoploulab.eu/

The EQS Group develop it research activity in energy, chemical and applied chemistry fields, more specifically in synthesis and structure of heterogeneous and organometallic catalysts, chemical and energy processes, and optimization and engineering of catalytic systems. Our research and development labor is focused in three broad fields: energy, new clean catalytic processes and environmental catalytic technologies.

ECE group is expertise in Catalytic Technologies, Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering and Catalysis, where the main research lines of this group are framed by different projects based on the study and development of environmental catalytic processes. In waste water treatments is focused on the study and development of heterogeneous catalytic approaches for advanced oxidation process (AOPs). The AOPs studied are Catalytic Wet Peroxide Oxidation (CWPO) or Heterogeneous-Fenton, and heterogeneous photocatalysis and solar light.

Biocatalysts Engineering: genetic and chemical directed modification, purification on tailor-made adsorbents, immobilization, stabilization and reactivation of industrial enzymes. Biotransformations Engineering: use of different biocatalysts of the same enzyme, use od differeent reaction media, green solvents, ionic liquids, etc Relevant Biotranformations; Redox, processes, enatioselective processes, food technology

This research group is a one of recent creation (2009). After working since 1988 in several areas of biocatalysis, under the supervision of Dr Guisan, and a postdoctoral stand in UCL under supervision of Dr Cowan (1993-1996) the leader research has a wide experience in the study of the interactions between biomacromolecules and activated solids, both to purify or immobilize/stabilize these biomacromolecules. Moreover, he has expertise in the chemical and physical modification of these biomacromolecules, both to improve their properties or to improve their immobilization performance.

The main scientific activity of the Group focuses on sustainable chemistry, centered in the synthesis, characterization and applications of zeolite and nanoporous materials as catalysts in the production of fuels with low carbon footprint and high-added value chemicals, and the improvement of conventional energy and chemicals production processes, involving refining and petrochemistry, engineered for low environmental impact and optimizing natural resources.