EMERGE is an integrated research group at the Institut de Ciències del Mar (CSIC) focused on generating scientific knowledge, observation systems and analytical tools that support the restoration and governance of marine ecosystems under increasing human and climate pressure, with particular attention to the Mediterranean and the deep sea. The group builds on a research trajectory that began in 1993 as a Consolidated Research Group of the Generalitat de Catalunya.

The security of modern computing infrastructures heavily relies on the hardware components but Computer-aided design (CAD) tools and frameworks required for their design and foundries for their fabrication rely on non-European companies. Recent geopolitical factors have brought into light the importance of technological sovereignty highlighting the necessity of new paradigms to provide advanced and competitive solutions.

The Oxidative Phosphorylation, Physiology and Genetics (OxPhyGen) Group, led by Dr. Pablo Hernansanz Agustín and based at the Cajal Neuroscience Centre (CNC-CSIC), conducts research focused on mitochondrial bioenergetics, redox signalling, and their involvement in neurological diseases and other pathological processes. Its work integrates genetic, cell biology, biochemistry, molecular biology, and mitochondrial physiology approaches to understand how mitochondria regulate energy production, reactive oxygen species generation, and ionic homeostasis.

The research activity of the Electrocatalysis for Energy and the Environment Group is dedicated to the development of electrocatalysts that improve the activity and stability of electrodes in electrochemical devices for storage and conversion of clean energy, mainly in those applications that use hydrogen as an energy carrier such as fuel cells, electrolysers and regenerative fuel cells.