Fundació Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats

About Fundació Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats

ICREA supports Catalonia’s research ecosystem by recruiting outstanding senior researchers from around the world and helping them build lasting labs within Catalan universities and research centers. Its giving is highly academic and talent-driven, with a strong emphasis on research excellence, advanced scientific exchange, and translating research into innovative spin-offs and proof-of-concept applications. The organization is especially distinctive for combining competitive researcher recruitment with targeted support for conferences and high-level scientific visibility.