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The projects, worth almost €2.5 million in total, will support new research initiatives at the centre over the coming years. Six of them also include associated predoctoral research contracts.

The spin-off has secured more than €3.5 million in non-dilutive funding and recently signed its first international partnership with Norwegian biotechnology company Circio.

CiQUS Scientific Director accepted the accreditation on behalf of the centre during a ceremony presided over by Spain's Minister of Science, Innovation and Universities. The distinction will support CiQUS in advancing its strategic plan, strengthening talent attraction and enhancing its international scientific leadership.

The CiQUS researcher receives a distinction that recognises his independent scientific career in the field of colloid chemistry and interface science.

Researchers led by Javier Montenegro have shown that alternating cycles of light and darkness can steer the self-organization of dynamic molecular systems towards more stable architectures. The study reveals that periods of darkness play an active role in the evolution of photoresponsive molecules, enabling them to reach structural states inaccessible under continuous illumination.

The CiQUS researcher has been recognised by the Spanish Royal Society of Chemistry (RSEQ) and Lilly for the excellence of his doctoral research on sustainable catalytic methodologies.