ICFO

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ICFO - The Institute of Photonic Sciences

Established	2002
Research type	basic and applied
Field of research	Photonics, Quantum technology, Graphene
Director	Lluis Torner
Staff	400
Location	Castelldefels, Barcelona, Spain
Website	https://www.icfo.eu/

ICFO – The Institute of Photonic Sciences (in Catalan: Institut de Ciències Fotòniques, in Spanish: Instituto de Ciencias Fotónicas) is a research center devoted to the science and technology of light. Located in Castelldefels (Barcelona, Spain), ICFO^[1] was created in 2002 by the Government of Catalonia and the Technical University of Catalonia.

The Institute is a research center that covers various fields of physics and optics, from theoretical to applied aspects. It also provides education and training for new scientists and technologists. The institute has more than 400 researchers in 26 research groups, who work in over 60 laboratories. The institute has several facilities that support its research activities, such as a Nanophotonics Fabrication lab, a Super-Resolution Light Microscopy & Nanoscopy Lab, and an Advanced Engineering Lab.