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Through an initiative of the IMB-CNM Equality Committee, three of the institute's meeting rooms have been renamed after research and technical personnel of relevance in its history: Tere Osés, Isabel Montero and Juan Fernández. All of them are pioneers in the design of digital circuits, the manufacture of integrated circuits and the development of power systems in Spain.

With the strategic collaboration of the Institute of Microelectronics of Barcelona (IMB-CNM) of CSIC, the new interuniversity master's degree in Semiconductor Engineering and Microelectronic Design is born, coordinated by the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech (UPC), with the UB, UAB and URV.

César Fernández-Sánchez, researcher at the Institute of Microelectronics of Barcelona (IMB-CNM, CSIC), participates in another project focused on the development of a tool for the mass diagnosis of malaria, led by the Vall d'Hebron Research Institute. The ”la Caixa” Foundation promotes research in biomedicine and health in Spain and Portugal through a call funded with 25.3 million euros.

Two workshops, three guided tours, an exhibition and a guest lecture were the activities programmed during the great outreach event, held between November 13 and 20. The event is promoted by the Fundació Catalana per a la Recerca i la Innovació (FCRi) in Catalonia and, statewide, by the CSIC itself.