The Advanced Materials Cluster of Catalonia (Cluster MAV) is an organization that aims to promote and contribute to the competitiveness of companies and organizations in the advanced materials sector. The IMB-CNM has become a new member joining over 60 research institutions and companies, whilst providing unique capacities in silicon technologies.

Engineer Albert Alcacer has been awarded with the best oral presentation in the category of "Sensors, actuators and biomedical devices" in the last Spanish Conference on Electron Devices, which took place from 9th to 10th June.

The Societat Catalana de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia (SCN2) awards the first Dresselhaus Prize to María Jesús Ortiz i Aguayo, Chemistry graduate from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), with a work reviewed by Dr. Maria del Mar Baeza Labat (UAB) and Dr. Gemma Gabriel Buguña (IMB-CNM).

The Chemical Transducers Group received the certificate in 2018 and is the only group within a CSIC centre in Catalonia with the distinction.

INBRAIN Neuroelectronics is a spin-off company of the Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2) and ICREA. One of the founders is Anton Guimerà, researcher of the Group of Biomedical Applications at the Barcelona Institute of Microelectronics. INBRAIN has the mission to decode brain signals into medical solutions by developing intelligent neuroelectronic therapies based on graphene technology for application in patients with epilepsy, Parkinson’s and other brain related disorders.

FutuRed, the Spanish Electrical Grid Platform, was created to foster the technological evolution of Spanish electricity transmission and distribution systems in order to promote the technological leadership, the sustainable development and an increased competitiveness. The IMB-CNM has become member through the Power Devices and Systems (PDS) group.

PhD student Mireia Burdó Masferrer, Chemical Transducers Group, wins 5th place on the Youtube contest Yo Investigo Yo Soy CSIC, organised by the Department for Postgraduate and Specialisation of the CSIC.

The IMB-CNM's technology-based company, Energiot, is one of the 12 finalists in the seventh edition of the EDF Pulse start-up Awards, organized by the largest French energy company. Energiot has developed autonomous IoT sensors that recharge from the magnetic field around overhead power lines, and collect data from the power transmission grid. These can be used to predict unexpected events and produce detailed maps of power transmission lines.