Scientific Highlights

IFAE Researcher Gerard Ariño Estrada obtains funding in the ATRAE Call

January 17, 2024

IFAE researcher Gerard Ariño awarded the VERSATILE project under the ATRAE call, focusing on advancing nuclear medicine capabilities. VERSATILE aims to develop a gamma detector with innovative technology for Targeted Alpha Therapy dosimetry, Boron Neutron Capture Therapy, and high-performance Time-of-Flight Positron Emission Tomography.

New ERC Starting Grant to improve the diagnostic capabilities of Time-of-Flight Positron Emission Tomographies with innovative detector technologies

September 20, 2022

Gerard Ariño-Estrada and his team plan to build a gamma detector for time-of-flight positron emission tomography with improved time and spatial detection features by exploiting a novel gamma detector design.

Deep Detection raises 1M€ in funding for X-ray inspection technology

November 22, 2021

The IFAE's spin-off Deep Detection has secured the investment from specialist photonics VC Vigo Ventures, Clave Capital, ESOM, and public financing. Founded in July 2020, Deep Detection is preparing to launch its first product, PhotonAI, an X-ray camera with deep learning capabilities.

Deep Detection, new IFAE spin-off that offers new industrial inspection solutions combining X-ray detection and artificial intelligence

November 4, 2020

Deep Detection is based on a technology developed at IFAE in the Medical Imaging group led by Dr. Mokhtar Chmeissani with the aim of creating medical and industrial applications derived from the knowledge obtained at IFAE in the development of detectors for particle physics experiments.

Photon counting CMOS chip developed at IFAE for the ERICA project

September 19, 2016

The project ERICA (Energy Resolving Line Camera) is aimed at developing a new x-ray camera for industrial applications with energy resolution. The project includes the development of a new photon counting CMOS specifically designed for this purpose.

International Workshop on Radiation Imaging Detectors 2016

June 30, 2016

IWORID 2016 will take place in Barcelona from Sunday July 3rd until Thursday July 7th.