Institutional
Jordi Puigneró, the Generalitat’s Minister of Digital Policy & Public Administration, visits PIC
April 7, 2021
Port d'Informació CientíficaThe Minister of Digital Policy & Public Administration of the Generalitat de Catalunya, Jordi Puigneró, visited PIC on Tuesday 6th, April 2021.
Javier Lafuente, rector of the UAB, Gonzalo Merino, Ramon Miquel, and Vanessa Acín accompanied the Conseller during the visit and introduced PIC’s research activities.
New Dataset available
DESI DR1 Now Available at CosmoHub
September 12, 2025
The Port d’Informació Científica (PIC) has set up a European mirror of the DESI DR1 public release, making the full dataset available through its storage system: DESI DR1 Mirror @ PIC
New Instrumentation
New Wide-Field Telescope Installed at Montsec Observatory with PIC Participation
May 27, 2025
A new wide-field telescope (TRAC) has been installed at Montsec Observatory to enhance asteroid tracking, deep-sky imaging, and space technology research. Coordinated by the IEEC and with the involvement of PIC, the project is set to begin scientific operations in 2026.