Patricia Horcajada, Head of the Advanced Porous Materials Unit at the IMDEA Energy Institute, has attended the 27th Solvay Conference on Chemistry, one of the most prestigious and exclusive scientific meetings worldwide, held in Brussels from 9 to 11 October 2025.

Organized by the International Solvay Institutes for Physics and Chemistry, this conference brings together every few years a select group of leading scientists from around the world to discuss the latest advances and future challenges in modern chemistry. This year’s edition took place at the Hotel Plaza in Brussels, featuring a series of discussion sessions focused on cutting-edge topics in chemical and materials research.

Among the attendees were four Nobel laureates, including Ben Feringa, Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2016 for the design and synthesis of molecular machines, and Omar Yaghi, the 2025 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, recognized for developing metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), porous structures with key technological applications.

Over three days, the six sessions of the conference were moderated by leading experts who introduced each topic with an overarching perspective, followed by short interventions from panelists, fostering an open and multidisciplinary debate.

The Solvay Conferences on Chemistry, first held in 1913 at the initiative of industrialist and philanthropist Ernest Solvay, have historically served as a meeting point for some of the brightest minds in science. Figures such as Marie Curie, Albert Einstein, and Niels Bohr took part in early editions. Since then, the Solvay Conferences have remained synonymous with scientific excellence and deep reflection on the foundations of science.

Patricia Horcajada’s participation in this prestigious forum represents international recognition of the quality and impact of the research carried out at IMDEA Energy.

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