The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST) is a multidisciplinary research institute formed by the alliance of six top research centers in Barcelona.
The BIST community is formed by the following centers: the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG); the Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO); the Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia ,(ICIQ); the Catalan Institute for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2); the High Energy Physics Institute (IFAE); and the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona).