Clara Viñas Teixidor

Prof. Clara Viñas Teixidor (Membership Number: 5772) is a Research Professor at the Institute of Materials Science of Barcelona (ICMAB), part of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC). With a career spanning over 45 years, she has published 359 original scientific papers, 20 book chapters, and co-edited Boron-Based Compounds: Potential and Emerging Applications in Medicine, selected by Wiley for the 2019 International Year of the Periodic Table. Her work bridges chemical and pharmaceutical disciplines, focusing on boron cluster chemistry.

• Degrees: Chemistry (UAB, 1975), Pharmacy (UB, 1980), PhD in Pharmacy (UB, 1990, supervised by F. Teixidor).
• Positions: 1991–present at CSIC (ICMAB), including Research Professor since 2006.

Research Interests center on Boron chemistry, particularly icosahedral boron clusters, for applications in nanomedicine, catalysis, sensors, and environmental chemistry. Her work pioneers hybrid materials combining boron clusters with polymers, nanoparticles, and metallacarboranes.

Scientific Contributions include collaborations with experts in Raman microscopy and radioimaging. Her 2016 Chemical Society Reviews article on boron clusters was highly cited (145 times) and featured on the journal’s cover.

• Scientific Awards: Medal at ICCC42 (2016), Member of Academia Europaea (2021).