Daniel Gallart

PhD Student

BSC at the Big Science Industry Forum Spain 2025

Dani (left) and Andrés (right) at the BSIFS25.

From 3 to 4 December, Dani Gallart, a member of our group, and Andrés Román, Innovation Manager, represented BSC at the Big Science Industry Forum Spain (BSIFS25). This Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities initiative reinforces Spain’s commitment to science and highlights its leadership in developing an innovative ecosystem at the forefront of the knowledge economy. The forum aims to showcase the exceptional potential of Spain’s large-scale scientific infrastructures and the talent that drives them.

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Our group on the BSC’s Innovation Journey programme

Innovation Journey Program members and mentors at Norrsken Barcelona.

Over nine weeks, from October to December, our Fusion Group members Mervi Mantsinen and Dani Gallart, took part in the Innovation Journey Program at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC). This programme, held every two years, is aimed at researchers interested in exploring how their ideas could be translated into market-ready solutions. A team of experts evaluates proposed projects, and those best aligned with the programme’s scope are selected to participate.

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BSC participation at the ITER Business Forum 2025

BSC booth at Iter Business Forum 2025. From left to right, Mario Ejarque, Dani Gallart, Andrés Román, Mervi Mantsinen and Federico Cipolletta.

The ITER Business Forum 2025 (IBF) was held during 23rd–25th April in the sunny city of Marseille, France. This Forum is designed to attract the global industry involved in the realization of fusion energy, from the supply chain to companies and startups. This is a great opportunity to connect and explore new collaborations in the industry ecosystem.

The Barcelona Supercomputing Center participated with representatives of the Fusion Group: Mervi Mantsinen, Federico Cipolletta, and Dani Gallart. Moreover, BSC members Andrés José Román from the Innovation and Business Development department, and Mario Ejarque and Sara Ibáñez from the Communications department, also participated, providing support in several relevant aspects. Special mention to María Paz Baghetti, our Dissemination Officer, who coordinated the preparations of our participation to the event.

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Presentation of a novel method for the detection of alpha heating

Group photo of the 18th Technical Meeting on Energetic Particles in Magnetic Confinement Systems.

The 18th Technical Meeting on Energetic Particles in Magnetic Confinement Systems took place from 17th to 21st March in Sevilla, Spain. This conference tackles the state-of-the-art of physics on energetic particles in magnetically confined plasmas, delving into relevant aspects for fusion plasmas such as triggering and controlling instabilities, studying Alfvén modes, runaway electrons and fusion born alphas. Our group member Dani Gallart was invited to deliver a talk on a novel method for the detection of alpha heating.

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digilab and Next Step Fusion visit BSC Fusion

Nuclear fusion is going from strength to strength, with several technological breakthroughs in recent years, including the ability to build high-temperature superconducting (HTS) magnets that can generate high magnetic fields with almost no energy loss. This is important not only because it increases the obvious net energy production, but also because it may be possible to build more compact magnetic fusion devices such as tokamaks and stellarators. The dimensions of these machines are much smaller than those of ITER, and this has attracted the attention of industry in a variety of ways, from larger and more experienced companies focused on manufacturing, to a proliferation of start-ups focused on novel reactor designs and software modelling.

Part of the industry is developing artificial intelligence (AI) solutions to fusion problems. Two of these companies, digilab and Next Step Fusion, have recently visited the Fusion Group at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center headquarters.

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Our Participation in the Spanish National Fusion Strategy

National Strategy Planning meeting

On 14 October, the Spanish National Fusion Strategy Planning Meeting was held at the CDTI headquarters in Madrid. The meeting brought together most of the fusion stakeholders in the Spanish fusion ecosystem, from research institutions such as CIEMAT or BSC to companies in the fusion sector. With all the relevant advances in fusion that have accelerated the path towards its commercialisation, many countries are either reviewing or creating their own strategy. This was therefore a very timely meeting to define the role that Spain intends to play in the near future, at a time when private investors and industry are closer than ever to fusion.

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