The World Conference Gold 2025, organized by the Donostia-based research centers CIC biomaGUNE and the DIPC -Donostia International Physics Center, will be taking place at the Kursaal Convention Centre in Donostia from 11 to 14 May. This conference, chaired by the Ikerbasque Research Professors Luis Liz-Marzán (CIC biomaGUNE) and Javier Aizpurua (DIPC), will be offering a comprehensive overview of the different areas of gold science and technology to over 350 attendees.

Gold has been one of the most important chemical elements receiving the most attention since ancient times, and today it is an essential component of high-tech materials and the subject of intense research in various fields. The Gold 2025 conference has managed to attract internationally renowned experts who will be reporting on their scientific findings and leading discussions on the most salient issues and latest achievements in various fields.

Both Aizpurua and Liz-Marzán highlighted the international nature and high caliber of the conference speakers. “We have managed to attract talent from every continent,” they added, pointing out that events like this are gaining particular relevance “in times like these, when there are cutbacks and the exchange of information between continents is becoming increasingly complicated”.

The conference will be placing special emphasis on chemistry and physics related to various fields of current technological interest: from catalysis, biomedical applications (diagnosis and therapy), the synthesis and characterization of nanoparticles, plasmonics, optics and photonics, electronics, organometallics, to the purification and recycling of precious metals, environmental applications, energy production and conversion, artificial intelligence, etc.

The conference has been supported by various institutions, including Fomento San Sebastián, the Basque Government, the Charter Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa, and the World Gold Council.