Two members of the ICCUB, Jordi Torra and Licia Verde, have been awarded the the Narcis Monturiol medal for their scientific contributions. The catalan government today approved to award with the Medal and Plate Narcís Monturiol nineteen personalities and an institution. These awards, instituted by the Generalitat in 1982, want to distinguish the people and entities that have contributed significantly to the development of science and technology in Catalonia.