Private company

Geosciences Barcelona

Logo: geo3bcn.csic.es3

Earth science public research institute of the Consejo…1

Geosciences Barcelona (acronym: GEO3BCN), formerly known as Institute of Earth Sciences Jaume Almera (or in Spanish Instituto de Ciencias de la Tierra Jaume Almera, ICTJA) is an earth science public research institute of the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC). It was created in Barcelona (Spain) in 1965 (41.3847°N 2.1191°E / 41.3847; 2.1191) and it is considered among the top research institutes in Earth Sciences in Spain.2 It is headquartered in La Maternitat i Sant Ramon.1 It is part of Spanish National Research Council.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Photo: pere prlpz, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Geosciences Barcelona (acronym: GEO3BCN), formerly known as Institute of Earth Sciences Jaume Almera (or in Spanish Instituto de Ciencias de la Tierra Jaume Almera, ICTJA) is an earth science public research institute of the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC). It was created in Barcelona (Spain) in 1965 (41.3847°N 2.1191°E / 41.3847; 2.1191) and it is considered among the top research institutes in Earth Sciences in Spain.2

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

  • Spanish National Research Council

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Timeline

  1. 1965Founded Founded1

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