The Unique Scientific and Technology Infrastructures (ICTS) are singular facilities or resources that provide the research community cutting-edge analytical tools. Currently there are 29 ICTS that bring together 64 infrastructures, located throughout Spain, organized in the Map of Unique Scientific and Technical Infrastructures (ICTS). Their uniqueness make them institutions of outstanding strategic value for the country.

Organized by the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities of the Government of Spain, the event was opened by the General Secretary for Research, Eva Ortega Paíno, and by the General Director for Research of the Generalitat de Catalunya, Joan Gómez-Pallarés. Both highlighted the relevance of the ICTS for the progress of science and technology in the country. As a sign of solidarity, at 12:00h a minute of silence was held in memory of the victims of the recent floods in Valencia and Castilla La Mancha.

During the meeting, three round tables were organized in which key aspects for the development of ICTS were discussed. It was demonstrated that the ICTS offer many opportunities for the knowledge transfer, which also generate synergies among them and causing a great impact on the industry. The need for structured and solid teams and common regulatory frameworks was also mentioned.

Given their high specialization, the ICTS are appropriate instruments to solve the current challenges of our society. It was proposed to align the ICTS developments with the country's scientific strategies, as well as to streamline the use of ICTS by national researchers, especially for innovative and early-career projects, even with specific grants.

Some ideas were presented for increasing the visibility of ICTS among the research community, as well as among citizenship, especially focused on the early stages of children's education. The participants also had the opportunity to visit the ALBA Synchrotron facilities.

The conference was closed by Eva Ortega Paíno, Secretary General for Research, and José Ignacio Doncel and Ángela Fernández Curto, Deputy Director and Joint Deputy Director General, respectively, of Large Scientific and Technical Facilities of the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities of the Government of Spain, who underlined the usefulness of these meetings and expressed their gratitude to the hosts, encouraging the organization of future conferences that continue to strengthen the collaboration and impact of ICTS in Spanish science.