Eduard Vitòria i Miralles founded Chemical Laboratory of the Ebre at Roquetes, Tarragona, in August 1905.

In 1984 it ceased to be a legally dependent centre of the Society of Jesus and became a foundation governed by a board of trustees.

[2] In 2005, IQS received the Gold Medal of the city of Barcelona and the Creu de Sant Jordi distinction of the Government of Catalonia, in recognition of their teaching and research.

[3] In 2010 construction began on the new IQS School of Management building, which was officially opened by the then Prince of Asturias and Girona on 12 December 2012.

[citation needed] In 2013, IQS School of Engineering began offering a degree in biotechnology.