B-CycleS is born as an ambitious long-term research program that aims to provide a comprehensive picture for the formation and evolution of galaxies by studying the interplay between their two basic constituents: baryons and dark matter. B-CycleS is rooted in the detailed analysis of the stellar population properties of galaxies and equipped with state-of-the-art stellar population models and analysis tools, we will directly tackle some of the most fundamental yet open questions in our current understanding of galaxy formation:

- How does feedback shape the observed properties of galaxies?
- What is the role of dark matter halos in regulating galaxy evolution?
- Is the initial mass function (IMF) universal?

B-CycleS is the continuation of the very successful RAVET coordinated program that has been at the forefront of astrophysical research
for more than a decade. In particular, over that period of time (2010 - 2022), our node at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) has
been involved in 15% of all peer reviewed papers in astrophysics funded (totally or partially) by the Spanish Ministry of Science (source
NASA/ADS).