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Barcelona TV news talks about the start of the “Crazy About Science Programme, in which IRB Barcelona participates with the “Crazy About Biomedicine” (CAB) course. Statements by Judit Sanz (CAB 2013) and Clara Martínez (CAB 2014)

This programme has come about as a result of the success of the “Crazy About Biomedicine” course, a join initiative of IRB Barcelona and the Catalunya-La Pedrera Foundation aimed at giving baccalaureate students the opportunity to learn first-hand how research is performed.

Watch the news on BTV:

 

Link to the IRB news article:

157 young people go crazy about science in 2014

Link to the CAB 2014 course

About IRB Barcelona

The Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) pursues a society free of disease. To this end, it conducts multidisciplinary research of excellence to cure cancer and other diseases linked to ageing. It establishes technology transfer agreements with the pharmaceutical industry and major hospitals to bring research results closer to society, and organises a range of science outreach activities to engage the public in an open dialogue. IRB Barcelona is an international centre that hosts 400 researchers and more than 30 nationalities. Recognised as a Severo Ochoa Centre of Excellence since 2011, IRB Barcelona is a CERCA centre and member of the Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST).