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“La Vanguardia” has sought out the opinion of Jordi Duran, research associate of the Metabolic Engineering and Diabetes Therapy group at IRB Barcelona, about a proof of concept of a new patch that monitors diabetes, published in Nature Nanotechnology.
Duran says that the most important thing is that this new gadget allows real-time monitoring of glucose levels, which is a big advantage when having to control blood sugar and avoid the complications associated with the disease.
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).
