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In an opinion article published in “El Periódico de Catalunya”, Manel Esteller explains that excellent researchers born or trained in Catalonia are now found all over the world. Some have moved willingly while others have been forced to do so because of the current economic climate.
Esteller mentions the set-up of centres of excellence such as IRB Barcelona and the CRG in Barcelona, which have allowed Catalonia to attract and retain talent. Esteller believes that Barcelona continues to be attractive to researchers but that we have to carefully preserve its profile in order to ensure that scientists continue to choose the city as a place to live and work. Esteller calls out to Catalan physicians and researchers living abroad but with links with Catalonia, such as Joan Masasgué, to become ambassadors of the brand Catalonia & Barcelona.
Read the article in “El Periódico de Catalunya” (PDF en catalán)
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).
