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The online platform Public Service Review, in its last issue devoted to the European Union, includes a long article by Joan J Guinovart, Director of IRB Barcelona. The article addresses to the situation of science in Spain and how it has evolved. “It is now time to close the loop by implementing solutions to effectively translate the research results produced in laboratories into benefits for patients by developing tools, technologies, diagnostics and medicines that will also contribute to the creation of a dynamic sector of the economy securely grounded in knowledge and innovation”, says Guinovart.
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).
