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The coordinator of the Oncology Programme at IRB Barcelona will also share his vision of the challenges and opportunities faced by Catalonia in order to maintain its leadership in global science.
Organised by “El Periódico de Catalunya” and with the support of the “Banco Sabadell”, the Primera Plan@ conferences are attended by distinguished managing directors, academics, lawyers, researchers, and representatives from the financial and social sectors and trade unions.
Eduard Batlle is the next speaker in the forum Primera Plan@, an event organised monthly by “El Periódico de Catalunya” with the support of the “Banco Sabadell”. The conference will be given at 9.00 am on Tuesday 27 May in the Hotel Juan Carlos I, in Barcelona.
Batlle, coordinator of the Oncology Programme at IRB Barcelona, head of the Colorectal Cancer Laboratory, and ICREA research professor, will address the most promising research lines in cancer and the challenges and opportunities facing Catalonia if it wishes to continue enjoying recognition as a potent region in science.
The web of “El Periódico” will offer live coverage of the conference. Readers will also be able to send their questions through the website.
The Primera Plan@ talks were launched in 2013. Since then several renowned people have contributed to this initiative, including: the director of Change.org, Francisco Polo; the president and CEO of Telefónica I+D, Carlos Domingo; and the most recent ones, the Catalan chef, Ferran Adrià, and the president of F.C. Barcelona, Josep Maria Bartomeu.
These conferences seek to promote reflection and analysis of the most relevant issues for society. The audience comprises leading managing directors, academics, distinguished lawyers, researchers and representatives from the financial and social sectors and trade unions.
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).
