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The scientific reporter Pere Estupinyà talks to representatives from business, research, political and educational circles to find out whether Catalonia is prepared for a production model based on the generation of knowledge. Estupinyà also visits labs at IRB Barcelona, at the Barcelona Science Park, where he speaks to Joan J Guinovart, director of the centre. Guinovart explains that research centres funded by the Catalan Government have three critical characteristics that make them competitive, namely "administrative flexibility, recruitment flexibility, and responsibility for the results achieved." The director of IRB Barcelona also argues that only good science can open up business opportunities.
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).
