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Yesterday, 17 July, the Catalan Government announced the award of the Narcís Monturiol Plaque to the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona).
First given by the Catalan Government in 1982, these awards recognize the contribution of Catalan organisations to furthering science and technology. The “Obra Social “LaCaixa”” and the “Fundació Fero” are the other two organisations presented the award this year. The presentation ceremony will be held in October in the “Palau de la Generalitat”.
The Government also announced the awards of Narcís Monturiol Medals to thirteen authorities in the fields of science and technology: Salvador Barberà, Joaquim Bruna, Luis F. Cabeza, Elías Campo, Joaquim Casal, Josep Domingo, Dieter Einfeld, Climent Giné, Maria Pau Ginebra, Jordi Isern, Genoveva Martí, Emilio Montesinos and Núria Sebastián.
Award decision of the Narcís Monturiol Plaques and Medals (PDF in Catalan)
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).
