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The news bulletin of the radio programme “La Tarda” (Broadcasting Network of Catalonia) has covered the launch of the fundraising project Nadar Contra Corriente (Swim against the current) in Sant Esteve Sesrovires, which is going to be held on Friday 17 April in a function that will include the participation of the town mayor, Enric Carbonell, and Joan Guinovart, director of IRB Barcelona. Carlos Romero, who intends to swim across the Strait of Gibraltar in September, will donate all the proceeds to IRB Barcelona research on cancer and metastasis.
Listen to “La Tarda” radio programme (minute 3:46 – 4:50, 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).
