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The radio programme "Pa ciència, la nostra", presented by Daniel Arbós i Màrius Belles, has talked about the Open Day at IRB Barcelona, which was held on Saturday 13 May. Muriel Arimon, Public Engagement and Science Education Officer, explained that this event is the showcase of the Outreach Programme of the institute, which seeks to bring science closer to a wide range of public. "We organise activities for different audiences, including students, teachers and schools. And Open Day is an opportunity to get closer to all those interested in science. It is a day that everyone can discover something interesting and can be close to scientists," she explains. Involving around 90 volunteers from scientific and administration staff at the institute, the event registered about 400 visitors.
More information: Hundreds of visitors experience cutting-edge biomedicine at IRB Barcelona
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).
