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IRB Barcelona to offer information and orientation on scientific research, development and innovation in “Aula 2013”, the most important gathering in the education sector in Spain.

The 21st edition of “AULA 2013” will be held in Madrid from 13 to 17 February in the “Salón Internacional del Estudiante y la Oferta educativa”, the most important annual gathering held in Spain for education and training sectors.

The “Fundación Española para la Ciencia y la Tecnología” (FECYT) will bring together all the Severo Ochoa Centres of Excellence in a single stand with the aim to provide visitors with information and orientation on opportunities in scientific research, development and innovation.

During this gathering, Óscar Martorell, a PhD student with the Morphogenesis in Drosophila Group, will be participating in “Express appointments with scientists” and Patricia Nadal, academic coordinator of the institute, will be providing information on educational programmes from the stand.

More info at:

FECYT Press release (in Spanish)

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).