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Extensive article about the various research projects undertaken by Ernest Giralt’s group at IRB Barcelona. The article focuses on those devoted to the design of peptides with the capacity to cross the blood-brain barrier. “I think we are the only group worldwide studying the use of poisons as transporters of new drugs into the brain,” explains Ernest Giralt, full professor of the UB and coordinator of the Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology Programme 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).
