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Today Nature Index has published statistics indicating the scientific attractiveness of Barcelona and the scientific rivalry with Madrid. The subheading notes "Barcelona lures scientists, while Madrid is bound by bureaucracy."
Among the different rankings, the report lists the ten best scientific institutions in Barcelona and classifies the Institute of Biomedical Research in eight place. The Institute is one of the four centres participating in Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST) that appears in the "top ten."
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).
