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The newspaper ABC reports on the last meeting of the "Centrosome 3D" consortium (July 7 and 8, University of Cantabria), which involved 10 Spanish research groups, among these the lab devoted to the Structural Biology of Proteins, Nucleic Acids and their Complexes at IRB Barcelona, led by Miquel Coll. The meeting discussed the latest findings of the consortium, which was set up to analyze the centrosome, a cellular organelle that plays a crucial role in the cell division.
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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).
