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“Magazine” puts the spotlight on how science is funded in Spain. It gathers the opinions of prominent figures in research, including those of Joan Guinovart, Roger Gomis and Elena Sancho, from IRB Barcelona, who draw attention to the relevance of research as an economic driver.
Given the current difficult economic scenario, research centres have started to actively search for alternative sources of funding. Examples are the fund-raising campaign launched by IRB Barcelona (through a dance video on YouTube) and the charity wine-tasting events organized by Xavier Ayala (“Vi per Vida”) in support of investigation into metastasis performed at IRB. Initiatives of this kind bring about increased visibility of the research centres and stimulate similar activities.
Read the article in “Magazine” (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).
