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Xavier Ayala: "I have always wanted to do something for my father"

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Today the back cover of the "El Periódico de Catalunya" is devoted to Xavier Ayala, an ordinary guy who has channelled his energy into organising the Charity Wine-Tasting event to raise funds for research into metastasis carried out at IRB Barcelona.

Find out more about him in "Gent Corrent" in the "El Periódico de Catalunya" (PDF in Catalan)

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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).