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Joan J. Guinovart: "For Barcelona to become a reference in biomedicine we have to first believe it"

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The last issue of the magazine published by the Asociación para el Progreso de la Dirección (APD) is devoted to the city of Barcelona. It includes articles and interviews about the present and future of the most outstanding features of the city: architecture, design, business and business schools, culture, innovation, technology and tourism. Amongst the classic treasures of Barcelona, biomedicine is recurrently appearing. APD magazine has interviewed the director of IRB Barcelona, Joan J. Guinovart, about his vision of Barcelona as a present and future capital of biomedicine.

For almost 40 years and with more than 230 issues published, APD magazine, published monthly has provided its readers with news about events and initiatives that affect the development of managerial tasks. Its readership includes the main executives of the enterprises quoted in the Ibex 35 and in the continuous market and executives of the following 3000 leading companies in Spain, which cover all sectors of economic activity.

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).

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