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La Vanguardia dedicates the opening article in the section “Tendencias”(Tendencies) to the situation of women scientists in Spain. In a two-page article, the journalist recounts several testimonials of leading scientists in the country, among these Joan J. Guinovart, director of IRB Barcelona and president of the “Confederación de Sociedades Científicas de España” (COSCE) (Confederation of Spanish Scientific Societies). The report highlights concern about the many women who abandon science.
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).
