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In an interview on the programme “Hoy por Hoy”, broadcasted by the channel Ser, the adjunct director of IRB Barcelona, Joan Massagué, explains that we are in the era of curing cancer or turning it into a chronic disease, like diabetes. However, he emphasises that we are only at the beginning of this process.
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).
