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Science magazine publishes a report in the section Focus on Careers on the initiatives launched by European countries to stimulate their economies. In Spain, the journalist highlights the INGENIO2010 programme, and specifically the CENIT initiative, which offers funding to public-private research consortiums. One of the CENIT projects is Melius, in which Joan Guinovart’s group at IRB Barcelona is involved.
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).
