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From today until Thursday 7th April, the “Live Research” Fair is on in the city. Organised by the Barcelona Science Park in collaboration with the Social Programme of the CatalunyaCaixa, this event allows the public to get close to the cutting edge research performed in Barcelona. Over these three days, scientists working at IRB Barcelona uproot and move their test tubes to the emblematic building known as “La Pedrera”, where they will talk to visitors and show them some of the experiments done every day in their labs.
The researchers Ana Igea and Lorena Ramírez, who are with IRB Barcelona’s Signalling and Cycle Lab, headed by Ángel Nebreda, will give a talk-workshop on the most recent breakthroughs in breast cancer. Participants will also have the opportunity to culture cells and to use a microscope to see how healthy ones can be distinguished from cancerous ones. The fair also involves scientists from other research centres in Catalonia. By joining forces, these scientists aim to show the public the fascinating and fun side of science and to emphasize the contribution it makes to our quality of life.
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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).
