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Dr. Joan Massagué, scientific researcher in cancer

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Section Head of Communication & Outreach
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The program El Secret broadcasted by Catalunya Ràdio has interviewed our adjunct director Joan Massagué. During a 30-minute session, Massagué explains the keys behind cancer, explains where future cancer research is heading, and places the research performed in Catalonia and Spain in an international context.

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).