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The TVE daily news programme covered the recent discoveries in cancer research made by IRB Barcelona scientist Raúl Méndez. Raúl and his team published a study in the journal Nature where they identify a mechanism that promotes cancer. Their work may help the design of new drugs.
Watch the video here: minute 41:21 - 42:13
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).
