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Diario Médico devotes extensive coverage to the three business projects that will receive fuinancial and logiostical support from the Botín Foundation, two of which are headed by researchers at IRB Barcelona.
Modesto Orozco, IRB Barcelona researcher, spoke during the award presentation to explain that "right now scientists are experiencing uncertain times and that initiatives like this one are priceless. It is difficult for me to understand that science does not figure in the minds of the heavy investors of this country ", he said, criticizing the lack of resources dedicated to research in Spain and the lack of philanthropy.
"Nostrum Drug Delivery", headed by Modesto Orozco, and "Colostage", led by Eduard Batlle and Elena Sancho, are the two IRB Barcelona projects to be awarded one million euros by the Botín Foundation.
Read article in Diario Médico (PDF in Spanish)
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La Razón (PDF)
El Economista (PDF)
Te Interesa (PDF)
Link to IRB Barcelona’s news article about the Mind the Gap Programme
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).
