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“La Mañana” newspaper has interviewed Xavier Ayala, sommelier by profession, on the occasion of the fourth “Vi per Vida” (“Wine for Life”) charity wine-tasting event, an initiative launched by him and his family to support research into cancer and metastasis conducted at IRB Barcelona. Ayala talks about what drove him to set up the association and organise these popular wine-tasting session, which, apart from having a charity angle, also seek to bring Catalan wine culture closer to the general public.
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).
