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The ARA newspaper, like many other communication media, has published an article on the creation of The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology. This initiative involves the collaboration of six leading research centres in Catalonia—CRG, ICIQ, ICN2, ICFO, IFAE and IRB Barcelona—, 5 internationally renowned scientists, 5 foundations, and the Government of Catalonia. As of September, this new institute will work to promote common strategies for research, technology transfer, and postgraduate training.
Watch the news on TV3 (01:27 minutes, in Catalan)
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).
