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Interview with the director of IRB Barcelona, Joan J. Guinovart, in El Periódico on emblematic places in the Les Corts district of Barcelona and their association with his professional and personal life.
"People should make the same demands of scientists as they do of their football team", says the scientist and director of IRB Barcelona, in reference to an emblematic building in the neighbourhood, namely the Camp Nou (FC. Barcelona’s stadium). This building is located in the same district as cutting-edge scientific and educational facilities, such as the Barcelona Science Park—home to IRB Barcelona—, the science faculties of the University of Barcelona, the supercomputer MareNostrum at the Universidad Politécnica de Catalunya, and the Sant Joan de Déu Hospital.
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).
