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"We need each other; I love you all," declared Joan Guinovart, director of IRB Barcelona, to journalists last Tuesday on the occasion of the first anniversary celebration of Big Vang, the informative science cannel run by La Vanguardia. Guinovart, together with Xavier Trepat and specialised science journalists Cristina Sáez and Nuria Jar, talked about the relationship between journalists and scientists. Held in the Palau Macaya in Barcelona, the gathering was attended by 150 people. Jordi Portabella, head of the science and knowledge section of the “Obra Social la Caixa” kicked off the event.
Read the news here: La Vanguardia
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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).
