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Carlos Romero, a 44-year-old telecommunications engineer from Sant Esteve Sesrovires, Barcelona, presented his campaign "Nadar contra corriente" (Swim against the current) on the programme “Som el que fem" on TV3.
Last year, Carlos set himself the challenge of swimming across the Strait of Gibraltar in support of IRB Barcelona’s research into cancer and metastasis.
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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).
