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Catalan radio station "Catalunya Ràdio" has covered warnings made by the scientific community in Catalonia about the effects of Donald Trump’s cuts to the US research budget. The broadcast included Joan J. Guinovart's opinion, on the occasion of the March for Science celebrated on Saturday 22 April.
Joan J. Guinovart, director of IRB Barcelona says, "From a financial point of view, there are quite a lot of scientists who have research projects in collaboration with the US. They may see their budget cut".
Link to Catalunya Ràdio
March for Science
Meanwhile, in response to the deep concern of scientists and citizens regarding the growing wave of policies in detriment of science and the erosion of the social image of science, tens of thousands of people marched for science in more than 600 cities on 6 continents.
The initiative in Barcelona was backed by many prominent figures in the political and scientific spheres of influence, including the President of the Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Dr. Andreu Mas-Colell, and Joan J. Guinovart, among others.
March for Science Barcelona coverage:
Link to Ara.cat
Link to El Confidencial
Link to Antenta 3 TV
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).
