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In an interview on the programme “Valencia en la Onda”, presented by Mª Paz Fernández on Radio Onda Cero, Meritxell Teixidó, research associate at IRB Barcelona, talks about his research at the Design, Synthesis and Structure of Peptides and Proteins Laboratory.
During the interview, Teixidó explains the Lab's work on transforming a protein from bee venom into a tool that helps treatments get inside the brain and can be applied to treat central nervous system diseases.
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).
