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A new laboratory for analysis of genomic 'big data' at IRB Barcelona

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The local newspaper “El Punt Avui” has included an article about IRB Barcelona's new laboratory for analysis of genomic 'big data', entitled Genome Data Science (aGENDAS).

aGENDAS, headed by Fran Supek, is starting this April and will undertake research in Big Data, a strategic area also for the Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST).

Link to La Vanguardia

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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).