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The newspaper Ara publishes a report summarizing various statements on metastasis made by experts linked to IRB, namely Roger Gomis, ICREA researcher at IRB, and Joan Massagué, scientific advisor of the centre.
The report explains the lines of research conducted and strategies underway in Barcelona to tackle the leading cause of cancer-related death.
Read the article in Ara newspaper (PDF in Catalan)
Link to Ara newspaper
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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).
