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“Catalan researchers find the way to get drugs into the brain”

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Various new bulletins on RAC1 radio have included statements by Ernest Giralt, group leader of the Peptide and Protein Laboratory at IRB Barcelona, following the publication of an article on the compound created by his lab that is capable of transporting drugs in to the brain.

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).