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“Cinc dies a...” broadcasted by La2 has devoted a programme to the day to day lives of all those who work at the Barcelona Science Park, ranging from researchers to admin staff and other service staff. Several members of the IRB Barcelona community participated in the programme. Lara Barrio, a researcher with the Growth Control and Development Lab, showed how studying the vinegar fly Drosophila can help us to understand human diseases. In the Colorectal Cancer Lab, the scientists Elena Sancho and Carme Cortina explained their research into colon cancer and metastasis. In addition, Silvia Frutos, Alumna of IRB Barcelona, commented on how she founded her company ProteoDesign seven years ago.
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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).
