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Article in the newspaper “El País” about a meeting on the European Research Council (ERC) held in Barcelona on Friday 28 May. The platform of scientific societies and organisations, Initiative for Science in Europe (ISE), with the support of IRB Barcelona, brought together more than 125 authorities at the “Institut d’Estudis Catalans” to discuss the future of the ERC.
Set up in 2007, the ERC depends on the European Commission and is charged with the mission to fund the best basic research with the sole criterion of excellence.
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).
