IRB Barcelona “Futur” in its third year of #GivingTuesday

For the third consecutive year, IRB Barcelona is to participate in the initiative #GivingTuesday, a global day of giving, which will be held on 28 November. The campaign included in this event is “Futur – The medicine of the future starts here”, which seeks to raise funds to support the training of young researchers, increase public awareness of the importance of biomedicine, and stimulate scientific vocation through a series of outreach activities aimed at schools.

The consolidation of a successful campaign

IRB Barcelona first launched “Futur” in November last year and raised 12,000 euros from the donations of individuals and sponsors. These donations helped to set up the “IRB Barcelona Futur” PhD Fellowship, the first fellowship at the institute that has come about thanks to the generosity of society. This fellowship has recently been awarded  to a young female scientist, who will spend the next four years working in regenerative medicine and tissue repair.

After the success of the Futur campaign, IRB Barcelona has established it as a permanent initiative, thus highlighting the commitment of the centre to training young researchers.

#GivingTuesday

#GivingTuesday is a fund-raising initiative  in support of many fields, such as research, international cooperation and environmental issues. A global movement that began in New York five years ago, #GivingTuesday is an alternative to the consumer frenzy of #BlackFriday and #CyberMonday. It seeks to make the public aware that donations and philanthropy can also be ways to bring satisfaction.

Find out about Futur.
IRB Barcelona awards its first fellowship funded by donations (26 October 2017)

About IRB Barcelona

Created in 2005 by the Generalitat de Catalunya (Government of Catalonia) and University of Barcelona, IRB Barcelona is a Severo Ochoa Centre of Excellence, a seal that was awarded in 2011. The institute is devoted to conducting research of excellence in biomedicine and to transferring results to clinical practice, thus improving people’s quality of life, while simultaneously promoting the training of outstanding researchers, technology transfer, and public communication of science. Its 25 laboratories and seven core facilities address basic questions in biology and are orientated to diseases such as cancer, metastasis, Alzheimer’s, diabetes, and rare conditions. IRB Barcelona is an international centre that hosts 400 employees and 32 nationalities. It is located in the Barcelona Science Park. IRB Barcelona forms part of the Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST) and the “Xarxa de Centres de Recerca de Catalunya” (CERCA).