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IRB Barcelona raises funds for the needy

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On Thursday 16 December IRB Barcelona held its annual Christmas Party, raising funds as usual for the Casal dels Infants del Raval. This organisation strives to achieve lasting improvements in the quality of life of children, young people and families at risk of social exclusion.

Through a charity raffle, IRB Barcelona raised 1,365 euros. In addition to this sum of money, several winners donated their prizes to this cause. The raffle prizes were generously provided by our suppliers: Bechtle, BERCU, Bio-Rad, Bowling Pedralbes, Caixa Catalunya, Durviz, El Corte Inglés, Eppendorf, Fisher, Hoteles Catalonia, IFR Consultores, Invitrogen, Izasa, Leica, Merck Biosciences, Millipore, Olympus, PMC Group, Sartorius, Satec, Sigma, Sudelab, Tecan, UBK Seguros and VWR.

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).