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The Catalan delegation headed by Biocat includes thirty-seven companies and 7 research organizations.
IRB Barcelona will take part in the BIO International Convention, the most important gathering of the international biotechnology sector, to be held from 15 to 18 June 2015 in Philadelphia (United States). Biocat, an organization that coordinates and promotes the life sciences sector in Catalonia, is leading the delegation, which includes thirty-seven companies and 7 research institutions.
The Philadephia area is home to more than 1,200 companies, ranging from large multinational corporations from the biopharmaceutical industry to national companies with great projection and high growth. Exhibitors at BIO have the chance to reach top executives and decision-makers attending the convention in order to discover new stakeholders in the industry, forge collaborations and assess emerging technology.
IRB Barcelona seeks to strengthen ties with key organisations in this sector, in addition to generating new opportunities for collaboration. This is the sixth consecutive year that IRB Barcelona is participating in the BIO International Convention, a clear sign that the institute is committed to the market transfer of innovation and discoveries made in its 23 labs and six scientific platforms.
Technology transfer activities at IRB Barcelona
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).
