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Science Magazine publishes a report on the official launch of European Molecular Biology Laboratory's (EMBL) sixth site, in Barcelona. The new branch, housed at the Barcelona Biomedical Research Park (PRBB), will focus on tissue biology and disease modelling.
The agreement between the EMBL and the Spanish government strengthens Barcelona's profile as one of southern Europe's premier science hubs, stresses Joan Guinovart, director of the Institute for Research in Biomedicine, in Science Magazine. “Barcelona is already one of the hottest spots in biomedicine in Europe," he adds.
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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).
