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Massagué alerts that Spain could lose its science of excellence

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An article in La Vanguardia newspaper echoes the words of IRB Barcelona adjunct director, Joan Massagué, during a conference in the “Cercle del Liceu”, in Barcelona. Massagué expresses his fear that Spain could easily lose what it has achieved so far in science if budget cuts perists.

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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).