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Institutional
IRB Barcelona launches the video series “Meet Our Scientists”
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Roger Gomis: “The unknown fascinates me”
Institutional
Three young physicians combine basic research and clinical practice in four research centres in Barcelona
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A gene responsible for metastasis of breast cancer to the bone has been identified
Picture showing the metastasis of a primary breast tumour to bone (Author: Formas Naturales by Inbiomotion)
Innovation
IRB Barcelona identifies the gene responsible for metastasis of breast cancer to the bone
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Worldwide Cancer Research funds studies on breast cancer at IRB Barcelona
Illustration of breast cancer metastasis to the lung (© R Gomis lab)
Institutional
Worldwide Cancer Research award goes to an IRB Barcelona project on breast cancer metastasis
Innovation
“Today we can work effectively against metastasis”
Innovation
Who pays for science?
Innovation
Medical research progresses despite cuts
Innovation
A gene predicts the risk of bone metastasis in breast cancer
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Gomis: "Without discoveries made in basic research there wouldn't be any new drugs against cancer"
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Discovered the pattern of colon cancer metastasis
In black, gaps between blood vessel cells caused by signalling from tumour cells. Tumour cells cross these gaps in order to colonize the lung. (Microscope image: J Urosevic, IRB)
Scientific
Discovery of why colon cancer metastasis always follows the same invasive pattern
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New suppressor of breast cancer metastasis to lung
Graphic explaining the consequences of the loss of function of RARRES3 for breast cancer lung metastasis (Author: Gomis Lab, IRB)
Scientific
Researchers identify a new suppressor of breast metastasis to the lung
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Metastasis under siege
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Acció to fund the development of new markers of bone metastasis
The agency for business competitiveness of the Generalitat de Catalunya, ACCIÓ, funds innovation projects.
Institutional
IRB to develop an innovation project on bone metastasis
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Study reveals the process of cancer metastasis to the brain
Xavier Salvatella (Photo: Battista/Minocri, IRB Barcelona)
Institutional
Roger Gomis and Xavier Salvatella appointed ICREA Research Professors
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Media mentions
Cancer's sleeping cells
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Innovation
Research into bone metastasis receives the "Valdés Salas" Award for Biomedicine
Roger Gomis leads the Growth control and cancer metastasis lab
Innovation
Roger Gomis is awarded the "Valdés-Salas" Prize for Applied Biomedicine
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Media mentions
Ysios Capital and Vila Casas enter the biotech enterprise Inbiomotion
Innovation
Ysios Capital leads a two million euros investment in Inbiomotion
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Interview with Roger Gomis
Roger Gomis (c) IRB Barcelona
Institutional
IRB Barcelona spin-off to develop a diagnostic kit and new treatments for metastasis
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A combination of immunotherapeutic treatments may be more effective against melanoma