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The IRB Barcelona director, Joan J. Guinovart, publishes an article entitled “Knowledge for growth”, which is included in the “Debate” section of the newspaper “La Vanguardia”. In the article, Guinovart defends the need to keep investing in science in times of crisis as the only possible way to strengthen the economies of Catalonia and Spain.
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).
