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Top science in Spain, 2016

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The Sinc Agency publishes an extensive report on Spanish research in 2016, with a special focus on the study headed by Salvador Aznar Benitah, ICREA researcher at IRB Barcelona.

The study identifies the cells responsible for initiating and promoting metastasis in several types of human tumour.

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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).