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“Vi per Vida”, an initiative to raise funds for research into metastasis

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The fourth “Vi per Vida” (“Wine for Life”) charity wine-tasting event, an initiative launched by the sommelier Xavier Ayala, held in Mollerrussa, has been covered in the evening news on TV3, as well as in other media. This short mention includes statements by Ayala and Joan Guinovart, director of IRB Barcelona, who emphasizes the importance of social endeavours like this one, aimed at raising funds for research into cancer and metastasis conducted at IRB Barcelona.

Watch the news on TV3 (01:19 minutes, in Catalan)

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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).