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In the opinion article included in the Economics section in newspaper El País, journalist and editorialist Xavier Vidal Folch sums up the companies and strategic sectors in Spain that are amongst the leaders in the world; he describes them as the "green sprouts" of the Spanish economy. In the field of biomedicine/biotechnology, he mentions IRB Barcelona.
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).
