Carry out research in Barcelona

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The Laboratory of synchrotron light ALBA (ALBA-CELLS) has been inaugurated. It is the most important scientific installation in Southern Europe. ALBA is a source of third generation synchrotron light that allows to decode the internal structure of matter. This has is a great diversity of applications for both basic science and industry.

The mission of the new Institute of Predictive and Personalized Medicine of Cancer, located in the grounds of Germans Trias i Pujol University Hospital, is to identify the molecular patterns that allow for the prediction of the development of a cancer and its personalized treatment.

The Barcelona Supercomputing Center (UPC) and IBM are collaborating in the design of the supercomputers of the future. The MareIncognito project will define the characteristics and design of the new generation of supercomputers, capable of reaching power of calculation of more than 10 pentaflops/s.

The Centre of Regenerative Medicine of Barcelona (CRMB), pioneer in in vitro fertilisation and in the research about stem cells, has worked over the past two years on the creation of iPS cells, that will serve in the future to replace the damaged cells of a patient.

The Hospital Clinic of Barcelona coordinates the Spanish participation in the International Cancer Genome Consortium (ICGC), which is directed towards the study of the genome of chronic lymphatic leuthemia. Barcelona also has the headquarters of the Genomic Sequencing Laboratory, which forms part of the ICGC.

The CBATEG-Mouse Clinic of the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) is searching for therapies for diabetes and other metabolic illnesses. With this aim in mind, it has technological platforms dedicated to the generation of transgenic mice and the development of viral vectors.

The Institute of Sea Sciences (ICM-CSIC) and the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) are promoting in Barcelona the Expert Centre on Radiometric Calibration and Oceanic Salinity of the SMOS Mission of the European Space Agency (ESA).