Keeping Catalonia's research revolution on track

摘要

ALONGSIDE ITS cultural, artistic and gastronomic merits, Spain's famous Catalonia region is much envied for the stratospheric success of FC Barcelona, the local football club that has become a global brand. Inspired by the club's achievements, Catalonia's scientific leaders want the region to be as synonymous with cutting-edge research as Barcelona has become with world-class football. From his office opposite FC Barcelona's Cam] Nou stadium, Joan Guinovart, director of the city's Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB), reels off statistics about the region's scientific prowess.