Clínic Barcelona

The José Carreras Research Institute against Leukaemia is born

This morning, the meeting to constitute the new José Carreras Research Institute against Leukaemia took place. The main aims of the new Institute are to promote the biomedical research of hematological malignancies, especially leukaemia, and also to develop preventative and personalized medicines in the same field. The meeting was attended by Mr. José Carreras in his role as president of the private International Foundation that took his name. In addition, he was joined by ministers, Marina Geli and Josep Huguet, the rector of the UAB, Ana Ripoll, the rector of the UB, Dídac Ramírez and the mayor of Badalona Jordi Sierra.