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The scientific advisor to the Parc Científic de Barcelona, Joan Massagué, one of the five researchers awarded the “Príncipe de Asturias” Science Prize.

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 16.06.2004

The scientific advisor to the Parc Científic de Barcelona, Joan Massagué, one of the five researchers awarded the “Príncipe de Asturias” Science Prize.

The researcher Joan Massagué, president of the International Scientific Committee of the Parc Científic de Barcelona (PCB, Barcelona Science Park) and the Institute of Biomedical Research (IRBB-PCB), has been awarded the "Príncipe de Asturias" Science Prize in recognition of his "international leadership of a crucial line of research into cancer."


The jury president, biologist Julio Rodríguez Villanueva, announced the decision of the jury to award Joan Massagué, together with the North American researchers Judah Folkman, Bert Vogelstein and Robert Weinberg and the Briton Tony Hunter at midday. The document highlights that, from their different lines of investigation, these scientists are at the vanguard of the fight against the set of diseases known as cancer, one of the greatest scientific challenges faced by humanity.”

The jury has recognised the “enormous impact” of the scientific production of the five awardees “which exceeds 266,000 bibliographical citations,” implying “the highest index of references registered in all the fields of the international scientific community.” The prize also reflects the “great contribution” of their work, “which is a determinant for knowledge on the bases of cancer and the development of new lines of treatment.”

Joan Massagué, (born in Barcelona 1953) was honoured for his studies on the characterization and function of critical receptors for the regulation of cell proliferation and his “contribution to an improved understanding of the mechanisms which lead to tumor metastasis.”