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‘Vi per Vida’ prepares its 4th wine-tasting event in support of cancer research at IRB Barcelona

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Imatge del primer tast "Vi per Vida", realitzat a Mollerussa (maig de 2014). Font: IRB Barcelona.
 14.05.2015

‘Vi per Vida’ prepares its 4th wine-tasting event in support of cancer research at IRB Barcelona

The charity organisation Vi per Vida, headed by the Catalan  sommelier Xavier Ayala, is preparing its 4th wine-tasting event in support of research into cancer and metastasis conducted at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona), located at PCB. The event, which will last an hour and a half, will be held at 18h on Saturday 23 May iin Mollerussa –the capital of the Pla d’Urgell and Ayala’s home town– and will be led by Xavier Ayala himself and the journalist Elisabet Carnicé. 

After the previous three events, held in Mollerussa (May 2014), Calella (November 2014), and Llorenç del Penedès (May 2015 during the “Mostra de Vins i Caves”), the charity expects to bring together 500 people who wish to taste Catalan wines and who are sensitive to research into cancer and metastasis. 

The dissemination of tumour cells from a primary tumour to distant organs is the main challenge faced by oncologists in the fight against cancer, as metastases cause 90% of deaths from this disease. Scientists at IRB Barcelona are carrying out around 50 research projects in this field and the institute has a specific research programme devoted to oncology. “We are very grateful to Vi per Vida for their support and we congratulate Xavi for the events he is organising and for his initiative and spirit,” says Joan Guinovart, director of IRB Barcelona.

Vi per Vida has rallied more than 850 members of the public, 25 organisations, and many figures from various fields for its wine-tasting events. This fourth gathering is also supported by Mollerussa Comercial, the business association of Mollerussa, through which 15 stores are selling tickets for the event, each costing 5 €. Tickets can also be purchased through a wine-specialized website www.enoticket.com