Catalonia aspires to increase R&D budget to 2.12% of GDP to meet EU average
President Torra presents National Pact for a Knowledge-Based Society as post-Covid-19 'compass'
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Study reveals 7.1% of Barcelona residents have Covid-19 antibodies
The figure is 2.5% for Girona, 3.7% for Lleida, 1.6% for Tarragona and 5% for Spain as a whole
Lockdown sees Barcelona pollution levels drop 62%
Data from March 14 to April 30 at 129 sites across Spain shows lowest pollutant figures in a decade
'We didn't pay enough attention to Asia', says Catalan researcher of Covid-19 crisis
Salvador Macip discusses reasons behind pandemic's impact, including the state of the public health system and its management
Health centers begin testing for coronavirus immunity
Catalan CAPs part of Spainwide study of antibodies in blood aiming to find out how long defenses against Covid-19 last
Catalan researchers part of Remdesivir study showing effective treatment for Covid-19
Trial with antiviral medication indicates improvements in recovery time and reduced mortality among patients with severe coronavirus
Catalan researcher leading team to build Covid-19 detecting algorithm
Brian Subirana is excited by the possibilities opened up by AI that can be applied beyond the coronavirus
Algorithm aims to detect Covid-19 cases with app that records coughing
Barcelona hospital part of MIT study led by Catalan researcher to develop free diagnostic tool to help with return to normal life
Home of FC Barcelona hosts Covid-19 clinical trial
Camp Nou one of four venues attending to participants taking part in innovative coronavirus research project
Catalan government creates WhatsApp bot for coronavirus information
Authorities strive to counter fake news and unofficial sources
Catalan government allocates €4m to covid-19 research projects
Proposals include vaccine development, treatments and genetic studies, with hope patients start benefiting from some results before end of year
Catalan firm shows potential of telehealth during coronavirus lockdown
Demand for Devicare's service letting patients self-monitor treatment from home has boomed since introduction of quarantine restrictions
Catalan researchers help identify drug that blocks effects of virus that causes covid-19
Part of an international study, IBEC scientists used bioengineering to decipher how SARS-CoV2 interacts with human cells
ConfinApp: new app to answer questions during and after confinement
Government to release tool on Friday in order to 'monitor end of lockdown' when state of alarm ends
Complete lockdown or health system collapse by April 24, scientists tell Spain
60 professionals ask for "shutdown" of Catalonia, guaranteed supply of protective equipment, and access to data
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