Cooperative research between countries enables scientists to take advantage of different environments and populations; to share facilities and to better understand the problems facing various regions of the world.  It is a UC philosophy that the results from research must be extended to the people that can will benefit from the new knowledge.

Generalitat of Catalunya
The Generalitat is the institution in which the self-government of Catalonia is politically organised, and is made up of the Parliament, the President of the Generalitat and the Government. The Government directs the policies and
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ICARDA
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas 
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FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL CHALLENGE
University of California-IRTA: Twenty Plus Years of Joint Activities
The collaboration between the University of California and IRTA (Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries) dates back to 1986.
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EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OF THE MEDITERRANEAN
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INSTITUTE FOR ENERGY RESEARCH OF CATALUNYA (IREC)
Catalonia hopes to strengthen its place in the renewable energy sector with the creation of the new Institute for Research in Energy to be set up in Barcelona and Tarragona. The new institution will target research in the areas of energy efficiency and renewables.
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B_tec
B_tec in association with the urban cluster development model of Barcelona 22@ is an agent  in the creation of clusters for energy, water and mobility.  The companies involved are part of a network of innovation with the fundamental mission to create value through the exchange of knowledge and services.www.btec.org

22@ Barcelona
22@ Barcelona is a project that aims to fully integrate Barcelona in the new technological revolution of the knowledge economy. The Poblenou district, the main hub of Spanish industrialization during the 19th century, is today setting itself up as the leading economic and technological platform in Barcelona and Catalonia. Barcelona production expertise is changing rapidly: more than two-thirds of its exports now are high or medium-high technological goods. The future development of Barcelona depends on its ability to integrate new information and communications technologies and, of course, to intensify its knowledge-driven industrial activities and profit from them.

DOWN SYNDROME
25 YEARS CONQUERING DIGNITY
The Fundació Catalana Síndrome de Down is a non profit organización whose principal aim is to better the quality of life of persons with Down síndrome (SD) and other intellectual disabilities. This year, 2009, is our 25th year and we hope to make many more in order to help and give support to persons with DS so that they may construct their own identity, plan their future and so that they can integrate into society.

WHAT IS DOWN SYNDROME
DS is not an illness, it is only an excess of genetic material.
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