On Wednesday, October 18, twenty-five research centers accredited with Severo Ochoa and María de Maeztu excellence distinctions carried out the creation of the Severo Ochoa and María de Maeztu Alliance (SOMMa). Among those were five centers that belong to the University of Barcelona: the Institute of Cosmos Sciences (ICCUB) – UB institute- and the Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Barcelona, the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia, the Center for Research in Agricultural Genomics and Barcelona School of Mathematics (centers in which the University takes part).

SOMMa will have several work groups to reach its goals, among which are the improvement of visibility, collaboration, scientific policy, dissemination of results, and sustainability of the project.

All the information about this scientific alliance will be soon available in a website.