OpenPRBB

OpenPRBB 2026: experience science up close


On Saturday 3 October, we're opening the doors of the PRBB. Come inside the building, visit the laboratories and scientific facilities, and find out what we're researching, how we do it, and who's behind it.

For one morning, from 10.00 to 14.00h, researchers and other professionals from the PRBB's research centres will share their day-to-day work with the public.

We invite you to enjoy a great day out, experience science first hand, explore areas not usually open to the public, discover one of the city's most iconic scientific buildings, and chat with the people who work here. 



Program


A day to experience science up close


This year, OpenPRBB focuses on guided tours so that you can experience science up close. From 10 am to 2 pm, come and explore the laboratories, meet the researchers working there and discover new ways to explore and experiment.


→  Guided tours: visit the PRBB’s laboratories, facilities and spaces, meet the people who work at the Park and discover the research being carried out.

→  Laboratory Workshop (two sessions: at 11.00 and 12.30). A workshop for participants aged 14 and over, which will set you the challenge of tackling a form of cancer with a genetic origin. Booking required.

→  Science over vermouth: a relaxed conversation about the future of biomedicine with researchers from the PRBB, moderated by biochemist and science communicator Pere Estupinyà. Come and enjoy a glass of non-alcoholic vermouth and discover different ways of looking at and doing science!

A vermouth with:

  • Juana Díez (MELIS-UPF)
  • Marc Güell (MELIS-UPF)
  • Sara Mederos (HMRIB)
  • Pablo Villoslada (HMRIB)

→  Self-guided tour: explore science at your own pace in an open-access area with activities suitable for all ages.

  • ‘Life Together’ – An exhibition by Gemma París. Art and Science Grant. MELIS-UPF and Fundació Vila Casas (2026).
  • ‘The Limits of the Climate Emergency’ – Perspectives on climate change: Barcelona and the Sahel. Part of the ‘Climate, Health and Migration’ project, promoted by ISGlobal and the CASC.
  • ‘Butterflies in a Click’ – An exhibition of close-up photographs of European butterflies. IBE (CSIC-UPF).

→  Making science more sustainable: give new life to the pipette tip boxes from our laboratories by taking part in a collaborative sculpture.

→  And other activities to discover the science being carried out at the Park!


Guided tours


Guided tours: Discover the PRBB from the inside


Guided tours of the laboratories and scientific facilities will be the highlight of OpenPRBB 2026. Accompanied by a guide, you’ll begin your tour in the auditorium with a brief introduction to the Park, then visit different areas where the people who work there will explain the research they’re conducting and answer your questions.


Choose your tour

→ 1-hour guided tours: visit two laboratories, departments or research facilities.

→ 1.5-hour guided tours with a special or interactive experience: visit two laboratories or facilities and finish with a special or interactive activity.

→ Architectural tour: discover the PRBB building from a different perspective and learn about its architectural features.


No prior scientific knowledge is required. The aim is simply to see, ask questions and understand how science is done, alongside the people who do it every day.

Route 2 on the 10.30 am shift and Route 4 on the 12.30 pm shift will be accompanied by a Catalan Sign Language (LSC) interpreter.


Check the timetables and the venues that will be visited at:

View the 60 minute routes  View the 90 minute routes 


How to get your ticket

On Saturday 3 October, tickets will be available without prior booking. Come along even if you haven’t booked! You’ll be able to choose from the tours and times available on the day.

If you’d prefer to plan ahead, you can book your ticket from 23 September at 12 noon on EventBrite.

Whether you’ve booked in advance or are picking up your ticket on the day, please remember to go to the registration tent 30 minutes before the tour starts to collect your pass.


Reserve your ticket 


Access to guided tours

Adults and young people aged 12 and over may take part in the guided tours. Those under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Babies under 1 may also take part if they are carried in an adult’s arms or in a baby carrier. Pushchairs must be left at the cloakroom at the information point. 

Routes 3 and 7 are step-free and accessible routes for people with reduced mobility. 


How to get here


How to get to the PRBB


The PRBB building is situated at 88 Dr Aiguader Street, 08003 Barcelona. It is well connected by public transport and has good road access.

The building can be accessed either via the main reception on Carrer del Dr. Aiguader, on the Ronda Litoral side, or via the inner square, entering from the seafront promenade through Charles Darwin Square.

f you’re travelling by public transport, the following lines may be useful:


Organization


Who makes the OpenPRBB possible?


The event is made possible by the collaboration of more than 230 volunteers from the PRBB community, who share their research, lead tours or support the activities, enabling you to experience the Park up close.


OpenPRBB is an event organised by the Barcelona Biomedical Research Park (PRBB) in collaboration with its centres:

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