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Yvette Raphael Honored with Mani L. Bhaumik Award

Today, Advocates for the Prevention of HIV in Africa (APHA) celebrates an extraordinary milestone as our co-founder and Executive Director, Yvette Raphael, receives the prestigious Mani L. Bhaumik Breakthrough of the Year Award for her pivotal role in advancing HIV prevention through the development and testing of Lenacapavir. The award recognises role of three key contributors to bringing Lenacapavir to market: Wesley Sundquist, chair of the University of Utah’s department of biochemistry, who provided the foundational scientific research; Moupali Das,…

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Decline in Visiting Students: 3% Drop This Winter Semester

The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that the number of visiting students declined by 3% on the previous winter semester.All in all, the…

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Siemens Launches Production of Lastochka Train Sets in Russia

It is at this facility that a total of 1,200 cars for the “Lastochka” (Rus-sian for “Little Swallow”) trains to be operated by Russian Rail-ways (RZD) are to…

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13,900 students received a Germany Scholarship in 2012

The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that the number of scholarship holders rose by 159% in 2012 on 2011. Measured against the total number…

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Dr. Lapo Bogani Wins 2013 Nicholas Kurti Science Prize

The award is one of the most prestigious honors available to young scientists, and is sponsored by Oxford Instruments, to commemorate Prof. Nicholas Kurti, who…

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Max Delbrück Medal for US Stem Cell Pioneer Professor Irving Weissman

Stem cells are rare cells in the body which have the capacity to self-renew and to develop into multiple types of differentiated cells. Professor Weissman`s…

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Higher Education Spending Surges to €44 Billion in 2011

As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), that was 6.1% more than in 2010 (Euro 41.2 billion).The rise in expenditure is due to a large number…

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Amtrak Launches First Electric Locomotive from Siemens

The U.S. intercity passenger rail service had placed a €338 million ($466 million) order with Siemens for 70 electric locomotives in October 2010. By securing…

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Fraunhofer FEP Wins Award for Innovative Product at VacuumTechExpo

At the industrial exhibition „VacuumTechExpo“ which took place between the 16th and 18th of April 2013, the scientists of the Fraunhofer Institute for Electron…

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Texas Tech Cotton Economists Unveil New Global Cotton Outlook Analysis

“The global outlook for cotton remains less optimistic as a result of a weaker global economy in the years ahead as advanced countries continue to work on…

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Boehringer Ingelheim Foundation Donates €50M for Life Sciences at JGU

The Boehringer Ingelheim Foundation is providing support for top level research at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU). The foundation will donate a…

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Turning Green: Glycerine Use in Manufacturing Can Lead to Cleaner Industrial Processes, Less Pollution

Research that shows how glycerine and other byproducts from biodiesel production can be converted to catalysts for greener industrial processes is being…

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Siemens Supplies Gas Turbines for Uruguay’s Energy Needs

Siemens received the order from Hyundai Engineering and Construction Co., LTD. The end customer is the state-run power utility Administración Nacional de…

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Measuring Service Productivity: Key Strategies for Success

With the right services, companies can improve their performance and be more competitive. But is there a reliable way to measure how productive the services…

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Boost Profits: Common Component Strategy Reduces Cannibalization

But according to research from two University of Illinois business professors, commonality can actually reduce product line cannibalization, a finding that…

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Surge in Women’s Arm Lifts: Spring and Summer Trends

New statistics released by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) show that arm lifts in women have skyrocketed more than 4,000 percent in just over…

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Siemens installs network interconnection between ÖBB network and public power grid

The order was placed by ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG in Vienna and is worth about eight million euros and includes delivery, installation and commissioning of the…

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