National Academies: Barriers and widespread bias harm women in Science, Engineering

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A new National Academies report states that the barriers to hiring and promotion that women face in the fields of science and engineering are depriving the US of an important source of talent. An 18-member Committee on Maximizing the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering was appointed consisting of people from various walks of life, which has made a number of recommendations for improving the working environment for women.

Forecasts, trends, outlooks, Forecasts and trends, Medical professions, Market trend/market analysis, Women in medicine

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Antimalarial drugs: Here and on the horizon

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Sanofi-Aventis and Medecins Sans Frontieres(MSF) have formed the Drugs for Neglected Diseases. The purpose of this initiative is to find new drugs for tropical diseases.

Product development, Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical preparations, Antimalarial & Antifungal Preps, Pharmaceutical industry, France, Control, Malaria, Antimalarials, Doctors Without Borders, SNY, Sanofi-Aventis S.A.

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