Three million EUR for new Humboldt-Bayer Research Fellowships

31-01-2013

The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and the Bayer Science & Education Foundation will soon be awarding joint research fellowships. Until 2018, the Bayer Foundation will be making around three million EUR available to fund approximately ten Humboldt-Bayer Research Fellowships annually. The ...

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Company will reduce headcount in Germany by 1,100 positions - socially acceptable implementation has already started

06-09-2012

Merck announced today that it has signed an agreement with employee representatives on an efficiency plan for the company’s operations in Germany. The efficiency measures are part of the company’s "Fit for 2018" business transformation program spanning all businesses and regions in order to ...

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22-06-2012

The Great Place to Work® Institute named Abbott one of the Best Multinational Workplaces in Europe at its European Awards event in Berlin. The company was specifically honored for workplace leadership in Belgium, Denmark, Ireland, Norway and Portugal. This is the third consecutive year that ...

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Merck Serono Announces Final Efficiency Program for Switzerland

21-06-2012

Merck announced the outcome of the Swiss consultation process and the final plan for restructuring the operations of its Merck Serono division in Switzerland. This includes the closure of the Geneva and Coinsins sites. The initial proposal was presented by the Merck Serono division to ...

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Call for entries!

07-02-2012

Eppendorf and the world-renowned journal Science are now accepting applications for the 2012 Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology. The Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology is an annual international research prize of US$ 25,000. It is awarded to one young scientist for his or her ...

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05-12-2011

Only 21 percent of surveyed medical students could identify five true and two false indications of when and when not to wash their hands in the clinical setting, according to a study published in the American Journal of Infection Control.Three researchers from the Institute for Medical ...

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30 new jobs are planned in 2012

16-11-2011

GATC Biotech continues to grow in 2012. The company will expand the laboratories at its headquarters in Constance and plans to establish a new site in Cologne, Germany.The premises in Constance will become the new European Genome and Diagnostics Center with GATC Biotech’s fleet of Next and ...

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05-08-2011

Until 15 January 2012, young researchers working in Europe who are not older than 35 years are invited to apply for the Eppendorf Award for Young European Investigators. This highly prestigious prize was first established in 1995. It acknowledges outstanding contributions to biomedical ...

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18-03-2011

Scientific workgroups from research institutions all over the world can now register for the so called “BlueCompetition”, run by BlueSens gas sensor GmbH. The German manufacturer of gas analyzers for bioprocesses is launching this large-scaled event this year for the first time. From May till ...

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Voluntary target rather than statutory quota

14-02-2011

Merck KGaA has set a goal to significantly increase the proportion of women in management positions. Worldwide, the percentage is to increase to between 25% and 30% by 2016. It is currently 22% Group-wide and 17% in Germany. “The current public debate concerning a higher percentage of female ...

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