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Biotech firm sets sights on Livermore
A German-based biomedical manufacturer hopes to set up shop in Livermore, setting up the potential for new local jobs and attracting other biotech groups to the area, according to company and city officials.
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First Patient Treated In Clinical Study Of Cohera Medical's TissuGlu(R) Surgical Adhesive
Main Category: Cosmetic Medicine / Plastic Surgery Also Included In: Dermatology ; Clinical Trials / Drug Trials Article Date: 17 Dec 2009 - 0:00 PST Cohera Medical Inc announced the treatment of the first patient in a study of its lead surgical adhesive product, TissuGlu.
In this Dec. 12, 2008 file photo, an employee of a toyshop wraps a Christmas gift in Stuttgart, Germany.
Polanski film to debut at Berlin festival
Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at 6:10 a.m. / AP FILE - In this Monday, Sept. 29, 2008 file photo, Roman Polanski is seen in Oberhausen, western Germany.
Thieves dressed as police make off with $1.45 million in gold and jewelry in Germany
German authorities say thieves posing as police officers have made off with 1 million in gold and jewelry.
U.S. Special Envoy Gration to Travel to Sudan, Germany, and Belgium
U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan Scott Gration will travel to Khartoum and Juba, Sudan; Stuttgart, Germany; and Brussels, Belgium from December 12-19, 2009.
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Soitec breaks into solar with Concentrix acquisition
The Soitec Group has signed an agreement to acquire privately held Concentrix Solar GmbH, a provider of concentrated photovoltaic solar systems.
German Christmas markets mix history, charm for holiday tradition
The run-up to Dec. 25 in Germany is marked not just by a rush of shopping, but also by the nation's many convivial Christmas markets.
EU staff strike over blocked pay rise
Hundreds of European Union employees staged a three-hour strike on Monday in defence of a controversial Brussels decision to award them an inflation-busting 3.7 percent pay rise.
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German Lang. Media: Cannibalism in Stone Age Germany
Herxheim is a tiny town in the Southwest of Germany, between Mannheim and Karlsruhe.
Germany Starts Its Part In The International Cancer Genome Project
Main Category: Cancer / Oncology Also Included In: Neurology / Neuroscience ; Genetics Article Date: 11 Dec 2009 - 2:00 PST Brain tumors are the primary cause of cancer mortality in children.
Volkswagen starts production of first India car
In this July 22, 2009 file photo, a Porsche 911 sportscar is reflected in the wheel cap of a Volkswagen Beetle from 1950 at the Porsche museum in Stuttgart, Germany.
German-born singer Antje Duvekot getting closer to her big dream
It took a little time for Antje Duvekot to get her musical career under way, but over the past couple of years she's become one of the busiest and most lauded performers on the folk music scene.
Brenham Community Mourns Death of Prominent Educator
A prominent Brenham educator who died Sunday is being remembered. Dr. Bobbie Marie Dietrich, who was eighty-two, and the wife of Dr.
Ovaries Must Suppress Their Inner Male
Scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Heidelberg, Germany and the Medical Research Council's National Institute for Medical Research at Mill Hill, UK discovered that if a specific gene located on a non-sex chromosome is turned off, cells in the ovaries of adult female mice turn into cells typically found in testes.
German Mercedes staff wants job security until 2020
German labor union IG Metall believes 3,000 jobs are at risk once the largest Mercedes-Benz plant loses production of the C-Class when the next generation of mid-size luxury cars roll off assembly lines in 2014.
WTF? Maybach's NSFW Orgy Photo Shoot [Ad Watch]
Maybach's happily tying itself to the reckless decadence ahead of the next great depression by commissioning photographer David LaChapelle to create some really messed-up NSFW Maybach Zeppelin photos.
Hops compound may prevent prostate cancer
The natural compound xanthohumol blocks the effects of the male hormone testosterone, therefore aiding in the prevention of prostate cancer.
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Thales and Tronics in Partnership for High-performance Inertial MEMS
GRENOBLE & VALENCE, France -- -- Tronics Microsystems, a manufacturer of integrated custom MEMS components, and Thales , a leading international electronics and systems group, today announced that they have signed a strategic supply agreement within the field of navigation systems.
Germany overruled in custody case
The German government says it will reform its custody laws after the European Court of Human Rights said a German man had suffered discrimination.
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