“The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is a private, independent grantmaking institution dedicated to helping groups and individuals foster lasting improvement in the human condition. Through the support it provides, the Foundation fosters the development of knowledge, nurtures individual creativity, strengthens institutions, helps improve public policy, and provides information to the public, primarily through support for public interest media.” “The Science, Technology, and Security Initiative is designed to support a new generation of experts who will help mitigate the dangers of weapons of mass destruction and address the challenges they pose to international peace and security.”
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Max von Pettenkofer-Institut for Hygiene and Medical Microbiology
“The Max von Pettenkofer-Institute for Hygiene and Clinical Microbiology of Ludwig Maximilians-University, Munich, houses the chairs of Bacteriology and Virology. In addition to Research and Teaching (for students of Medicine, Pharmacy, and Biology) the Institute carries our microbiological laboratory testing for hospitals and medical practices as well as hygienic-microbiological testing for quality management in clinical institutions.”
McGill University
Centre for Medicine, Ethics, and Law
Recognizing that there are a number of ethical and legal issues arising in medical research, the centre aims to provide health researchers with a framework for identifying and dealing with the ethical questions raised by new and ongoing scientific findings and policy demands.
- July 15, 2010
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Merck & Co.
Merck & Co. is a pharmaceutical company that discovers and produces medicines, vaccines, and consumer health and animal products.
- August 6, 2010
- | Filed under North America and Industry