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MARTINSRIED and MUNICH, Germany, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, England and BOSTON, February 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Collaboration Harnesses Heptares' StaRs(R) to Open up New Target Space for Therapeutic Antibodies from MorphoSys' Ylanthia(R) Platform MorphoSys AG (FSE: MOR; Prime Standard Segment, TecDAX) and UK-based Heptares Therapeutics, the leading GPCR drug discovery and development company, have signed an agreement to discover novel antibody...
AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Austin FOOD & WINE Festival is pleased to announce the release of the 2013 festival's full schedule of events: http://www.austinfoodandwinefestival.com/schedule/. With over 40 interactive elements, the second annual Austin FOOD & WINE Festival will include demonstrations from acclaimed national chefs like Marcus Samuelsson, Graham Elliot Bowles and Susan Feniger; the world's largest hands-on grilling demo with Tim Love and...
NEW YORK, Oct. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- It's another landmark occasion for British songstress Cher Lloyd, whose first album, Sticks + Stones, debuted in the Top 10 on the US charts this week. In less than 8 months, the 19-year-old newcomer has landed a top 10 single ("Want U Back"), launched a second ("Oath" featuring Becky G., with a video that's garnered two million views in five days), and picked up a nation of Stateside fans who proudly call themselves 'brats.' Cher's...
YARDLEY, Pa., Aug. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- With a vision to address growing needs for proven Turnkey e-Pedigree and Serialization Solutions, Xyntek Inc., a leading global provider of Real-Time Automated IT Systems and Microprocessor Based Industrial Automation Solutions for the Life Sciences Industries, today announced a joint and mutually exclusive strategic partnership in the U.S. with Antares Vision S.r.I., a leading provider of e-pedigree and serialization technology and...
April Flowers for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online On a summer's day, the sun dominates the sky looking for all the world like a big, round ball of light. Round is exactly what it is, it turns out. It is nearly the roundest object ever measured, according to a study from the University of Hawaii's Institute for Astronomy. If you scaled the sun down to the size of a beach ball, it would be so round that the difference between the widest and narrowest diameters would be much less than...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Permabit Technology Corporation, the recognized leader in data efficiency technology, has been selected for the 2012 Best of Cambridge Award in the Internet Services category by the Cambridge Award Program. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120620/LA27917LOGO) Each year, the Cambridge Award Program identifies companies it believes have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category....
[ Watch the Video: STEREO Captures Fastest CME to Date ] Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online NASA's STEREO spacecraft has observed the fastest coronal mass ejection (CME) ever seen on the Sun. The Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory (STEREO) clocked the massive eruption traveling between 1,800 and 2,000 miles per second as it ejected from the sun. NASA said this was the fastest CME ever observed by STEREO, which launched back in 2006. "Between 1,800 and...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Permabit Technology Corporation, the recognized leader in data efficiency technology, today announced that its CTO Jered Floyd is a featured speaker on the Green Flash panel (August 21 at 3:30 p.m.) and the Top Ten Things You Need to Know about Flash Memory Today panel (August 23 at 4:40 p.m.) at the Flash Memory Summit in the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, Calif. Logo:...
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Aug. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:RIGL) today reported financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2012. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20030226/RIGLLOGO) For the second quarter of 2012, Rigel reported a net loss of $24.7 million, or $0.35 per share, compared to a net loss of $21.5 million, or $0.37 per share, in the same period of 2011. Weighted average shares outstanding for the...
SHREVEPORT, La., Aug. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- High Lifter Products Inc., the leader in custom aftermarket ATV accessories and products, today announced the debut of its newest custom monster UTV build - the Teeter Totter. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120806/CG52795) Three months in the making, the top-secret build stole the show at the 2012 Polaris Dealer Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. Polaris President and COO Bennett Morgan promised the crowd that "bigger and better...
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Georg Friedrich Julius Arthur von Auwers (September 12, 1838 "“ January 24, 1915) was a German astronomer born in Göttingen, Germany. He attended the University of Göttingen and worked at the University of Königsberg. Auwers specialized in astrometry, making very precise measurements of stellar positions and motions. He detected the companion stars of Sirius and Procyon from their effects on the main star's motion, before telescopes were powerful enough to visually observe them....
Charles Greeley Abbot (May 31, 1872 "“ December 17, 1973) was an American astrophysicist and astronomer born in Wilton, New Hampshire. He graduated from Phillips Academy in 1891 and MIT in 1894, with a degree in chemical physics. In 1895 Abbot was hired by Samuel Pierpont Langley as an assistant at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) despite his lack of experience in astronomy. Hired originally for his laboratory skills, Abbot became acting director of the SAO in 1896. When...
Triangulum Australe Constellation -- Triangulum Australe, the Southern Triangle, is completely visible in latitudes south of 20 degrees north from April through June. Its three brightest stars have been called the "Three Patriarchs", Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. It can easily be recognized by its shape, or asterism. This is one of the 12 southern constellations named by Johann Bayer in the early 1600's. The three bright stars in this constellation are so recognizable that they can be...
Serpens Constellation -- Serpens (the snake) is one of the 88 modern constellations, and was also one of the 48 listed by Ptolemy. Among the modern constellations it is unique in being split into two pieces, Serpens Caput (representing the head of the snake) to the west and Serpens Cauda (representing the tail) to the east. Between these two pieces lies the constellation of Ophiuchus, the serpent bearer. Notable features Since Serpens is regarded as being one constellation...
Scorpius Constellation -- Scorpius (the scorpion) is one of the constellations of the zodiac. In western astrology it is known as "Scorpio." It lies between Libra to the west and Sagittarius to the east. It is a large constellation located in the southern hemisphere near the center of the Milky Way. Notable features Scorpius contains many bright stars, including Antares (α Sco), Graffias (β1 Sco), Dschubba (δ Sco), Sargas (θ Sco), Shaula (λ Sco), Jabah (ν Sco),...
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