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Puerto Rican teachers are recognized for their dedication in teaching science and mathematics

Submitted on 23 May 2006 - 11:52am

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Sylvia Hernandez Acevedo and Carmen Ruiz Méndez received "the Presidential Award for Mathematics and Science Teaching, a prestigious award granted annually by the President of the United States to the best teachers of these subjects in the nation."

Team from Merck in Arecibo Honored with Pharmaceutical Manufacturing’s 2006 Team of the Year Gold Award

Submitted on 17 May 2006 - 4:47pm

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The Merck Production System (MPS) team from Arecibo, Puerto Rico shared Pharmaceutical Manufacturing’s 2006 Team of the Year Gold Award with a group from Wyeth in Pearl River, N.Y. The MPS Arecibo team was hailed by the jury for "its role in piloting a manufacturing system that is to be rolled out at Merck facilities worldwide. The team engineered major reductions in cycle times, changeover times and inventory, all the while demonstrating uncommon morale, togetherness and sense of purpose."

Donation to help educate professionals in the pharmaceutical and biotechnological field

Submitted on 17 May 2006 - 1:16pm

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"The municipality of Barceloneta donated $300,000 to the Turabo University to purchase equipment for a biotechnology laboratory that will be installed in the new facilities of the Advanced Technological Training Center, soon to be inaugurated in Barceloneta."

New drug to treat invasive breast cancer

Submitted on 16 May 2006 - 3:06pm

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Initial results of an investigation conducted by the Oncological Hospital and the San Juan Community Clinical Program of Puerto Rico’s capital, "revealed that a drug, until now used to prevent osteoporosis, could reduce the incidence of invasive breast cancer in women in 50%."

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