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...which served as a gathering place for the lunchtime throngs, Saudi Arabian women lectured on a feminist interpretation of the Koran. In another, a black American conga drummer from Harlem spontaneously threw up her arms and shouted to the assembly, "You have changed my life!" In yet another, a raven-haired Bolivian in a felt bowler talked excitedly to a veiled woman from the Western Sahara. Each day at noon, Betty Friedan conducted an informal seminar in the cool shade of a fig tree. And nearby, a dozen black-robed Iranian women assembled on the green to argue the merits...
...Penélope Cruz] Raven mane, voluptuous pout...
...Sofia Vergara] Raven mane, voluptuous...
Genentech says it pioneered the use of antibodies that target the surface protein of cancer, and its popular drugs work on that principle. Nevertheless, Mather saw a way to carve several years out of drug development and left to found Raven Biotechnologies, a drug-discovery company based in South San Francisco. She created a process to keep cells alive outside the body, so she could test her theory in the lab. Her efforts paid off. In December the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved one of her drugs for human testing. The drug, called RAV 12, is a protein that...
...difficult. While the companies are developing processes and drugs, they survive on venture financing and funding from larger partners, often provided when they hit milestones. Payments from AstraZeneca and other partners have boosted Astex's revenues 170% annually since 2000, and Astex has raised $100 million in venture financing. Raven has raised $66 million and hopes to land another $35 million soon. It also receives milestone payments from Abbott Laboratories and others...