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Aventis was formed in 1999 when Rhône-Poulenc S.A. merged with Hoechst AG. The merged company was based in Strasbourg, France. 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Hoechst AG was a German life-sciences company that became Aventis after its merger with RhÃ´ne-Poulenc S.A. in 1999. ... City motto: â€“ City proper (commune) RÃ©gion Alsace DÃ©partement Bas-Rhin (67) Mayor Fabienne Keller (UMP) (since 2001) Land area 78. ...

Sanofi-Aventis was formed in 2004 when Sanofi-Synthélabo purchased Aventis. Sanofi-aventis (Euronext: SAN, NYSE: SNY), headquartered in Paris, France, is the worlds number four company in the pharmaceutical industry (behind Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, and GlaxoSmithKline, but above Merck and AstraZeneca). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sanofi-SynthÃ©labo was formed in 1999 when Sanofi merged with SynthÃ©labo. ...

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Aventis Prizes

The Aventis Prizes for Science Books, which celebrate the very best in popular science writing for adults and children, have grown to be one of the world's most prestigious non-fiction literary prizes. The Aventis Prizes for Science Books is an annual award for the previous years best general science writing and best science writing for children. ...

The Aventis Prizes are managed by the Royal Society, the UK national academy of science, and the Aventis Foundation, a German charitable trust established in 1996 as the Hoechst Foundation with an endowment of €50 million. In 2000 the foundation was renamed the Aventis Foundation subsequent to the 1999 merger of Hoechst and Rhône-Poulenc. The premises of the Royal Society in London (first four properties only). ... Endowment may refer to many things: Finance Financial endowment; relating to funds or property donated to institutions or individuals. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...

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Aventis was named one of the 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers in 2004 by Working Mothers magazine.

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Aventis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (192 words)
	The Aventis Prizes for Science Books, which celebrate the very best in popular science writing for adults and children, have grown to be one of the world's most prestigious non-fiction literary prizes.
	The Aventis Prizes are managed by the Royal Society, the UK national academy of science, and the Aventis Foundation, a German charitable trust established in 1996 as the Hoechst Foundation with an endowment of €50 million.
	In 2000 the foundation was renamed the Aventis Foundation subsequent to the 1999 merger of Hoechst and Rhône-Poulenc.

CorpWatch : Aventis: Global Compact Violator (1754 words)
	Aventis was to require farmers to sign a licensing agreement stating that the grower was aware of and would adhere to these two requirements.
	Aventis failed miserably in applying this guideline despite the fact that the company was legally required to inform growers that StarLink corn cannot be sold into international or human food markets and that a 660 foot buffer zone must be planted.
	Aventis should be suspended from the Global Compact until their behavior comes in line with its principles.

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