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Fostemsavir
Fostemsavir (Rukobia, BMS-663068) is a prodrug of temsavir, the first gp120-directed HIV-1 attachment inhibitor, FDA-approved in 2020 for multidrug-resistant HIV-1 in heavily treatment-experienced adults; 600 mg twice daily.
Foster + Partners
Foster + Partners is a London-based global studio for architecture, engineering, and design, founded by Norman Foster in 1967 and behind the Gherkin, the Millau Viaduct, and Apple Park.
Foster Brooks
Foster Brooks (Foster Murrell Brooks, 1912-2001), American comedian and former newscaster famous as the 'Lovable Lush' drunk act on Dean Martin's Celebrity Roasts; quit drinking himself in the 1960s.
Foster care
Foster care is the temporary placement of children with trained foster families when parents cannot care for them, aiming at reunification, adoption, or guardianship. Rooted in 19th-century placing-out systems, it is studied as outperforming institutional care and faces carer shortages in England and reforms in the US and Australia.
Foster City, California
Foster City, California: planned San Mateo County city incorporated April 27, 1971, built on filled Brewers Island with sand from San Bruno Shoal; lagoon system, levee project, 2020 population 33,805.
Foster Creek oil sands project
Foster Creek is a steam-assisted gravity drainage bitumen project in northeastern Alberta operated by Cenovus Energy, the oil sands' first commercial SAGD project, started in 2000.
Foster Griffin
Foster Griffin (Fred Foster Griffin, born 1995, Orlando) is a left-handed MLB pitcher for the Cleveland Guardians; drafted 28th overall by Kansas City in 2014, debuted on his 25th birthday in 2020, rebuilt his career with the Yomiuri Giants, and was a 2026 All-Star with Washington before an August 2026 trade to Cleveland.
Foster the People
Foster the People, aka Foster and the People, are an LA indie pop band formed in 2009 by Mark Foster, Cubbie Fink, and Mark Pontius, behind the 2010 viral hit "Pumped Up Kicks" and four albums.
Foster, Port
Port Foster is the sea-flooded volcanic caldera forming the landlocked harbor of Deception Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, entered through Neptune's Bellows; about 6 × 10 km, up to 190 m deep, named for Capt. Henry Foster (1829).
Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends
Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends is a Cartoon Network animated series (2004–2009) by Craig McCracken about a mansion where outgrown imaginary friends await adoption, following Mac and Bloo; 79 episodes, 5 Emmys.
Foster's Lager
Foster's Lager is an Australian lager brand, first brewed in Melbourne in November 1888 by American brothers William and Ralph Foster. It is a 5% ABV lager.
Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008
Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-351) is a U.S. federal child welfare law amending Social Security Act titles IV-B and IV-E for kinship guardianship aid, care to 21, tribal access, and adoption incentives.
Fosthiazate
Fosthiazate is an organophosphorus nematicide and insecticide, applied to soil at about 3 kg per hectare to control plant-parasitic nematodes in potatoes, tomatoes, and banana.
Fosthietan
Fosthietan (CAS 21548-32-3, Nem-A-Tak, Geofos) is an obsolete organophosphate soil insecticide and nematicide, a cholinesterase inhibitor, fatal if swallowed or on skin; not approved in the EU and not registered in the US.
Fosun International (复星国际)
Fosun International, also known as Fosun Group, is a Hong Kong-listed Chinese conglomerate founded in 1992 by Fudan University graduates and controlled by Guo Guangchang, spanning health, tourism, insurance, and investment.
Fosun Yaopharma oral small-molecule GLP-1 receptor agonist (licensed to Pfizer)
YP05002, Fosun Yaopharma's oral small-molecule GLP-1 receptor agonist, is an experimental once-daily pill for weight management developed by YaoPharma, a Fosun Pharma subsidiary, and licensed exclusively to Pfizer in December 2025.
Fotagliptin benzoate (SAL067)
Fotagliptin benzoate (SAL067, FCN-005; trade name Xinliting, 信立汀) is a Chinese Category 1 DPP-4 inhibitor approved by NMPA in June 2024 for adult type 2 diabetes, dosed 12 mg once daily alone or with metformin, with compound patent to 2030.
Fotemustine
Fotemustine (Muphoran, S 10036) is a chloroethylating nitrosourea alkylating agent that crosses the blood-brain barrier; used in Europe for disseminated melanoma with brain metastases, recurrent glioblastoma, and primary CNS lymphoma, but not US-approved.
Fotheringhay Castle
Fotheringhay Castle was a castle at Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, birthplace of Richard III in 1452 and site of the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots in 1587.
Fotile Group
Fotile Group (方太集团) is a Chinese family-controlled maker of premium kitchen appliances, founded in Ningbo, Zhejiang in 1996 by Mao Zhongqun and his father Mao Lixiang.
Fotini Katopodes Chow
Fotini "Tina" Katopodes Chow is an American atmospheric scientist and environmental engineer at UC Berkeley known for atmospheric boundary-layer modeling and landfill methane measurement methods.
Fotios Geas
Fotios "Freddy" Geas (Φώτιος Γκέας), Greek-American Genovese family enforcer from West Springfield, Massachusetts; sentenced to life in 2011 for the 2003 Bruno and Westerman murders, and in 2018 killed Whitey Bulger at USP Hazelton, drawing 25 more years in 2024.
Fotios Zaharoglou
Fotios Zaharoglou (Φώτιος Ζαχάρογλου), born 1963 in Thessaloniki, Greece, is a Greek computer scientist who proved with Saks that wait-free k-set agreement is impossible, sharing the 2004 Gödel Prize.
Fotis C. Kafatos
Fotis C. Kafatos (1940–2017) was a Greek developmental and molecular biologist who sequenced the malaria mosquito genome, directed EMBL, and chaired the European Research Council.
Fotla Corona
Fotla Corona is a 150-km-diameter corona, a ring-fractured volcano-tectonic feature, on Venus at 58.50°S, 163.50°E, IAU-named in 1994 for a Celtic fertility goddess.
Fotokite
Fotokite is a Zurich-based drone company, founded in 2014 as an ETH Zurich spin-off, that builds tethered drones letting fire and police teams fly for hours without a trained pilot.
Foton (satellite)
Foton (Фотон, "Photon") was a series of Russian unmanned recoverable satellites used for microgravity research in materials science, biology, and exobiology, flown from 1985 to 2014.
Fotuoboli
Fotuoboli (佛陀波利) was a Buddhist monk from Jibin in North India who traveled to Tang China in 676 and brought the Uṣṇīṣa Vijaya Dhāraṇī Sūtra, translated in 683, fueling a devotional cult.
Fou Malade
Fou Malade, born Malal Almamy Talla in 1974, is a Senegalese rapper from Guédiawaye, Dakar, who leads Bat'Haillons Blin-D and co-founded Y'en a Marre in 2011.
Fouaad Mirza
Fouaad Mirza (born 1992) is an Indian eventing rider, double silver medallist at the 2018 Asian Games, 23rd at Tokyo 2020, India's third Olympic equestrian, and 2019 Arjuna Awardee.