Acronyms

This page contains a list of useful acronyms used in the field of biotechnology, in Canada and internationally.

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A

AACC - American Association of Cereal Chemists
AAFC - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
AHR - assisted human reproduction
AMR - Antimicrobial Resistance
AOAC - Association of Official Analytical Chemists
ARD - Animal Resources Division

B

BGTD - Biologics and Genetic Therapies Directorate
BRI - Biotechnology Research Institute
BSE - Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
BTOX - Blood, Tissues, Organs and Xenografts

C

CBAC - Canadian Biotechnology Advisory Committee
CBR - Centre for Biologics Research
CBI - Confidential Business Information
CBRL - Centre for Biologics Research Laboratories
CBRN - Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear
CBS - Canadian Biotechnology Strategy
CBSec - Canadian Biotechnology Secretariat
CCMIRP - Canadian Coalition for Medication Incident Reporting and Prevention
CEPA - Canadian Environmental Protection Act (1999)
CERB - Centre for Evaluation of Radiopharmaceuticals and Biotherapies
CETP - Continuing Education and Training Programme
CFIA - Canadian Food Inspection Agency
CGAT - Canadian Genome Analysis and Technology Program
cGMP - current Good Manufacturing Practices
CIHR - Canadian Institutes of Health Research
CIPO - Canadian Intellectual Property Office
CNF - Canadian Nutrient File
Co-op - Co-operative Education and Internship Programs
CPP - Certificates of a Pharmaceutical Product
CBRN - RTI - Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Research and Technology Initiative

D

DFO - Fisheries and Oceans Canada
DNA - Deoxyribonucleic acid
DTCA - Direct To Consumer Advertising

E

EC - Environment Canada
EDQM - European Directorate for Quality Medicines
EP - European Pharmacopoeia
ES - embryonic stem

F

FAPAS - Food Analysis Performance and Assessment Scheme
FD - Food Directorate
FDA - Food and Drug Act
FNSS - Food and Nutrition Surveillance System

G

GCP - Good Clinical Practices
GE - Genetically engineered
GMO - genetically modified organisms
GMP - Good Manufacturing Practices
GoC - Government of Canada

H

HC - Health Canada
HECSB - Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch
HGP - Human Genome Project
HPB - Health Policy Branch
HPFB - Health Products and Food Branch
HPFBI - Health Products and Food Branch Inspectorate
HPFLS - Health Products and Food Litigation Secretariat

I

ICE - Interdisciplinary Capacity Enhancement
ICP-MS - Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer
IC - Industry Canada
IM/IT - Information Management/Information Technology
IUPAC - International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry

J

K

L

LC-MS - Liquid Chromatograph-Mass Spectrometer

M

MHPD - Marketed Health Products Directorate
MMC - Microbiological Methods Committee
MRL - Maximum Residue Limits

N

NABST - National Advisory Board on Science and Technology
NBS - National Biotechnology Strategy
NCC - National Coordination Centre
NRC - National Research Council Canada
NHP - Non-Human Primates
NHPD - Natural Health Products Directorate
NRCan - Natural Resources Canada
NSERC - Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council

O

OBS - Office of Biotechnology and Science
OCAPI - Office of Consumer and Public Involvement
OCE - Office of Continuing Education
OCS - Office of the Chief Scientist
OECD - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
OGTR - Office of the Gene Technology Regulator (Australia)
OIMT - Office of Information Management and Technology
OMCL - Official Medicine Control Laboratories
ONPP - Office of Nutrition Policy and Promotion
ORIA - Office of Regulatory and International Affairs

P

PAC - Public Advisory Committee
PDF - Post-doctoral fellow
PERs - Positron-emitting radiopharmaceuticals
PET - Positron Emission Tomography
PHAC - Public Health Agency of Canada
PMRA - Pest Management Regulatory Agency
PPHB - Population and Public Health Branch
PSPD - Policy and Strategic Planning Directorate

Q

QMC - Quality Management Council
QSI - Quality Systems International

R

R & D - Research and Development
ROC - Regional Operations Centre
RSA - Related Scientific Activities

S

S & T - Science and Technology
SAB - Science Advisory Board
SARS - Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
SCC - Science Community Committee
SCD - Science Coordination Division
SLN - Science Library Network
SPME - Solid-Phase Micro Extraction
SSH - Social Sciences and Humanities

T

TDS - Total Diet Study
TPD - Therapeutic Products Directorate
TSE - Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy

U

USDA - United States Department of Agriculture
USFDA - United States Food and Drug Administration
USP - United States Pharmacopoeia

V

VDD - Veterinary Drugs Directorate

W

WHO - World Health Organization

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