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

X

Y

Z