Jargon Buster
A
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- Association of University Technology Managers
- BHI
- Association of British Health -Care Industries
- ACARD
- Advisory Council for Applied Research and Development
- ACOST
- Advisory Committee on Science and Technology
- AMRC
- Association of Medical Research Charities
- AURIL
- Association for University Research and Industry Links
B
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- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
- BHTA
- British Healthcare Trades Association
- BIC
- Business Innovation Centre
- BIGT
- Biosciences Innovation and Growth Team
- BIS
- (British Library) Business Information Service
- BIVDA
- British In Vitro Diagnostics Association
- BLDSC
- British Library Document Supply Centre
- BVCA
- British Venture Capital Association
C
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- The Central Office for Research Ethics Committees
- CPD
- Continuing Professional Development
- CDPA
- Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988
- CD
- Commercial Directorate (of the Department of Health) CDA
- CDA
- Confidential Disclosure Agreement
- CEN
- European Committee for Standardisation
- CENELEC
- European Committee for Standardisation (Electrical)
- CHSS
- Centre for Health Services Studies
- CIM
- Chartered Institute of Marketing
- CIPA
- Chartered Institute of Patent Agents
D
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- Document Supply Service (of the British Library)
- DCF
- Discounted Cash Flow
- DH / DoH
- Department of Health
- DSC
- (British Library) Document Supply Centre
- DTI
- Department of Trade and Industry
E
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- European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products
- EMIC
- Export Market Information Centre
- EP
- European Patent
- EPC
- European Patent Convention
- EPO
- European Patent Office European Patent Office
- EPSRC
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
- ESRC
- Economic and Social Research Council
- EU
- European Union
F
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- Food and Drug Administration (US)
G
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- General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs
H
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- Health Care Information Service
- HILS
- Health Information and Library Service
- HPA
- Health Protection Agency
- HIS
- Health Information Service
- HITF
- Healthcare Industries Task Force
- HTC
- Healthcare Technology Co-operative
I
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- Institute of International Licensing Practitioners
- IM
- Innovation Manager
- INPADOC
- International Patent Documents ( EPO database)
- IP
- Intellectual Property
- IPR
- Intellectual Property Right
- IRC
- Innovation Relay Centre
J
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- Joint Information Systems Committee
K
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- Knowledge Transfer Network
- KT
- Knowledge Transfer Knowledge Transfer
L
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- (NHS) Leadership Centre (now combining into N3I)
- LEA
- Local Education Authority or Local Enterprise Agency
- LES
- Licensing Executives Society Britain and Ireland
- LINC
- Local Investment Networking Company
M
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- (NHS) Modernisation Agency (now combining into N3I)
- MHRA
- Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
- MRC
- Medical Research Council
N
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- National Institute for Innovation and Improvement
- NpFIT
- Communicating for Health
- NPSA
- National Patient Safety Agency
- NEAT
- New and Emerging Applications of Technology
- NeLH
- National electronic Library for Health
- NHS
- National Health Service
- NHSIA
- NHS Information Authority
- NIC
- National Innovation Centre
- NHSU
- NHS University (now combining into N3I)
- NICE
- National Institute for Clinical Excellence
- NISE
- NHS Innovations South East
O
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- Official Journal (of the European Patent Office)
- OST
- Office of Science and Technology (part of DTI)
P
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- Patents Information Network
- PO
- Patent Office
- PASA
- (NHS) Purchasing and Supply Agency
- PCT
- Primary Care Trust or Patent Cooperation Treaty
- PDV
- Present Day Value
Q
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- Research and Development
- RDA
- Regional Development Agency
- REC
- Research Ethics Committee
- RTO
- Research and Technology Organisation
S
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- South East England Development Agency
- SHA
- Strategic Health Authority (there are also Special Health Authorities)
- SMA
- Southern Medical Alliance (recent)
- SME
- Small and/or medium-sized Enterprise
- SRIS
- Science Reference and Information Service
T
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- Training and Enterprise Council
- TRIPS
- Agreement on the Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
- TPUK
- Trade Partners UK
- TT
- Technology Transfer
- TTO
- Technology Transfer Organisation
U
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- Unregistered Design Right
- UKCRC
- United Kingdom Clinical Research Collaboration
V
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- Venture Capital (/Capitalist)
- VCA
- Venture Capital Association
W
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- WIPO Copyright Treaty
- WIPO
- World Intellectual Patent Organization
- WPI
- World Patents Index
- WTO
- World Trade Organisation