| Acronym | Meaning |
| IBF | International Business Forum |
| EUCIB | European Collaborative Interspecific Backcross |
| NRC | National Research Council |
| NIST | Natl. Inst. Of Standards And Technology |
| NLGLP | National Laboratory Gene Library Project |
| CHOP | Children's Hospital Of Philadelphia |
| ERDA | Energy Research And Development Administration |
| NIH | National Institutes Of Health |
| LTI | Life Technologies |
| CIOMS | Council For International Organizations Of Medical Sciences |