| Acronym | Meaning |
| IPA | International Pharmaceutical Abstracts |
| JAK | Janus Kinase |
| CSFV | Classical Swine Fever Virus |
| URG | Umweltrahmengesetz (German Environmental Protection Framework Law) |
| EA | Equilibrated Aggregate (interplanetary Dust Particle) |
| MBBR | Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor |
| HPTLC | High-Performance Thin-Layer Chromatography |
| RTP | Research Triangle Park |
| BEJ | Best Engineering Judgement |
| PBIRG | Pharmaceutical Business Intelligence And Research Gro |