Abbreviations
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Full forms
|
Foundation years
|
Headquarters
|
BIO
|
Biotechnology Innovation Organization
|
1993
|
Washington, D.C., United States
|
CBER
|
Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research
|
1902
|
Rockville, Maryland, United States
|
CDC
|
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
|
1946
|
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
|
EC
|
European Commission
|
1958
|
Brussels, Belgium
|
EPA
|
Environmental Protection Agency
|
1970
|
Washington, D.C., United States
|
FAO
|
Food and Agriculture Organization
|
1945
|
Rome, Italy
|
FDA
|
Food and Drug Administration
|
1906
|
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
|
IBC
|
Institutional Biosafety Committee
|
1978
|
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
|
IFBC
|
International Food Biotechnology Council
|
1988
|
……………………………
|
IMF
|
International Monetary Fund
|
1945
|
Washington, D.C. U.S.
|
IUSSTF
|
Indo-U.S. Science and Technology Forum
|
2000
|
New Delhi(India)
|
NIH
|
National Institutes of Health
|
1887
|
Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
|
OECD
|
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
|
1961
|
Paris, France
|
USDA
|
United States Department of Agriculture
|
1862
|
Washington, D.C., United States
|
UN
|
United Nations
|
1945
|
New York, United States
|
UNEP
|
United Nations Environment Programme
|
1972
|
Nairobi, Kenya
|
UNICEF
|
United Nations Children’s Fund
|
1946
|
New York, United States
|
UNIDO
|
United Nations Industrial Development Organization
|
1966
|
Vienna, Austria
|
WB
|
World Bank
|
1944
|
Washington, D.C., United States
|
WHO
|
World Health Organization
|
1948
|
Geneva, Switzerland
|
WIPO
|
World Intellectual Property Organization
|
1967
|
Geneva, Switzerland
|
WTO
|
World Trade Organization
|
1995
|
Geneva, Switzerland
|