There are many arms of biotechnology that made biotech world. The world of biotechnology can be divided into 3 main domains. These are –
- Research and Development Domain
- Intellectual Property Right Domain
- Marketing and commercializing Domain
- Regulatory Domain
Regulatory domain can be divided into 4 sub -domains.
- Bio-safety regulation
- Environmental regulation
- Ethical regulation
- Bio-economy and funding regulation
At the national and international level, so many governmental and non- governmental bodies are involved.
List of International Regulatory Bodies– Regulatory Domain
| Abbreviation | Full form | Foundation year | Head quarters |
| 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 |