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AAAS
American Association for the Advancement of Science
AAAS is the world's largest general science organization that serves as an authoritative source for information on the latest developments in science and bridges gaps among scientists,
policy-makers and the public to advance science and science education.

Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI)AAMI is the primary source of consensus and timely information on medical instrumentation and technology as well as the primary resource for the industry, the professions, and government for national and international standards. It provides multidisciplinary leadership and programs that enhance the ability of the professions, health care institutions, and industry to understand, develop, manage, and use medical instrumentation and related technologies safely and effectively.
http://www.aami.org/

Brazilian Association of Norms Techniques - Associacão Brasileira de Normas Técnicas (ABNT)Established in 1940, ABNT is the responsible agency for the normalization technique in the country, supplying the necessary base to the Brazilian technological development. It is an officially recognized entity of the National Fórum of Normalization through Resolution n.º 07 of the CONMETRO, of 24.08.1992. ABNT is the exclusive representative in Brazil of the following international entities: ISO and IEC; and a representative of the following regional entities: COPANT (Commission Panamericana de Normas Techniques) and AMN (Association Mercosul de Normalização). Site is in Portuguese.
http://www.abnt.org.br/

AdvaMed
Advanced Medical Technology Association
AdvaMed provides its members with the advocacy, information, education and tangible solutions necessary for success in a world of increasingly complex medical regulations. They represent industry interests in key overseas markets, work to ease regulatory burdens at the state, national and international levels and pave the way for innovation in health care technology. They work for responsible legislation to address industry concerns on Capitol Hill and for appropriate administrative policies affecting the industry in agencies such as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), formerly the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), by using all the tools of modern political advocacy.

Association Française de Normalisation (AFNOR)AFNOR is a state-approved organization, placed under the supervision of the Ministry for Industry. Its mission is to pilot and coordinate the preparation of standards, represent French interests within all standardization bodies, approve standards, promote and facilitate the use of standards, develop NF certification  and products, services and systems certification. AFNOR supervises all of the technical work within 16 major standardizatio programs. Program areas include electrical engineering and electronics, health, environment, hygiene and work safety, materials and materials processing, and transportation.
http://www.afnor.fr/portail.asp

French Agency for the Safety of Medical Products - Agence Française de Sécurité Sanitaire des Produits de Santé (AFSSAPS)
L'AFSSAPS is a publicly-owned establishment of France created by the law n° 98-535 of July 1, 1998. It has the essential role of guaranteeing the independence and the scientific rigour of the evaluation and controls relating to all health care and cosmetic products. L'AFSSAPS conducts inspections and provides authorizations for approved medical products. Specific areas of responsibility include drugs, reagents of laboratory the medical devices, blood products, cosmetic products, and genetic and cellular therapy products.
http://agmed.sante.gouv.fr/

American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE)AIMBE's mission is to support the medical and biological engineering profession. It seeks to promote public awareness of medical and biological engineering; to establish liaisons with government agencies and other professional groups; and to improve intersociety relations and cooperation within the field of medical and biological engineering. To serve and promote the national interest in science, engineering, and education.
http://www.aimbe.org/

Association of Medical Diagnostics Manufacturers (AMDM)AMDM is a nonprofit trade association that serves as a resource for education and information on medical diagnostics compliance issues between member companies, and as an interface between member companies and the FDA. Its membership includes companies of all sizes who manufacture and distribute in vitro diagnostic products, including cell cultures and cell culture media, immunology and immune status test products, antigen and microbial detection products.
http://www.amdm.org/

National Administration of Drugs, Food and Medical Technology - ANMAT
ANMAT is an independent organization within the Ministry of Health that is responsible for ensuring the safety, quality and efficacy of every health product (food, drugs, chemicals, cosmetics, pharmaceutical products, and medical devices) available to consumers. It is subject to the regulations and orders from the Health Policies and Sanitary Inspection Secretary. Product and company registration occurs in the National Drugs Institute and the National Foods Institute.
http://www.anmat.gov.ar/principal.html

ANSI - American National Standards InstituteANSI is a private, non-profit organization that administers and coordinates the U.S. voluntary standardization and conformity assessment system. The Institute's mission is to enhance both the global competitiveness of U.S. business and the U.S. quality of life by promoting and facilitating voluntary consensus standards and conformity assessment systems, and safeguarding their integrity.
http://www.ansi.org/

Australian Society for Biomaterials (ASB)ASB provides a national focus for professionals who have interests in research, education, development and regulation of biomaterials and medical devices. Internationally, the Society is a member of the group of Biomaterials Societies who coordinate international activities, including the World Biomaterials Congress.
http://www.biomaterials.org.au/

ASRT
American Society of Radiologic Technologists
The mission of the ASRT is to lead and serve its members, the profession, other health care providers and the public on all issues that affect the radiologic sciences. The ASRT will achieve this mission by upholding the profession's code of ethics. Another goal is promoting recruitment and retention of radiologic technologists to meet patient needs. The society supports the professional development of radiologic technologists.

ASTM - American Society for Testing and MaterialsASTM is the developer and provider of voluntary consensus standards, related technical information, and services having internationally recognized quality and applicability that promote public health and safety, and the overall quality of life; contribute to the reliability of materials, products, systems and services; and facilitate national, regional, and international commerce. promote public health and safety, and the overall
quality of life; contribute to the reliability of materials, products, systems and services; and facilitate national, regional, and international commerce.
http://www.astm.org/

Agency for Technology and Standards (ATS), Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy (MOCIE)Agency for Technology and Standards is a government organization created to strengthen the technical support functions of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy (MOCIE) and to assist in the development of industrial technologies and the quality improvement of industrial products. ATS's main activities include developments, improvements, dissemination of the technologies which are needed most by the industries, and the establishment of technology infrastructure such as standards, all of which will lead into the construction of national technology framework. Site is in Korean and English.
http://www.ats.go.kr/

British Association of Research Quality Assurance (BARQA)BARQA's primary mission is to assist members in the understanding, interpretation and implementation of national and international regulations covering Good Laboratory Practice (GLP), Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP). Since its inception the association has grown and developed to reflect the changes taking place in regulatory requirements, government inspections and the needs of industry.
http://www.barqa.com/

Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO)BIO represents over 950 companies and organizations engaged in biotechnological research. It monitors legislative, regulatory and public policy issues affecting the biotech industry and provides opportunities for members to establish international partnerships and strategic alliances with other key players in the biotechnology industry. It also informs the public of the many benefits of biotechnology, including new treatments for diseases, improved agriculture, and industrial and environmental solutions.
http://www.bio.org/

Biomateria
Biomateria is an organization that provides information and services to those engaged in biomaterials, medical devices, tissue replacement and engineering, cell therapies, biomedical engineering research and product development. Current news, job links, newsletter, book store, and conference resources available.
http://www.biomateria.com/

BiowareDB
Bioware Database
BioWareDB.org is an attempt at collecting an exhaustive hyperlinked database with links to the vast amounts of freely available and commercial bioinformatics and biocomputing software. The database consists of records obtained from automated harvesting of online repositories of software, from journals delving with bioinformatics software and from currated manual entries. The database is updated on a monthly basis and links to the software are verified.

British Institute of Regulatory Affairs (BIRA)
BIRA, is the British arm of the European Society of Regulatory Affairs (ESRA), that supports the needs of individual regulatory affairs professionals based in the UK. As is true of ESRA, BIRA is largely focused on UK and European regulatory issues, although its interests are international given the global nature of most drug registration and development activities. The association, managed by professionals, is dedicated to enabling its members to further their professional standing and capability through the sharing of their experience and knowledge.
http://www.bira.org.uk/Resource.phx/community/mainpage/mainpage.htx

BMES
Biomedical Engineering Society
In response to a manifest need to provide a society that gave equal status to representatives of both biomedical and engineering interests, the Biomedical Engineering Society was incorporated in Illinois on February 1, 1968. As stated in the Articles of Incorporation, the purpose of the Society is: "To promote the increase of biomedical engineering knowledge and its utilization."

British Standards Institution (BSI)
Originally established in 1901 as Britain's Engineering Standards Committee, BSI is the world's oldest national standards body. After subsequent name changes, the organization formally adopted the name of the British Standards Institution in 1931. BSI is responsible for the birth of the product quality mark, the Kitemark. BSI facilitates writing the standards that industry and business use to increase efficiency and safety, and to trade internationally; oversees the implementation of management systems; inspects commodities and tests products to ensure that they are what they claim to be and do what they claim to do efficiently and safely; and provides a range of related support services and learning opportunities.
http://www.bsi-global.com/index.html

Council for Harmonization of Electrotechnical Standardization of the Nations of the Americas (CANENA)
Founded in 1992, the goal of CANENA is to foster the harmonization of electrotechnical product standards, conformity assessment test requirements, and electrical codes between all democracies of the Western Hemisphere. CANENA acts as a facilitator for electrotechnical
standards harmonization. It provides a focal point for contacts within each country, information exchange, and a forum in which the technical harmonization committees can function. The draft harmonized standards are processed by the respective standards developer in each country, in accordance with that standards development organization's procedures.
http://www.canena.org/

Canadian Association of Professional Regulatory Affairs
CAPRA is a non profit association dedicated to providing information and education for regulatory affairs professionals in the healthcare industry in Canada.http://www.capra.ca/

CEN
European Committee for Standardization
CEN was founded in 1961 by the national standards bodies in the European Economic Community and EFTA countries. Now CEN is contributing to the objectives of the European Union and European Economic Area with voluntary technical standards which promote free trade, the safety of workers and consumers, interoperability of networks, environmental protection, exploitation of research and development programmes, and public procurement.

CENELEC
European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
CENELEC's mission is to prepare voluntary electrotechnical standards that help develop the Single European Market/European Economic Area for electrical and electronic goods and services removing barriers to trade, creating new markets and cutting compliance costs. A Resolution of 7th May 1985 of the European Council formally endorsed the principle of reference to European standards within the relevant European regulatory work (Directives). In the light of this New Approach, CENELEC is developing and achieving a coherent set of voluntary electrotechnical standards as a basis for the creation of the Single European Market/European Economic Area without internal frontiers for goods and services.

CEPIS
Council of European Professional Informatics Societies
CEPIS is seeking to improve and promote high standards among informatics professionals in recognition of the impact that informatics has on employment, business and society. CEPIS goals are to be the European IT professional network for Member Societies, to become the European IT certification organisation, working with educators, industry and other certification organisations.

Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB)
The CGSB, a part of the Federal Government of Canada (Public Works and Government Services Canada), is mandated to provide a range of standardization and conformity assessment services in support of government procurement and other government requirements. CGSB is an active participant in the National Standards System of Canada, a federation of organizations providing standardization services to the Canadian public. The National Standards System is managed by the Standards Council of Canada.

CNRS
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
The French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) is a publicly-funded research organization that defines its mission as producing knowledge and making it available to society. CNRS has 26,000 employees (among which 11,600 researchers and 14,400 engineers and technical and administrative staff). Its amounts to 2.214 billion euros for the year 2004. The 1,260 CNRS service and research units are spread throughout the country and cover all fields of research.

COCIR
European Coordination Committee of the Radiological and Electromedical Industry
Studying the development of the Radiological, Electromedical and Medical Information Technology Industries and fostering its progress. The Association shall develop scientific knowledge concerning the industrial, economic, legal and technical environment of the Radiological, Electromedical and Medical Information Technology Industries. The purpose of COCIR shall be the promotion, support and co-ordination of the economic interests and activities of its members belonging to the radiological, electromedical and medical information technology industries in Europe. In addition, the Association may represent and promote the interest of its members without prejudice to the objectives of the Association as laid out before.

CORDIS
Community Research and Development Information Service
CORDIS, the , is an interactive information platform that keeps you up-to-date with the latest news, progress and initiatives in European innovation, research & development.

Canadian Standards Association (CSA)
The Canadian Standards Association is a not-for-profit membership-based association serving business, industry, government and consumers in Canada and the global marketplace. CSA develops standards that address electrical/electronic, communications, quality management systems, environmental, construction, gas, healthcare and public safety fields.
http://www.csa.ca/default.asp?language=english

DGM - Danish Medical Devices Certification
DGM is the Danish Notified Body carrying out certification in accordance with Council Directive 93/42/EEC with a view to CE marking of medical devices. DGM is established as a joint venture between the Danish Standards Association, the DEMKO A/S, the Copenhagen University Hospital, the Danish Medicines Agency, the Statens Serum Institut, and the Technological Institute. DGM thus has a very broad basis within the technical and health sectors for approving medical devices. DGM is accredited by DANAK (Danish Accreditation) in accordance with the standards EN 45011 and 45012.
http://www.dgm-nb.com/

Drug Information Association (DIA)
DIA is a non-profit, multi-disciplinary, member-driven scientific association with a membership of over 22,000. It provides a neutral global forum for the exchange and dissemination of information on the discovery, development, evaluation, and utilization of medicines and related healthcare technologies.
http://www.diahome.org/

Danish Medicines Agency
The Danish Medicines Agency is responsible for ensuring that the population has access to efficient and safe high-quality pharmaceuticals for humans and animals. It also supervises the pharmaceuticals industry and manufacturers of medical devices in Denmark and contributes to balancing public expenditure on pharmaceuticals against the benefit of the treatment.
http://www.dkma.dk/

Dansk Standard (DS)
Danish Standards Association is an independent and non-profit making institution. DS is an officially approved Danish central body for standardization and is the leading Danish certification body. DS is an approved technological service institute, GTS institute. DS administers the standardization services in Denmark and establishes contact with the European and international standardization bodies. DS is the Danish member of ISO, IEC,CEN, CENELEC, and INSTA (Internordisk Standardisering, Internordic Standard Certification System). DS certifies quality management systems, environmental management systems, products and individuals.
http://www.ds.dk/default.stm

EAMBES
European Alliance for Medical and Biological Engineering and Science
The mission of EAMBES is to improve the health, wealth and well-being of the people by the application of medical and biological engineering and sciences. The objectives of EAMBES are to serve and promote Medical and Biological Engineering and Science (MBES) at European and national levels, to foster, co-ordinate and provide added value to the activities of member organisations in MBES, and collaborate where appropriate with national and international organisations, particularly the International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering.

European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI)
EBI is a non-profit academic organization that forms part of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL). EMBL is an international network of research institutes funded by contributions from fifteen countries and dedicated to research in molecular biology. EBI's mission is to ensure that the growing body of information from molecular biology and genome research is placed in the public domain by building, maintaining and making available databases and other information services relevant to molecular biology.
http://www.ebi.ac.uk/

EBSA
European Biophysical Societies' Association
The EBSA was formed in 1984 as a non-profit making organisation, with the objectives to advance and disseminate knowledge of the principles, recent developments and applications of biophysics, and to foster the exchange of scientific information among European biophysicists and biophysicists in general.

European Diagnostic Manufacturers Association (EDMA)
EDMA is the trade association that represents the in vitro diagnostics (medical laboratory testing) industry active in Europe. The members of EDMA are national associations in European countries and the major manufacturing companies producing laboratory testing products. EDMA acts in cooperation with other European trade associations representing medical devices, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology in general and with associations representing the medical device industries in other parts of the world. The mission of EDMA is to represent the IVD industry active in Europe; to raise awareness and promote better use of laboratory testing; to work towards a realistic economic environment for healthcare and to support an appropriate regulatory system.
http://www.edma-ivd.be/

European Federation of Biotechnology (EFB)
EFB is comprised of 81 member societies from 29 European countries and 5 corresponding societies from 5 non-European countries. EFB members are organized into Sections and Task Groups which accomodate all European scientists interested in biotechnology. Sections are devoted to a particular field of biotechnology and are open to all personal members. Task Groups cover topics which are of interest to all or most biotechnologists; a scientist can become a member of a Task Group by invitation only.
http://efbweb.org/

EFOMP
European Federation of Organisations in Medical Physics 
The current membership covers 39 national organisations. Aims and purposes of EFOMP include fostering and coordinating the activities of National Member Organisations, collaborating with national and international organisations, particularly IOMP, encouraging exchange and dissemination of professional and scientific information, and exchange of Medical Physicists between countries, proposing guidelines for education, training and accreditation programmes, making recommendations on the appropriate general responsibilities, organisational relationships and roles of Medical Physicists, and encouraging the formation of Organisations for Medical Physics where such organisations do not exist.

Hellenic Organization for Standardization (ELOT)
ELOT is the national organization of Greece that publishes and promotes Hellenic National Standards, maintains a central point for testing of materials, applies certification procedures for
products & services, assesses management systems, certifies products, and provides technical information. It is Greece's unique certification organization, authorized to grant conformity assessment marks.
http://www.elot.gr/home.htm

EMBS
IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
The field of interest of the Society is the application of the concepts and methods of the physical and engineering sciences in biology and medicine. This covers a very broad spectrum ranging from formalized mathematical theory through experimental science and technological development to practical clinical applications. It includes support of scientific, technological, and educational activities.

European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products (EMEA)
EMEA is the European organization for the centralized authorization of medicinal products. It is responsible for the evaluation and the control of the safety of medicines. Its principal scientific bodies are the Committee for Proprietary Medicinal Products (CPMP) and the Committee for Veterinary Medicinal Products (CVMP). The EMEA site contains extensive descriptions of guidelines to be followed by manufacturers of medicinal products (e. g. ICH, BPWG, BWP, EWP, PhVWP, QWP and SWP guidelines).
http://www.emea.eu.int/

European Organisation for Conformity Assessment (EOTC)
EOTC, an independent and non-profit making European body, was established in April 1990 by the European Commission, the European Free Trade Association and the European Standards Bodies. EOTC members are national and European bodies representing those with a stake in conformity assessment. The organisation acts as a focal point for conformity assessment in Europe, but does not itself test or certify products and services.
http://www.eotc.be/

ESB
European Society for Biomaterials
The objecives of the society are to encourage, foster, promote and develop research, progress and information concerning the science of biomaterials, as well as to promote, initiate, sustain and bring to a satisfactory conclusion research with others and programs of development and information in this particular field.

European Society of Regulatory Affairs (ESRA)
ESRA is the association for individual regulatory affairs professionals with members drawn from over 30 countries worldwide. Although largely focused on Europe, its interests are international given the global nature of most drug registration and development activities. The association, managed by professionals, is dedicated to enabling its members to further their professional standing and capability through the sharing of their experience and knowledge.
http://www.esra.org/Resource.phx/community/mainpage/mainpage.htx

ETES
European Tissue Engineering Society
Tissue Engineering requires new approaches for the solution of clinical problems, which can only be achieved by creating a communication basis which includes biosciences, engineers, industry, health administrators and clinicians. The main purpose of the ETES is to promote this progress in Europe and to create a platform for the exchange of ideas.

ETSI
European Telecommunications Standards Institute
Successful standardization requires the stakeholders to be actively involved and share their knowledge in the drafting of the standards. ETSI offers direct membership to any interested company or organization from any country in the world, and provides its members with an excellent consensus platform for the timely production of the standards for successful business solutions in this challenging and exciting marketplace.

EU
European Union
EUROPA is the portal site of the European Union. It provides up-to-date coverage of European Union affairs and essential information on European integration. Users can also consult all legislation currently in force or under discussion, access the websites of each of the EU institutions and find out about the policies administered by the European Union under the powers devolved to it by the Treaties.

EUCOMED
European Medical Technology Industry Association
Eucomed represents the interests of the majority of the non-pharmaceutical European medical technology industry in Europe and beyond. The scope of Eucomed activities and expertise has been extended in recent years to cover a wide range of economic issues, legal and regulatory affairs, standardisation, environmental matters and supply chain management, plus many international activities that impact upon the interests of members. Eucomed considers effective communication within the medical technology industry and has developed a wide range of publications, from industry position papers and technical papers to guidance documents and informal newsletters.

European Association for BioIndustries - EuropaBio
EuropaBio represents over 40 member companies operating worldwide and 13 national biotechnology associations. EuropaBio's mission is to promote an innovative and dynamic biotechnology-based industry in Europe. The association advocates free and open markets and the removal of barriers to competitiveness with other areas of the world.
http://www.europabio.org/

European Commission Biotechnology Programme
The mission of this programme is to improve basic biological knowledge of living systems and increase productivity in respect to agricultural, industrial, health, nutritional and environmental applications. The programme also encourages demonstration activities, analysis of the ethical, social and legal aspects, public perception surveys, and the assessment of indirect socio-economic effects.
http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/biot1.html

European Union - Health and Consumer Protection-Directorate General (DG)
The mission of DG Health and Consumer protection is to ensure a high level of protection of consumers' health, safety and economic interests as well as of public health at the level of the European Union. Specific activities include proposing and monitoring legislation in the areas of veterinary, animal feed and phytosanitary matters in order to protect the consumer; managing the European scientific committees concerned with consumer health; contributing to the safety of consumer products and services in the European Union; and assuring a high  level of human health protection in the development of all Community policies.
http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/health_consumer/index_en.htm

FDA
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
The Food and Drug Administration is one of the nation's oldest and most respected consumer protection agencies. Stated most simply, FDA's mission is to promote and protect the public health by helping safe and effective products reach the market in a timely way, to monitor products for continued safety after they are in use, and to help the public get the accurate, science-based information needed to improve health.

Food and Drug Law Institute (FDLI)
FDLI is a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to improving the understanding of the laws, regulations, and policies affecting healthcare technologies, drugs, medical devices, food and cosmetics. FDLI's mission relates to the laws, policies and procedures of the FDA as well as those of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (especially the Food Safety and Inspection Service), Federal Trade Commission, Department of Justice, Environmental Protection Agency, and other federal and state government agencies as they pertain to healthcare technologies, food and
cosmetics.
http://www.fdli.org/

FESCC
Forum of the European Societies of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine
FESCC is the Forum of European Societies for Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, under the auspices of the IFCC (International Federation for Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine), connecting the different societies of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine in Europe, thus creating a platform for all specialists working in the field of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine in Europe.

IEC - International Electrotechnical Commission
The IEC is the international standards and conformity assessment body for all fields of electrotechnology. The IEC's mission is to promote, through its members, international cooperation on all questions  of electrotechnical standardization and related matters in the fields of electricity, electronics and related technologies.
http://www.iec.ch/

IET
Institution of Engineering and Technology
The mission of the IEE is to facilitating the generation and dissemination of knowledge and advancement of science, engineering and technology through publishing, education and our networks we help realise personal ambitions and positively benefit mankind.

IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.
The IEEE promotes the engineering process of creating, developing, integrating, sharing, and applying knowledge about electro and information technologies and sciences for the benefit of humanity and the profession.

ICSU
International Council for Science
In order to strengthen international science for the benefit of society, ICSU mobilizes the knowledge and resources of the international science community to identify and address major issues of importance to science and society, to facilitate interaction amongst scientists across all disciplines and from all countries. ICSU promotes the participation of all scientists in the international scientific endeavour. They provide independent, authoritative advice to stimulate constructive dialogue between the scientific community and governments, civil society, and the private sector.

IFCC
International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine
IFCC has a major responsibility for co-ordinating the development of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine on an international basis. In fulfilling this responsibility, it co-operates with many other international, regional and national organisations, particularly in the fields of education and standardisation. IFCC also assists and encourages the creation and organisation of national societies of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine in countries where these do not yet exist, and establishes and maintains contact with individual clinical scientists in parts of the world where there is no professional body specifically concerned with Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine.

IFMBE
International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering
The IFMBE is primarily a federation of national and transnational organizations. These organizations represent national interests in medical and biological engineering. The objectives of the IFMBE are scientific, technological, literary, and educational. Within the field of medical, biological and clinical engineering IFMBE's aims are to encourage research and the application of knowledge, and to disseminate information and promote collaboration.

Institute of Neuroinformatics
Uni ETH Zürich, Switzerland
The Institute of Neuroinformatics (INI) was established at the University and ETH Zurich at the end of 1995. The mission of the Institute is to discover the key principles by which brains work and to implement these in artificial systems that interact intelligently with the real world.

IOMP
International Organisation for Medical Physics
The IOMP represents over 16,000 medical physicists worldwide and 72 affiliated national member organisations. The mission of IOMP is to advance medical physics practice worldwide by disseminating scientific and technical information, fostering the educational and professional development of medical physicists, and promoting the highest quality medical services for patients.

ISO - International Organization for Standardization
ISO is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies from some 140 countries, one from each country. ISO is a non-governmental organization established in 1947. The mission of ISO is to promote the development of standardization and related activities in the world with a view to facilitating the international exchange of goods and services, and to developing cooperation in
the spheres of intellectual, scientific, technological and economic activity.
http://www.iso.ch/iso/en/ISOOnline.openerpage

ISI THOMPSON
Thompson Scientific
Thomson ISI, a business of The Thomson Corporation, has been an established leader in providing access to high-value, essential information for researchers and scholars worldwide for over 45 years. The goal of ISI is to increase the impact of research by empowering researchers to accelerate discovery. ISI provides integrated information solutions delivered by the most innovative technologies.

IUPESM
International Union for Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine
The principal objective of IUPESM is to contribute to the advancement of physical and
engineering sciences in medicine for the benefit and well being of humanity. The IUPESM represents the combined efforts of more than 40,000 medical physicists and biomedical engineers working on the physical and engineering science of medicine.

IUPAP
International Union of Pure and Applied Physics
The aims of the Union are: to stimulate and promote international cooperation in physics; to sponsor suitable international meetings and to assist organizing committees; to foster the preparation and the publication of abstracts of papers and tables of physical constants; to promote international agreements on other use of symbols, units, nomenclature and standards; to foster free circulation of scientists; to encourage research and education.

IUS-BSE
International Union of Societies for Biomaterials Science and Engineering
The International Union of Societies for Biomaterials Science and Engineering represents the international biomaterials community and is composed of two members from each of the consituent societies.

Japanese Collection of Research Bioresources (JCRB)
JCRB contains a database of cells. Researchers can check on cell classifications and authenticity.
http://cellbank.nihs.go.jp/

Japanese Industrial Standards Committee (JISC)
JISC consists of many national committees and plays a central role in standardization activities in Japan. The mission of JISC is to establish and maintain the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) marking system; to administer accreditation and certification; to participate and contribute to international standardization activities, and to develop measurement standards and a technical infrastructure for standardization establishment.
http://www.jisc.go.jp/eng/

Medical Devices Canada (MEDEC)
MEDEC is the principal trade association of the medical devices industry in Canada. MEDEC is a full service association providing advocacy, information, and education for healthcare manufacturers and distributors. It serves as the industry's primary source for monitoring, interpreting, and shaping the public policy environment in which its members operate.
http://www.medec.org/

Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities (MedDRA)
The official site of MedDRA, the new global standard medical terminology. MedDRA is applicable to all phases of drug development and applicable to the health effects of devices. By providing one source of medical terminology, MedDRA improves the effectiveness and transparency of medical product regulation worldwide.
http://www.meddramsso.com/

MEDSAFE - New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority
MEDSAFE is a business unit of the Ministry of Health and is the authority responsible for the regulation of therapeutic products in New Zealand. Its mission is to enhance the health of New Zealanders by regulating medicines and medical devices to maximize safety and benefit.
http://www.medsafe.govt.nz/

Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)
The UK's MHRA is the result of a merge between the Medical Devices Agency and the Medicines Control Agency. The goal of the MHRA is to safeguard public health by working with users, manufacturers and legislators to ensure that medical devices and pharmaceuticals meet appropriate standards of safety, quality and performance and that they comply with relevant Directives of the European Union.
http://www.medical-devices.gov.uk/

 Medical Research Council (MRC)
MRC is a research organization based in the UK that aims to improve health by promoting research into all areas of medical and related science. It supports medical research in three main ways: through its research establishments; grants to individual scientists; and support for post graduate students.
http://www.mrc.ac.uk/

Hungarian Standards Institution - Magyar Szabvanyugyi Testulet (MSZT)
MSZT represents Hungary in the following international and European standards organizations: ISO, IEC, CEN, CENELEC, and ETSI. Its mission is to provide information on general issues of standardization, and the process, methodology and liaisons of Hungarian, European and international standardization; implements European and international standards as national standards; advises industry on standardization issues; performs certification of quality management systems and environment-oriented management systems as well as conformity assessment in  the field of products and services (certification of conformity to national standards).
http://www.mszt.hu/index.htm

National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)
NCBI is a national resource for molecular biology information. It creates public databases, conducts research in computational biology, develops software tools for analyzing genome data, and disseminates biomedical information to facilitate a better understanding of molecular processes affecting human health and disease.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/

National Institute for Biological Standards and Control (NIBSC)
NIBSC is a multi-disciplinary scientific establishment whose purpose is to safeguard and enhance public health by standardizing and controlling biological substances used in medicine.
The Institute has a leading international role in preparing, evaluating and distributing International Biological Standards and other biological reference materials.
http://www.nibsc.ac.uk/

National Institutes of Health (NIH)
The NIH is one of the world's foremost medical research centers, and the Federal focal point for medical research in the US. Its mission is to uncover new knowledge that will lead to better health for everyone. NIH works toward that mission by conducting research in its own laboratories; supporting the research of non-Federal scientists in universities, medical schools, hospitals, and research institutions throughout the country and abroad; helping in the training of research investigators; and fostering communication of medical information.
http://www.nih.gov/

National Institute of Health Sciences (NIHS)
NIHS is one of seven research institutes operated under the auspices of the Ministry of Health and Welfare. NIHS is responsible for conducting basic research to ensure the quality, efficacy and safety of a wide range of products that directly and indirectly affect the population. Divisions within NIHS include drugs, medical devices, biological chemistry and biologicals, and food additives.
http://www.nihs.go.jp/

National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR)
NIMR focuses on four broad areas of biomedical research that includes: Developmental Sciences; Infection and Immunity; Neurosciences; and Structural Biology. This work involves over 200 MRC scientists in 19 research divisions which are specialised and interactive.
http://www.nimr.mrc.ac.uk/

National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST)
NIST, is a non-regulatory federal agency within the Commerce Department's Technology Administration, was founded in 1901 as the nation's first federal physical science research
laboratory. NIST's mission is to strengthen the U.S. economy and improve the quality of life by working with industry to develop and apply technology, measurements, and standards. NIST carries out its mission through four interwoven programs: NIST Laboratories, Baldrige National Quality Program, Manufacturing Extension Partnership, and Advanced Technology Program.
http://www.nist.gov/

National Medical Research Council (NMRC)
NMRC is appointed by the Minister for Health with a mandate to lead, promote, coordinate and fund medical research in Singapore. It funds medical research programs and projects; awards fellowships for medical researchers; and establishes international collaborations and inter-discipline partnerships. It also evaluates the outcomes of the research projects and facilitates the commercialization of research findings.
http://www.nmrc.gov.sg/StaticPage/index.htm

Nederlands Normalisatie-Instituut (NNI)
NNI is Netherlands' national technical standards organization and its key areas of activity are in electrotechnology, telecommunications and informatics. It works closely with the Netherlands Electrotechnical Committee (NEC, which is the Netherlands national committee of the IEC). NNI offers a number of registration Services and information products. The secretariats of International and European Technical Committees, Subcommittees and Working Groups are carried out under the responsibility of one of the national standardization institutes such as ISO, IEC, CEN, or CENELEC.
http://www.nni.nl/

National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI)
NSAI operates under the National Standards Authority of Ireland Act 1996, on behalf of the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, for the publication of national standards; the provision of a comprehensive product and management system certification service; and the establishment of confidence in trade measurements. The governing board of NSAI is appointed by the Minister, and represents a cross-section of industrial and government interests. NSAI activities are focused on standards, certification services, the Irish Agreement Board, and the legal
metrology service.
http://www.nsai.ie/

National Science Foundation
The NSF is an independent U.S. government agency responsible for promoting science and engineering through programs that invest over $3.3 billion per year in almost 20,000 research and education projects in science and engineering. Its mission is to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; and to secure the national defense.
http://www.nsf.gov/

Norwegian Standards Association - Norges Standardiseringsforbund (NSF)
The NSF is responsible for the overall management and coordination of standardization work in Norway. NSF adopts and publishes some 1,500 new Norsk Standard (Norwegian Standards), NS annually. NSF sells and markets standards and publications from all over the world. NSF represents Norway in the European Comittee for Standardization, CEN (Comité Européen de Normalisation) and the International Organization for Standardization, ISO. The standardization work is carried out in the following independent sectoral bodies: the Norwegian Council for Building Standardization (NBR), the Norwegian General Standardizing Body (NAS), the Norwegian Electrotechnical Committee (NEK), the Norwegian Technology Centre (NTS), the Norwegian Post and  Telecommunication Auth (PT). Site is in Norwegian and English.
http://www.standard.no/

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)The OECD groups 30 member countries in an organisation that
provides governments a setting in which to discuss, develop and perfect economic and social policy. Member countries meet
and exchange information in committees. Committees bring together representatives of member countries, either from national
administrations or from their permanent delegations to the OECD.http://www.oecd.org/

Standards Council of CanadaThe Standards Council of Canada is a federal Crown corporation with the mandate to promote
efficient and effective standardization. The Council has the mandate to coordinate and oversee the efforts of the National
Standards System, which includes organizations and individuals involved in voluntary standards development, promotion and
implementation in Canada. Site is in French and English.http://www.scc.ca/

Society for Clinical Data Management (SCDM)SCDM is a non-profit professional society founded to advance the discipline of
clinical data management as a profession in the pharmaceutical and health care industries. Its goal is also to promote
standards of good practice within clinical data management and to promote global harmony within the discipline.
http://www.scdm.org/home.htm

SEMOFS
Surface Enhanced Micro Optical Fluidic Systems
The aim of the SEMOFS project is to develop a radically new concept for biosensors: a polymer-based card type integrated 'Plasmon enhanced SPR' sensor. The card will combine biologically active surfaces with integrated optics (light source, detection) and biocompatible multi-channel micro-fluidics. The project aims to achieve a significant breakthrough since all functions will be totally integrated on a single polymer-based chip. The final product shall be manufactured with large scale, mass production techniques. The card will therefore be extremely low cost and disposable while providing increased sensitivity and diagnosis possibilities.

SFB
Society For Biomaterials
The Society For Biomaterials is a professional society which promotes advances in all phases of materials research and development by encouragement of cooperative educational programs, clinical applications, and professional standards in the biomaterials field. The Society will provide the leading forum to disseminate knowledge of biomaterials among researchers, educators, and developers of materials and biomedical device technology using coordinated educational programs, publications, professional services, and development of professional standards.

Finnish Standards Association (SFS)The Finnish Standards Association SFS is an independent, non-profit making organization co-operating with trade federations and industry, research institutes, labor market organizations, consumer organizations, and governmental and local authorities. Members of SFS include professional, commercial and industrial organizations, and the state of Finland represented by the ministries. The Finnish Standards Association SFS and its standards-writing bodies, the Finnish Electrotechnical Standards Association and Telecommunications Administration Centre are members of the European standards organizations CEN, CENELEC and ETSI.
http://www.sfs.fi/english.html

Swedish Standards Institute - Standardiseringen i Sverige (SIS)The SIS is composed of seven standards bodies (BST, HSS, IKH,
SIS, SMS, STG, and TKS) together with two companies (SIS Forum AB and SIS Förlag AB) that have merged into one. Its mission
is to be the most effective organization for Swedish companies, authorities and organizations, where the knowledge of and
access to standards are concerned, along with the possibility to influence and take part in the work on national, European
and global standards. Site is in Swedish and English.http://www.sis.se/

SSB
Swiss Society for Biomaterials
The SSB is the assembly of people in Switzerland working or interested in the field of biomaterials, be it on the industrial or the university level. They welcome everybody interested in the wide field of biomaterials to join the Society. The SSB is officially affiliated with the European Society for Biomaterials.

TCES
Tissue & Cell Engineering Society UK
This Society has the aim of furthering knowledge, research and dissemination of information on Cell and Tissue Engineering.

TEMPERE
Training and Education for Medical Physics and Engineering Reformation in Europe
The aim of the TEMPERE project is to reach an agreement on education, training, licensing, quality assurance and legal matters related to medical physics and biomedical engineering among its over 40 partners. Such an agreement will lead to recommendations on these subjects which will help to produce Medical Physicists and Biomedical Engineers of the highest professional quality, who could also enjoy, mutual international collaboration and recognition.

TESI
Tissue Engineering Society International
To accomplish its mission, the Society brings together the international community of persons engaged or interested in the field of tissue engineering and promotes education and research within. The Society also serves as an international forum to promote the informed discussion of challenges and therapeutic benefits of the application of tissue engineering technologies.

Tissue-Engineering Pages
The Tissue Engineering Pages provide up to date information on conferences, organizations as wells as international tissue engineering projects. Editors and contributors are determined to continually improve this service for experts and people interested in this exciting field of biotechnology in the future.

Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL)Founded in 1864, Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL) is an independent, not-for-profit product safety testing and certification organization. UL is one of the most recognized, reputable conformity assessment providers in the world whose services extend to helping companies achieve global acceptance, whether it is an electrical device, a programmable system, or a company's quality process.http://www.ul.com/welcome.html

United Nations

The United Nations was established on 24 October 1945 by 51 countries committed to preserving peace through
international cooperation and collective security; membership now totals 189 countries. When States become Members of the United Nations, they agree to accept the obligations of the UN Charter, an international treaty which sets out basic principles of international relations. According to the Charter, the UN has four purposes: to maintain international peace and security, to develop friendly relations among nations, to cooperate in solving international problems and in promoting respect for human rights, and to be a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations.http://www.un.org/

Ente Nazionale Italiano di Unificazione (UNI)UNI represents Italy as the national technical standards organization
represented by over 7000 members. It conducts standardization activities in all industrial, commercial and tertiary sectors apart from the electrical and electrotechnical sectors, which fall within the competence of CEI. It has also established the UNIONE standardardization network that serves over 4000 experts over the Internet. UNI participates in international cooperation efforts with Eastern Europe, Asia and South America. Site is in Italian and English.http://www.uni.com/

United States Pharmacopeia
The USP, a non-government organization, establishes state-of-the-art standards to ensure the quality of medicines and other products used in health care. These standards are developed by a unique process of public
involvement and are accepted worldwide. USP also helps to monitor and prevent medication error problems through national reporting programs. USP provides standards for more than 3,700 prescription and non-prescription drugs, nutritional and dietary supplements, and medical devices. These standards appear in The United States Pharmacopeia and the National Formulary (USP-NF), which are officially recognized in the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. § 321 et seq.).
http://www.usp.org/

WBBA
Washington Biotechnology & Biomedical Association
The WBBA is a not-for-profit association of Washington state biotechnology and biomedical companies, research firms and related organizations. The biotechnology organizations use living organisms and biological research to develop medical, environmental and agricultural products. Biomedical firms develop and manufacture diagnostic and electronic devices or components for use by medical researchers and health care providers.

Whitaker Foundation
Since its inception, the foundation has primarily supported interdisciplinary medical research, with the principal focus being on biomedical engineering. It has contributed more than $700 million to universities and medical schools to support faculty research, graduate students, program development, and construction of facilities.

WHO
World Health Organization
The World Health Organization is the United Nations specialized agency for health. It was established on 7 April 1948. WHO's objective, as set out in its Constitution, is the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health. Health is defined in WHO's Constitution as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.

WIPO - World Intellectual Property OrganizationThe World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is an international
organization dedicated to promoting the use and protection of works of the human spirit or intellectual property. WIPO
is one of the 16 specialized agencies of the United Nations system of organizations. It administers 21 international
treaties dealing with different aspects of intellectual property protection.
http://www.wipo.org/