Select Committee on Science and Technology Third Report


APPENDIX 4

Acronyms


ABPIAsssociation of the British Pharmaceutical Industry
AIM Alternative Investment Market
BoE Bank of England
BVCA British Venture Capital Association
CBI Confederation of British Industry
CVCP Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals
DTI Department of Trade and Industry
EASDAQ European Association of Securities Dealers Automatic Quotation System
EBP Education Business Partnership Initiative
EIS Enterprise Investment Scheme
EPSRC Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
ESRC Economic and Social Research Council
HEI Higher education institution
IAB Innovation Advisory Board
ILO Industrial Liaison Officer
IPR Intellectual Property Rights
IRC Interdisciplinary Research Centre
MPI Manufacturing Planning and Implementation Studies Programme
MRC Medical Research Council
NASDAQ National Association of Securities Dealers Automatic Quotation System
OST Office of Science and Technology
PRISM Wellcome Trust Unit for Policy Research in Science & Medicine
PTP Postgraduate Training Partnership
R&D Research and development
SBIR Small Business Innovative Research Programme
SET Science, engineering and technology
SFLGS Small Firms Loan Guarantee Scheme
SMART Small Firms Merit Award for Research and Technology
SME Small or medium-sized enterprise
SPUR Support for Products Under Research
SRA Scientific Research Allowance
TAL Technical Action Line
TCS Teaching Company Scheme
TEC Training and Enterprise Council
VCT Venture Capital Trust




 
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