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