Language can be interpreted in multiple ways depending on who is doing the interpreting, especially evident across different industries. Using approved acronyms and technical terminology in each field when translating is especially important for this reason. Here are 7 confusing biotech acronyms.
Biotech Acronyms | API
API, a software developer will right away identify this as an application program interface while a biotech or pharmaceutical professional interpreting services providers this to be an active pharmaceutical ingredient. Below are a six more examples of how very different meanings such abbreviations can have depending on the industry.
Biotech Acronyms | I-O
While a common abbreviation in the tech world that stands for input-output, in the biotech world I-O stands for immuno-oncology, the area of research involved in stimulating the immune system to fight cancer. Also, one of Jupiter’s moons is called Io.
Biotech Acronyms | CMO
The Chief Medical Officer, or the CMO, is the one who oversees the design and conduct of clinical trials for the bio pharmaceutical industry. In tech companies, the CMO is the Chief Marketing Officer which is a quite a big difference and an important one to distinguish.
Biotech Acronyms | CRO
A CRO in the tech world is a clearly the Chief Revenue Officer. Biotech and pharmaceutical professionals, however, only know it to mean a contract research organization. CROs in healthcare partner with international bio pharmaceutical companies to facilitate the success of a clinical trial.
Biotech Acronyms | Code
A code is a critical term in computers which stands for the underlying programming language in which software programs are written, such as JAVA. Of course in biotech, the word code refers to the one and only genetic code which makes up the DNA molecule and is composed of the polynucleotides A, C, G, and T.
Biotech Acronyms | Beta
In the life sciences the word “beta” immediately brings to mind things like interferon-beta (treatment of multiple sclerosis), beta-carotene (the nutrient in carrots), or beta-blockers (treatment for heart disease). In a tech company beta commonly refers to a rough working prototype of a product in the development stages.
IBD
This acronym can have vastly different meanings. It can mean anything from irritable bowel disease or inflammatory bowel disease to the title of the magazine Investor’s Business Daily. In a company that works with semiconductors it stands for ion beam deposition.
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