The Life Science industry and regulatory profession have a plethora of acronyms and technical terms. Our glossary aims to help make sense of these. Search by clicking on the letters above.
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Phage therapy medicinal products (PTMPs)
Phage therapy medicinal products (PTMPs) are preparations of naturally occurring or genetically modified phages used to treat human or veterinary…
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Bacteriophages (phages)
Bacteriophages (phages) are viruses that infect bacteria and depend on their bacterial host for replication. Phages consist of a genome…
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Genetically modified micro-organism (GMM)
Genetically modified micro-organism (GMM) means a micro-organism in which the genetic material has been altered in a way that does…
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Genetically modified organism (GMO)
Genetically modified organism (GMO) means an organism, with the exception of human beings, in which the genetic material has been…
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Micro-organism
Micro-organism means any microbiological entity, cellular or non-cellular, capable of replication or of transferring genetic material, including viruses, viroids, and…
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Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites no longer respond to antimicrobial medicines. As a result of…
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Potency
(For Biologics) The measure of the biological activity using a suitably quantitative biological assay, based on the attribute of the…
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Assay
(For Small Molecule and Synthetic Low Molecular Weight Peptide Drug Substances) A specific, stability-indicating procedure that determines the content of…
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