AACC - American Association for Clinical Chemistry
2101 L Street, NW - Suite 202 Washington, DC United States (USA) 20037-1558 Phone: 800/892-1400 Fax: 202/887-5093 Email: info@aacc.org URL: http://www.aacc.org/
Summary: AACC is an international scientific/medical society of clinical laboratory professionals, physicians, research scientists and other individuals involved with clinical chemistry and other clinical laboratory science-related disciplines. Founded in 1948, the society has 10,000 members and is headquartered in Washington, DC.
Summary: The American Bioethics Advisory Commission consists of scholars who hold academic positions in Biochemistry, Embryology, Endocrinology, Family Medicine, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Transplant Surgery, Pediatrics, Neonatology, Law, Philosophy, and Theology. The function of the ABAC is to render expert opinions on bioethical issues in accordance with absolute respect for the innate dignity and unique nature of all human beings from conception until natural death.
American Biological Safety Association
1202 Allanson Road Mundelein, IL United States (USA) 60060 Phone: (847) 949-1517 Fax: (847) 566-4580 Email: absa@absa.org URL: http://www.absa.org/
Summary: The American Biological Safety Association (ABSA) was founded in 1984 to promote biosafety as a scientific discipline and serve the growing needs of biosafety professionals throughout the world. Its goals are to provide a professional association that represents the interests and needs of practitioners of biological safety, and to provide a forum for the continued and timely exchange of biosafety in formation.
American Society for Bioethics and Humanities
4700 W. Lake Glenview, IL United States (USA) 60025-1485 Phone: 847-375-4745 Fax: 877-734-9385 Email: info@asbh.org URL: http://www.asbh.org/
Summary: The American Society for Bioethics and Humanities (ASBH) is a professional society of more than 1,500 individuals, organizations, and institutions interested in bioethics and humanities. This Website serves as a source of information for members, prospective members. and anyone interested in bioethics and humanities.
Biotechnology Industry Organization
1225 Eye Street, N.W., Suite 400 Washington, DC United States (USA) 20005 Phone: (202) 962-9200 Email: cbeckman@bio.org URL: http://www.bio.org/
Summary: In 1993, when there were but a handful of biotechnology drugs on the market and the sequencing of the human genome was pegged for completion somewhere around 2005, two small Washington-based biotechnology trade organizations merged to create the Biotechnology Industry Organization, 'better known as BIO.
Summary: The Canadian Bioethics Society was founded in 1988 by the amalgamation of the Canadian Society of Bioethics and the Canadian Society for Medical Bioethics. At this time, it has a membership of approximately 600, composed of health care administrators, lawyers, nurses, philosophers, physicians, theologians, and others concerned with the ethical and humane dimensions of health care.
Council for Biotechnology Information
1225 Eye Street, NW Suite 400 Washington, DC United States (USA) 20043-0380 Phone: (202) 467-6565 URL: http://www.whybiotech.com
Summary: The Council for Biotechnology Information communicates science-based information about the benefits and safety of agricultural and food biotechnology. Its members are the leading biotechnology companies and trade associations.
