Many organizations represent the interests of consumers, patients, industry and regulatory authorities. Here we have tried to make a selection of those groups that are known to have an interest in animal cell technology or stand to benefit greatly from it.

ACTIP member companies

Artelis - Belgium
AstraZeneca Biotech Laboratory - Sweden
Bayer Schering Pharma AG - Germany
BioInvent International AB - Sweden
BioReliance - Scotland
BioUetikon Ltd - Ireland
Biovitrum AB - Sweden
Boehringer Ingelheim PharmaGmbH KG & Co. - Germany
Centocor bv - The Netherlands
Charles River laboratories - Scotland
Covance Laboratories - United Kingdom
Crucell - The netherlands
Eli Lilly S.A.- Ireland
DSM-Biologics - The Netherlands
Genzyme - Belgium
GlaxoSmithKline - United Kingdom
GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals - Belgium
Henogen - Belgium
Innogenetics NV - Belgium
Invitrogen Ltd - United Kingdom
Merck Serono S.A. - Switzerland
LONZA Biologics - United Kingdom
MedImmune Ltd. - United Kingdom
Morphosys AG - Germany
Novartis Behring GmbH & Co. KG - Germany
Novartis Pharma AG - Switzerland
Novo Nordisk A/S - Denmark
Octapharma - Sweden
Organon - The netherlands
Pfizer Ltd. - United Kingdom
Rentschler Biotechnology GmbH - Germany
RBM-Merck Serono - Italy
Roche - Switzerland
Sanofi-Aventis - France
Sanofi-Pasteur - France
Sartorius Stedim Biotech GmbH - Germany
Wyeth Biotech - Ireland

Honorary Member

Prof. Dr. Michael Comer - Ireland

Non-member companies/SMEs invited to ACTIP meetings:

(1 January 2002 - 2 Februari 2009)

Ablynx
Alloksys Life Sciences BV
Amgen
Applikon b.v.
Automation Partnership (Cambridge) Ltd.
Avecia Biologics
Betacell N.V.
Biobase GmbH
Bionovations
BioPharm Services Ltd.
Bioprocessors Corporation
Biotech Development AB
BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics
BruCells
Cellartis AB
Cobra Manufacturing
CMC Biopharmaceuticals
Creabilis Therapeutics Spa
Devgen nv
Domantis Ltd.
ERA Consulting
Eurogentec s.a.
Euroscreen
Galapagos Genomics
GE Healthcare Life Science
Genethon/ESACT
Genmab bv
Ingenium Pharmaceuticals AG
IQ Corporation
JRH Biosciences Limited
Millipore Bioprocess Div.
Miltenyi Biotech GmbH
NeuroNova AB
Netherlands Vaccine Institute
Novozymes Biopharma UK Ltd.
NUNC A/S
Onyvax Ltd.
Pluristem Life Systems
Polymun Scientific
Prionics AG
Prior Separation Technology GmbH
Progenika
Probiogen
ReNeuron
SAFC-JRH Biosciences
Selexis S.A.
Siemens SA / NV
Sigma-Aldrich GmbH
Symphogen A/S
Thromb-X N.V.
Tigenix
Unitargeting Research AS
Univalid Bioprocessing
Vivalis
Xcellentis

European Union

European Commission:

Cordis - the general database of the EU
DG Research - runs and prepares research programmes in biotechnology. Follow links to all biotech projects currently running
RTD Info - information on European research policy, strategy and sometimes projects

European Parliament
European Parliament in general
Members European Parliament
Documents from the European Parliament

Patenting Information

European patent office
Derwent patent information
www.freepatentsonline.co
This web site has free PDF downloading (instead of having to page through TIFFs like at the US Patent Office), and is faster than the US Patent Office's site.

Regulatory agencies and links

FDA - Food and Drugs Administration general
CBER/FDA - Food and Drugs Administration - CBER
European Pharmacopeia

Research, Pharma and Biotechnology organizations

EuropaBio - gateway to European National Biotechnology Associations
BIO - the Biotechnology Industry Organization of the USA
BBA - Belgian BioIndustry Association
BIA - BioIndustry Association (UK)
CEFIC - European Chemical Industries
DIB - German BioIndustry Association
EFPIA - European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industry Associations
EMBO - European Molecular Biology Organization
ESACT - European Society of Animal Cell Technology
EFB - European Federation of Biotechnology, Section on Biochemical Engineering
ESGCT - European Society of Gene and Cell Therapy