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  • BDB (CDRH)

    Bacteriology Devices Branch (CDRH)

  • BDLS

    Blood Donor Locator Service

  • BDNF

    Brain-Derived Neurotropic Factor

  • BDPA

    Bureau of Drug Policy and Administration (China)

  • BDS

    Bulk Drug Substance

  • BDS

    Bureau of Drug Surveillance (Canada)

  • BDS

    Butadiene-Styrene block copolymer

  • BDSS

    Biologics Decision Support System

  • BE

    Bioequivalence

  • BEA

    Bureau of Economic Analysis (United States Department of Commerce)

  • BEAM

    The combination of carmustine, etoposide, cytarabine and melphalan (BEAM) is an effective autologous transplantation preparative regimen for lymphoma and has little toxicity, but the feasibility and tolerance of BEAM as a preparative regimen for allogeneic transplantation has not been established.

  • BECON

    Bioengineering Consortium (NIH)

  • Bed

    Column of carbon, sand, chromatography, or ion exchange resins through which a liquid passes during operation.

  • Bed Depth

    The height of the exchange or capture material in a column after proper backwashing for effective operation.

  • Bed Expansion

    The effect produced during backwashing; resin particles separate and rise in the column. Regulating backwash flow may control bed expansion caused by the increase in space between resin particles.

  • Behavioral Genetics

    The study of genes that may influence behavior.

  • BEIs

    Biological Exposure Indices

  • BEL (Biological Exposure Limit)

    ACGIH’s maximum recommended value of a substance in blood, urine, or exhaled air.

  • Belmont Report

    Ethical Principles and Guidelines for the Protection of Human Subjects of Research, is a statement of basic ethical principles governing research involving human subjects; issued by the National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research – April 18, 1979.

  • Benchmark

    A standard against which measurements or comparisons can be made.

  • Beneficence

    An ethical principle discussed in the Belmont Report that entails an obligation to protect persons from harm. The principle of beneficence can be expressed in two general rules: (1) do not harm; and (2) protect from harm by maximizing possible benefits and minimizing possible risks of harm.

  • Benefit

    A valued or desired outcome; an advantage.

  • Benefits Management Plan

    Documentation as to how the project benefits of a project will be measured in order to demonstrate the business case has been achieved.

  • BENS

    Business Executives for National Security

  • BEq

    Bioequivalence