| APPI | Academy of Pharmaceutical Physicians and Investigators |
| AdvaMed | Advanced Medical Technology Association |
| AHRP | Alliance for Human Research Protection |
| AACR | American Association for Cancer Research |
| AAHRPP | American Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs |
| AAPS | American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists |
| ACCP | American College of Clinical Pharmacology |
| ACLM | American College of Legal Medicine |
| AFMR | American Federation for Medical Research |
| AIMBE | American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering |
| AMA | American Medical Association |
| AMWA | American Medical Writers Association |
| APhA | American Pharmacists Association |
| ASCI | American Society for Clinical Investigation |
| ASCPT | American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics |
| ASQ | American Society for Quality |
| ASA | American Statistical Association |
| AECIC | Asociación Española de Compañias de Investigación Clínica |
| ACRON | Associatie van Clinical Research Organisations in Nederland |
| ACDM | Association for Clinical Data Management [UK] |
| AGCP-CRD | Association for Good Clinical Practice and Clinical Research Development [Bulgaria] |
| AGCPN | Association for Good Clinical Practice in Nigeria |
| GCPPL | Association for Good Clinical Practice in Poland |
| APOR | Association for Patient-Oriented Research |
| APPE | Association for Practical and Professional Ethics |
| L'AFAR | Association Francaise des Affaires Reglementaires |
| AFCROs | Association Francaise des CROs |
| AHC | Association of Academic Health Centers |
| AAMC | Association of Academic Medical Centers |
| AAU | Association of American Universities |
| AGAH | Association of Applied Pharmacology [Germany] |
| ACRO | Association of Clinical Research Organizations |
| ACRP | Association of Clinical Research Professionals |
| ACRO-Cz | Association of CROs Czech Republic |
| AFDO | Association of Food and Drug Officials |
| AIRI | Association of Independent Research Institutes |
| ARCS | Association of Regulatory and Clinical Scientists [Australia] |
| ABPI | Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry [UK] |
| AUTM | Association of University Technology Managers |
| APPA | Australian Pharmaceutical Physicians Association |
| PHARMIG | Austrian Association of Regulatory Affairs |
| BACRR | Bay Area Clinical/Regulatory Roundtable |
| BIO | Biotechnology Industry Organization |
| BrAPP | British Association of Pharmaceutical Physicians |
| BARQA | British Association of Research Quality Assurance |
| BIRA | British Institute of Regulatory Affairs |
| BVMA | Bundesverband Medizinischer Auftraginstitute (Federal Association of Medical Contractors) |
| Rx&D | Canada's Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies |
| CAPRA | Canadian Association of Pharmaceutical Regulatory Affairs |
| CAREB | Canadian Association of Research Ethics Boards |
| CMA | Canadian Medical Association |
| CSCI | Canadian Society for Clinical Investigation |
| CSPS | Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences |
| CSCR | Central Society for Clinical Research |
| CMR | Centres for Medical Research International [UK] |
| COG | Children's Oncology Group |
| CIRCARE | Citizens for Responsible Care and Research |
| CCRA | Clinical Contract Research Association [UK] |
| CDISC | Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium |
| CPC | Clinical Providers Consortium |
| n/a | Clinical Research Association (Turkey) |
| CRAC | Clinical Research Association of Canada |
| CRF | Clinical Research Forum |
| CRR | Clinical Research Roundtable [Institute of Medicine] |
| CFH | Connecting for Health |
| CIRB | Consortium of Independent Review Boards |
| CECRE | Consortium to Examine Clinical Research Ethics |
| CIOMS | Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences |
| COGR | Council on Governmental Relations |
| DIA | Drug Information Association |
| DSEC | Drug Safety Executive Council |
| ECRIN | European Clinical Research Infrastructures Network |
| EUCROF | European Contract Research Organization Federation |
| EUFEPS | European Federation for Pharmaceutical Sciences |
| EFB | European Federation of Biotechnology |
| EFPIA | European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations |
| EFSPI | European Federation of Statisticians in the Pharmaceutical Industry |
| EFGCP | European Forum for Good Clinical Practice |
| EMWA | European Medical Writers Association |
| ENMA | European National Medicines Authorities |
| EORTC | European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer [Belgium] |
| ESCI | European Society for Clinical Investigation |
| ESRA | European Society of Regulatory Affairs |
| | FDA Alliance |
| FDLI | Food and Drug Law Institute |
| GCRF | Geneva Clinical Research Forum [Switzerland] |
| GCP-RMA | Good Clinical Practice Records Managers Association [Europe] |
| DGPharMed | German Association of Pharmaceutical Medicine |
| GHTF | Global Harmonization Task Force |
| HAI | Health Action International |
| HCCA | Health Care Compliance Association |
| HII | Health Improvement Institute |
| HRG | Health Research Group [Public Citizen] |
| ICMR | Indian Council of Medical Research |
| ISCR | Indian Society for Clinical Research |
| ICR | Institute of Clinical Research [UK] |
| IOM | Institute of Medicine [NAS] |
| APV | International Association for Pharmaceutical Technology |
| IAPP | International Association of Privacy Professionals |
| IBPA | International Biopharmaceutical Association |
| ICMJE | International Committee of Medical Journal Editors |
| ICDRA | International Conference of Drug Regulatory Authorities |
| ICH | International Conference on Harmonisation |
| IFAPP | International Federation of Associations of Pharmaceutical Physicians |
| IFPMA | International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Associations |
| ISO | International Organization for Standardization |
| FIP | International Pharmaceutical Federation [Netherlands] |
| ISCB | International Society for Clinical Biostatistics |
| ISPE | International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering |
| ISPOR | International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research |
| ISPE | International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology |
| ISRPT | International Society of Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology |
| AICRO | Italian Association of CROs |
| JPMA | Japan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association |
| JCAHO | Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations |
| AFCROs | L'Association Francaise des CROs |
| MDMA | Medical Device Manufacturers Association |
| MCC | Metrics Champion Consortium |
| MPRA | Minority Physicians Research Alliance |
| NAS | National Academy of Sciences |
| NABR | National Association for Biomedical Research |
| NACUA | National Association of College and University Attorneys |
| NAIM | National Association of IRB Managers |
| NCQA | National Committee for Quality Assurance |
| NCCN | National Comprehensive Cancer Network |
| NCURA | National Council of University Research Administrators |
| NCPIE | National Council on Patient Information and Education |
| NHC | National Health Council |
| NPC | National Pharmaceutical Council |
| NCB | Nuffield Council of Bioethics |
| TOPRA | The Organization for Professionals in Regulatory Affairs |
| PPRU | Pediatric Pharmacology Research Unit Network |
| PCMG | Pharmaceutical Contract Management Group |
| PICRA | Pharmaceutical Industry Contract Research Alliance |
| PhRMA | Pharmaceutical Researchers and Manufacturers of America |
| PSG | Pharmaceutical Sciences Group |
| PCB | The President's Council on Bioethics |
| PMI | Project Management Instititute |
| PCHRG | Public Citizen Health Research Group |
| PRIM&R | Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research |
| RAPS | Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society |
| R!A | Research!America |
| RACC | Research Administrators Certification Council |
| RCP | Royal College of Physicians [UK] |
| SBPPC | Sociedade Brasileira de Profissionais em Pesquisa Clínica |
| SIAR | Societa Italiana Attivita Regolatorie |
| SSFA | Society for Applied Pharmacological Sciences [Italy] |
| SCDM | Society for Clinical Data Management [UK] |
| SCT | Society for Clinical Trials |
| SMPR | Society for Medicinal Plant Research [Germany] |
| SMR | Society for Medicines Research [UK] |
| SRSA | Society for Research Subject Advocates |
| SWHR | Society for Women's Health Research |
| SoCRA | Society of Clinical Research Associates |
| SPI | Society of Principal Investigators |
| SQA | Society of Quality Assurance |
| SRA | Society of Research Administrators International |
| SRSA | Society of Research Subject Advocates |
| SOT | Society of Toxicology |
| SACRA | South African Clinical Research Association |
| PSI | Statisticians in the Pharmaceutical Industry |
| SIDCER | Strategic Initiative for Developing Capacity in Ethical Review |
| SSCT | Swedish Society for Clinical Trials |
| TIPPSA | The Technical Industrial Pharmacists and Pharmaceutical Scientists Association |
| UKCRC | UK Clinical Research Collaboration |
| WEDi | Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| WMA | World Medical Association |