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# Industry Bodies

Vendor-neutral trade associations, standards-setting organizations, professional societies, public-private consortia, and non-commercial accelerator programs.

13 terms [Filter in glossary](/terms?cat=Industry%20Bodies)

## All Industry Bodies terms

-   [AAMI(AAMI) ](/terms/aami)
-   [AdvaMed ](/terms/advamed)
-   [AdvaMedDx ](/terms/advameddx)
-   [Contract Research Organization(CRO) ](/terms/cro)
-   [Corporate Venture Capital(CVC) ](/terms/corporate-venture)
-   [Fogarty Innovation ](/terms/fogarty-innovation)
-   [Industry Trade Organizations ](/terms/industry-orgs)
-   [Medical Device Innovation Consortium(MDIC) ](/terms/mdic)
-   [MedTech Accelerators and Incubators ](/terms/accelerator-MedTech)
-   [MedTech Innovator ](/terms/medtech-innovator)
-   [Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society(RAPS) ](/terms/raps)
-   [Specialty MedTech Venture Capital ](/terms/specialty-medtech-vc)
-   [Texas Medical Center Innovation(TMC Innovation) ](/terms/texas-medical-center)

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