| ASM | American Society for Microbiology |
| Cryobiology Soc | Society for Cryobiology |
| EFB | European Federation of Biotechnology |
| ESACT | European Society for Animal Cell Technology |
| ETCS | European Tissue Culture Association |
| FEMS | Federation of European Microbiological Societies |
| IMA | International Mycological Association |
| IUMS | International Union of Microbiological Societies | NIGMS | National Institute of General Medical Sciences | SIVB | The Society for In Vitro Biology |
| SLTB | Society for Low Temperature Biology | UKNCC | United Kingdom National Culture Collection | WFCC | World Federation of Culture Collections | WIPO | World Intellectual Property Organization |