Glossary
Quick-reference for the vocabulary in Delvant reports, on this website, and in our outreach. Five categories. If a term you need is missing, mention it on the scoping call and we will add it.
Vocabulary used in commissioning, BD, and medical-affairs conversations.
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| BD | Business Development - in-house pharma function evaluating in-licensing, partnerships, M&A. |
| CI | Competitive Intelligence. |
| CMO | Chief Medical Officer (clinical / regulatory lead in a biotech). |
| CRO | Contract Research Organisation - runs trials on behalf of sponsors. |
| ICP | Ideal Customer Profile. |
| KOL | Key Opinion Leader - senior clinician with influence on prescribing, guidelines, or trials. |
| MA | Medical Affairs - the in-house function bridging clinical and commercial. |
| MSL | Medical Science Liaison - field-based MA professional in dialogue with KOLs. |
| RWE | Real-World Evidence - data from outside RCTs (claims, registries, EHR). |
| S&E | Search and Evaluation - the BD sub-function that screens in-licensing candidates. |
| T1 / T2 / T3 / T4 | Delvant tiers: T1 competitive intel; T2 strategic synthesis; T3 retainer (Q4 2026); T4 data-partnership consortium (2027). |
| VP | Vice President - senior in-house decision-maker, usually buying-authority for T1. |
Regulators, HTA bodies, and the congress proceedings inside Delvant's locked anchor source set.
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| AACR | American Association for Cancer Research - annual oncology congress. |
| ASCO | American Society of Clinical Oncology - largest annual oncology congress. |
| ASH | American Society of Hematology - flagship hematology congress (December). |
| CTgov | ClinicalTrials.gov - NIH trial registry, anchor source. |
| EHA | European Hematology Association - flagship EU hematology congress (June). |
| EMA | European Medicines Agency - EU regulator. |
| ESMO | European Society for Medical Oncology - flagship EU oncology congress. |
| EULAR | European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology - rheumatology congress. |
| FDA | U.S. Food and Drug Administration. |
| HTA | Health Technology Assessment - payer evaluation (NICE in UK, IQWiG in DE, HAS in FR). |
| NICE | National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK HTA body). |
| NMPA | National Medical Products Administration - Chinese regulator. |
| OD | Orphan Designation - regulatory status for rare-disease drugs. |
| PMDA | Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency - Japanese regulator. |
Disease and drug-class terms inside Delvant's core therapeutic focus (rare hematology, immune cytopenias, plasma-derived).
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| aHUS | Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome - complement-driven rare disease. |
| BTK | Bruton's Tyrosine Kinase - B-cell signalling target. |
| FcRn | Neonatal Fc Receptor - IgG-recycling pathway; drug class includes efgartigimod, rozanolixizumab, nipocalimab, batoclimab. |
| IgG | Immunoglobulin G - antibody class central to autoimmune pathology. |
| ITP | Immune Thrombocytopenia (or Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura) - antibody-mediated platelet destruction. |
| MoA | Mechanism of Action. |
| RCT | Randomized Controlled Trial. |
| TPO-RA | Thrombopoietin Receptor Agonist - drug class (eltrombopag, romiplostim, avatrombopag). |
| TTP | Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura - ADAMTS13-related rare disease. |
| WAIHA | Warm Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia. |
Local terms that come up in client onboarding, invoicing, and Delvant's own corporate context (Einzelunternehmen / GmbH / FlexCo, VAT, social insurance).
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ALG | Arbeitslosengeld - Austrian unemployment benefit. |
| AMS | Arbeitsmarktservice - Austrian public employment service. |
| aws | Austria Wirtschaftsservice - federal development bank (PreSeed, Seed funding). |
| FFG | Forschungsforderungsgesellschaft - Austrian R&D funding agency. |
| FlexCo | Flexible Kapitalgesellschaft - Austrian startup corporate form (since 2024). |
| Gewerbe | Trade licence / business registration in Austria. |
| GmbH | Gesellschaft mit beschrankter Haftung - Austrian limited liability company. |
| GSVG | Gewerbliches Sozialversicherungsgesetz - self-employed social insurance (SVS). |
| SVS | Sozialversicherung der Selbstandigen - social insurance body for self-employed. |
| UGP | Unternehmensgrundungsprogramm - AMS founders programme. |
| UID | Umsatzsteuer-Identifikationsnummer - EU VAT ID. |
| USt | Umsatzsteuer - Austrian VAT (20% standard). |
| WKO | Wirtschaftskammer Osterreich - Austrian Chamber of Commerce. |
Internal vocabulary - how Delvant produces, classifies, and ships deliverables.
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| API | Application Programming Interface. |
| CRM | Customer Relationship Management - here = Notion outreach DBs. |
| E&O | Errors and Omissions insurance - professional indemnity. |
| FTS | Full-Text Search. |
| GEO | Generative Engine Optimization - making content cite-worthy to AI engines. |
| LLM | Large Language Model. |
| MCP | Model Context Protocol - Anthropic standard for tool servers (Delvant runs a delvant_* MCP). |
| NDA | Non-Disclosure Agreement. |
| Portable Document Format - Delvant primary delivery format (WeasyPrint-rendered). | |
| SOP | Standard Operating Procedure. |
| Tier A / B / C | Delvant claim-confidence tiers - A = 2+ anchor sources corroborated, B = 1 anchor only, C = hedged / forward-looking. |
| Sourced | Provenance tag - claim backed by a named anchor source with a working URL + page anchor (Gate A re-verified). |
| Inferred | Provenance tag - analytical claim built from one or more Sourced inputs; explicit reasoning chain documented. |
| Opinion | Provenance tag - founder-attributed judgement, clearly labelled, never presented as fact. |
| Hedged | Provenance tag - claim where evidence is partial; weakened wording (may, suggests, appears) used deliberately. |
| MATERIAL GAP | Provenance marker - the assembled evidence does not support the analytical step required at this point. Surfaced explicitly instead of silently filled from model parametric memory. Resolution: scope reduction, new source pull, or analyst note. |
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