Aligning Regulatory Standards for Global Impact
The D.K. Kim International Center for Regulatory Science, part of the USC Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, is focused on educating individuals with a scientific background in international regulatory science. The center aims to meet the growing demand for professionals equipped to navigate global regulatory processes. Through transformative education and research, it seeks to contribute to a healthier and safer world by emphasizing the crucial role of regulatory science in shaping global health outcomes.
Our goal
To apply regulatory science to regulatory and health solutions globally
Explore our Activity Clusters
This cluster highlights the imperative for research at the Kim Center to go beyond internal boundaries, contributing to the global regulatory knowledge system, fortifying regulatory systems, and showcasing the center’s work. The overarching goal is to widely disseminate insights, making them accessible to the global regulatory community and fostering additional research and collaborations.
The Regulatory Innovation Laboratory cluster at the Kim Center is the nucleus of innovative research, utilizing data science and collaboration with USC undergraduate and graduate students, multidisciplinary faculty, and Library/Information Services to drive innovation in international regulatory science. The Laboratory identifies and anticipates trends, providing crucial insights that directly influence the goals of the Capacity Building and Connections clusters.
The Kim Center, building on the research from the Regulatory Innovation Laboratory, provides practical programs such as training, symposia, and regulatory system strengthening initiatives. It emphasizes the practical application of data derived from the laboratory and conducts international outreach programs, with a focus on supporting regulators in emerging economies through capacity-building initiatives.
The Kim Center offers tailored learning experiences for students and Fellows through three consulting approaches. The Translational Regulatory Consulting Center supports academic investigators and innovative initiatives by helping to bring their innovative ideas to the next level of development. Through the Team-based Regulatory and Quality Solutions (TRAQS) program, students engage in industry-sponsored projects tackling real-world cooperative projects. The Regulators’ Solution Center addresses the research needs of medicine and device regulators.
Read the Center’s Inaugural Annual Report (2023)
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Center of Regulatory Excellence
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Summer Visiting Scholar Program
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