About Us

Dr. Frances Richmond chats with APEC members

Who we are

The DK Kim International Center for Regulatory Science provides a focal point for activities that foster regulatory harmonization and exchange across international borders. It pursues this objective using four types of tools:

  • Development of directed training for regulatory professionals as part of international academic and public partnerships
  • Pursuit of research projects aimed at understanding the challenges of regulatory systems globally
  • Support of international visitors at all levels of professional development
  • Operation as a management nucleus for international outreach activities in underserved communities to improve their health and sustainability.

What we do

We work with regulatory authorities in 29 economies to train experts in government and industry about harmonized approaches to medical device development and commercialization.

Curricular content is keyed to the harmonized guidance documents produced by the International Medical Device Regulators Forum (IMDRF) and its predecessor, the Global Harmonization Task Force (GHTF).  As these training events occur, the materials that they generate are archived on this site.  The website will also announce new events to be held in the forthcoming year.

Our most recent event was Fall of 2023!

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