The Science of Safe Food, Drugs, and Medical Devices

UMD researchers are making Americans safer by developing innovative, science-based processes to improve consumer safety and streamline government regulations.

Institutional Partners

University of Maryland College Park

• A. James Clark School of Engineering
  • Bioengineering and Reliability Engineering
  • Mtech
• School of Public Health
• College of Agriculture & Natural Resources
  • Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (JIFSAN)

University of Maryland Baltimore

• School of Pharmacy
• School of Medicine
• School of Dentistry
• School of Law

The Universities at Shady Grove

• Institute for Bioscience & Biotechnology Research

Others

• National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
• National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
• Children’s National Medical Center

Activities

Research programs:

• University of Maryland Center of Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation (M-CERSI)
• Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (JIFSAN) Food Safety Institute
  • International Food Safety Training Laboratory
• Center for Food Safety and Security Systems
• Institute for Bioscience & Biotechnology Research

Educational programs:

•  Master of Science (MS) in Regulatory Science
• UMCP Non-Degree Graduate Admission - Advanced Special Student Status
• FDA Commissioner’s Fellowship Program
• Joint Fellowship Training Program

Industrial Consortia:

• Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed)
• BD
• Canon
• Medical Device Manufacturers Association (MDMA)
• Siemens
• Waters
• Lockheed Martin
• MedStar Health
• Leidos
• Weinberg