Location
Building # 21-206, San 56-1, Sillim-dong, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 151-742, Korea
Tel: 82-2-880-7827, Fax: 82-2-884-8334
Homepage: http://www.snurips.ac.kr
History
The Institute was founded in the College March 24, 1981. To support the Institute and to
promote research activities of the faculty members, the College established ˇ°The Foundation
for Pharmaceutical Education and Researchˇ± by the funds donated from alumni as well as
major domestic pharmaceutical industries. With the funds, the Foundation was legally
incorporated into a non-profit organization, which was later approved by the University and
the Ministry of Education on March 22, 1983. The Institute is the working institution of the
Foundation ever since.
A brief history of the institute includes;
1981 Establishment of the institute
1983 Establishment of the Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education and Research
1992 Completion of the Pharmaceutical Research Building
1997 Completion of the Pharmaceutical Animal Research Facility
1997 Promotion of the Institute to the Associate Research Institute of Seoul National University
Organization
The Institute consists of the Steering Committee, four Research Divisions, Central
Instruments Laboratory, Pharmaceutical Animal Facility and Pharmaceutical Plant for
Education and Research. The Steering Committee consists of seven members, i.e., Director,
four Division heads, the Laboratory chief and a Faculty member. The four Research
Divisions include Basic Pharmaceutical Science, Drug Development, Safety and Efficacy
and Environmental Hygiene.
Central Instruments Laboratory
The central laboratory was established to maximize the utility of the instruments by
centralizing expensive research equipments. Currently, the central laboratory possesses over
330 equipments, which are maintained and managed by five expert scientists and 3
supportive technical assistants.
Animal Experimental Center
The animal facility (1,071m2), located in a separate building, was established to maintain
research animals based on GLP guideline. To minimize the environmental contamination,
the animals were housed in a complete and semi-complete isolation in terms of the air
supply. The rooms in the building were categorized into three separate zones; The
toxicological study zone for maintaining SPF animals with complete environmental
isolation, general animal study zone for maintaining SPF animals with semi-complete
environmental isolation and office zone. Pathogen monitoring is routinely carried out for the
toxicological study zone and the general animal study zone. The general access of the
facility is strictly limited while the access of the graduate students and researchers may be
granted provided that the individuals take animal handling course and follows the current
guideline of the animal facility.
Pharmaceutical Plant for Education and Research
The pharmaceutical plant (1,590m2), located in a separate building, was established to
facilitate the undergraduate education with pharmaceutical production and to provide facility
for pilot scale production of test formulations. The facility was built according to the current
KGMP guidelines and provides up-to-date production facilities for the production of solid
dosage forms and parenteral formulations. The utilities (i.e., water and air) are separately
supplied for solid dosage form production and parenteral formulation production to
eliminate the cross contamination.
Staffs
The research institute has most qualified researchers in the field. First of all, 35 faculties of
the College of Pharmacy participate in the institute. Secondly, over 49 researchers with
Ph.D. degree as well as over 200 graduate students take parts in the institute. Furthermore,
18 supportive assistants are responsible for the maintenance and service for the institute to
support various research activities in the institute. As a result of the support, approximately
five research papers are published in a year for a researcher in the institute.
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