Uppsala

Uppsala Monitoring Centre (UMC) is an independent, non-profit foundation and a world leader in pharmacovigilance and patient safety. As the WHO Collaborating Centre for International Drug Monitoring, UMC manages VigiBase, the global database of individual case safety reports (ICSRs), which contains millions of records from over 150 countries. The organization provides essential tools and services to national regulatory authorities and pharmaceutical companies, including the WHO Drug Global dictionary and VigiLyze signal detection software. UMC's work focuses on identifying drug safety signals, developing international standards for medicinal product information, and promoting the safe use of medicines worldwide.