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Historic milestone: Iran’s knowledge-based company dives into electric car production
In a significant milestone for Iran’s industrial landscape, a pioneering knowledge-based company has announced the successful design, manufacturing, testing, and repair of a wide array of electric motors and generators, marking a historic venture into the production of electric cars in the country. Under the guidance of Mohammad Rostami, the managing director of the knowledge-based company, the new products have…
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Iran VP Dehghani urges cultural attachment to introduce techno achievements
In a recent gathering of Iran’s cultural advisors, Ruhollah Dehghani, the Vice President for Science, Technology, and Knowledge-Based Economy, emphasized the critical need to introduce and advance technological achievements to other nations through cultural attachment. The event took place at Iran’s House of Technology and Innovation, where knowledge-based and creative companies showcased their technological advancements. The focus of discussions revolved…
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Breakthrough in cancer treatment: Dual approach enhances drug delivery, photothermal therapy
A significant stride in cancer treatment has been achieved through a fusion of targeted drug delivery and photothermal therapy in Iran. Associate Professor at Ferdowsi University of Mashhad in northeastern Iran, supported by the National Science Foundation, successfully designed and synthesized a cutting-edge carbon nanosystem utilizing carbon quantum dots and magnetic nanoparticles. This nanostructure was further tailored to impact cancer…
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Iran attends medical equipment expo in India
The 34th Medical Device Exhibition has opened in the Indian capital, New Delhi, with Iran actively participating in the event. Iranian knowledge-based companies are attending the exhibition under the aegis of the Center for International Science and Technology Interactions (CISTI) of the Science, Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy Department of the Presidential Office. The Iranian firms are showcasing their products along…
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Iran to introduce prestigious award for Iranian scientists
In a gathering of scientific leaders, Ruhollah Dehghani, the Vice President for Science, Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy, highlighted the critical role of exceptional scientific research in propelling Iran’s knowledge-based activities. To honor and bolster domestic scientists pivotal to the nation’s scientific advancement, Dehghani announced the establishment of a distinguished scientific award akin to the Mustafa Prize. The Mustafa Prize is…
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Russia inks aviation contracts with Iranian knowledge-based companies
Ruhollah Dehghani, Iran’s Vice President for Science, Technology, and Knowledge-Based Economy revealed that Russia has signed substantial contracts with various Iranian knowledge-based companies. These contracts specifically pertain to aircraft maintenance, marking a promising collaboration in the aviation sector. Dehghani also shed light on the surplus of unused planes at Tehran’s Mehrabad Airport while stressing: “These planes would be made operational…
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Iran develops breakthrough non-invasive deep brain stimulation device for addiction treatment
Researchers at Isfahan University of Technology, supported by the Cognitive Sciences and Technologies Development Headquarters, have achieved a significant milestone by creating a non-invasive deep brain stimulation device using the time interference method for addiction treatment. The device employs a four-channel temporal interference method, utilizing transcranial electrodes and high-frequency sinusoidal currents to induce constructive interference within the brain, intensifying stimulation…
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Iran: Mostafa intl. award a source of natl., Islamic pride
Iran’s Vice President for Science, Technology, and Knowledge-Based Economy, Ruhollah Dehghani Firouzabadi, emphasized the pivotal role of science and technology in the nation’s policy framework, underscoring its transformational impact on Iran’s global standing. Speaking at the inauguration of the fifth edition of the Mustafa Award in Isfahan, Dehghani acknowledged the award as a representation of national and Islamic pride. Dehghani…
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Global innovation index: Iran ranks 43 in creative outputs
In the latest report by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Iran has secured the 43rd position worldwide in terms of creative outputs on the Global Innovation Index (GII). Within the Central and South Asian region, Iran stands at an impressive second place. Notably, the pillars of “market complexity,” “creative outputs,” and “knowledge and technology outputs” have positioned Iran at…
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Iranian knowledge-based firms offer services, products at Oman expo
Iranian knowledge-based companies have taken part at the Oman Health Exhibition and Conference, which brings together operators in the health sector from the regional countries. Iran’s active presence at the event shows Iranian firms attach great significance to this market. In addition to the 16 knowledge-based companies present at Iran’s pavilion, several medical universities and other Iranian firms have also…
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Iran hosts meeting of expatriate nano-experts
A meeting of nanotechnology experts has been held in Tehran, bringing together Iranian expatriate entrepreneurs and experts specializing in the Connect program. The gathering was held in the Nanotechnology Development Committee of the Science, Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy Department of the Presidential Office. The participants joined the gathering either in person or online. Up and running since 2015, the Connect…
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Iran ranks 34th among world’s top sci-tech clusters
Iran stands in the 34th spot in the global science and technology cluster ranking. In its 2023 report, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has put Iran among the world’s top 100 science and technology clusters. Based on the report, Iran has the highest rank on the list among countries in South and Central Asia. Since 2017, WIPO has been…
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Iran, Indonesia discuss closer medical cooperation
Iran and Indonesia have explored prospects for cooperation in the field of medicines and medical equipment. The Iran House of Innovation and Technology (IHIT) hosted a medical and pharmaceutical delegation from the Indonesian Health Ministry, who inspected the IHIT’s medicines and medical equipment department, reported the Science, Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy Department of the Iranian Presidential Office. In the meeting,…
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Iranian company produces intelligent system to register body movements for rehabilitation
Experts at a knowledge-based company in Iran have designed and produced a smart system used in registering body movements that can help patients in physical rehabilitation centers recover faster. The head of the company, Mohammad Abedini Najaf Abadi, said the inertial motion recording system includes a number of modules that are installed on different parts of the body. He added…
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Iranian company makes gadget for full control of greenhouses by smart phones
An Iranian knowledge-based company has invented a device to fully control greenhouses, with the equipment in them and analyzing the data related to them, being done by smart phones from anywhere in the world. According to the communication and information center of the office of the Iranian vice president’s science, technology and knowledge-based economy, the device works with a…
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Production line of acute ischemic stroke medicine becomes operational in Iran
After launching the production line for the medicine used for acute ischemic stroke, Iran is now the second country in the world that can produce the only medicine for treatment of the disease. Alteplase is the only medicine approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke. At the opening ceremony of the…
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Iran, Indonesia tout new cooperation line based on technological capabilities
The Iranian vice president for science, technology and knowledge-based economy, in a ceremony marking the Indonesian National Day on Monday in Tehran, emphasized the necessity to expand cooperation between Iran and Indonesia, especially in the field of science and technology. Ruhollah Dehghani congratulated the Indonesian people on the country’s National Day, saying, “Centuries ago, the people of the two countries…
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12 new achievements of Iranian knowledge-based companies unveiled
Iranian knowledge-based companies, affiliated with the Pardis Technology Park, unveiled 12 new achievements in various fields in a ceremony with the country’s Vice President for Science, Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy Ruhollah Dehghani in attendance. These products are designed and produced by domestic experts in various fields of biotechnology, medicine, electronics, microelectronics and mechatronics, with the aim of solving industrial needs…
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Iranian scientific vice president’s presence at G77 summit in Cuba gets vast media coverage
The participation of the Iranian vice president for science, technology and knowledge-based economy at the G77 summit in the Cuban capital, Havana, and his talks with Cuba’s president earlier this month received wide media coverage in the country. After the meeting between Ruhollah Dehghani Firouzabadi and his entourage with Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on September 14, the Latin American country’s…
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Mobile Telecommunication Company of Iran inaugurates 5G, IoT lab
The Research and Development Center of Mobile Telecommunication Company of Iran has launched a 5G and Internet of Things laboratory. The Secretary of the Development of Connectivity and Communication Technologies Headquarters affiliated with the Iranian Vice Presidency and a number of directors of Iran’s Hamrah-e Aval cell phone operator attended the inauguration ceremony on Tuesday. The laboratory was established to…
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Iranian experts produce industrial equipment hit by Western sanctions
Experts in an Iranian knowledge-based company have produced and commercialized some laboratory and industrial equipment in the country that have been targeted by Western embargoes. Mohammad Reza Fazeli, the director of the company, said the equipment are mainly related to the industries that work in high temperatures, pressure and speed in areas as vast as oil and petrochemical, chemical, paint,…
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Iran’s vice president visits Cuba’s vaccine institute, biotechnology center
Iran’s Vice President for Science, Technology and Knowledge-based Economy Rouhollah Dehghani visited Cuba’s Finlay Vaccine Institute and the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Research on Friday. Dehghani, who is in the Cuban capital Havana to take part in the G77+China Summit, held a joint meeting with the directors of the vaccine institute to help bolster Iran’s cooperation with the…
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Iranian delegation visits Center for Advanced Studies in Havana
An Iranian delegation accompanying Iran’s Vice President for Science, Technology and Knowledge-based Economy Rouhollah Dehghani in a trip to Cuba, visited the nanotechnology department of the Advanced Studies Center in the Cuban capital Havana and exchanged views on expansion of bilateral cooperation. Dehghani and the accompanying delegation are in Havana to take part in the G77+China Summit. According to the…
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Iran, Cuba establish joint innovation, technology center
Iranian Vice President for Science, Technology and Knowledge-based Economy Rouhollah Dehghani, who is in the Cuban capital Havana to take part in the G77+China Summit, met with Cuba’s Minister of Science, Technology and Environment Elba Rosa Perez Montoya on Friday. Referring to the formation of a joint technology committee between the two countries as a major achievement, Montoya said, “The…
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Iranian VP urges G77+China members to join hands, tackle challenges through technology
Iranian Vice President for Science, Technology and Knowledge-based Economy Rouhollah Dehghani, who is in the Cuban capital Havana to take part in the G77+China Summit, called on the nations of the global south for further cooperation to move beyond selling raw materials and resources by shifting towards digital economy. In part of his speech to the participants on Friday, the…
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Iranian experts develop biodegradable products with plastic-like properties
Experts at an Iranian knowledge-based company have managed to develop plant products with properties similar to those of plastic, taking a step forward toward the protection of the environment and reduction of plastic waste. “This company was established with the idea of producing biodegradable polymers and was stationed at the sci-tech park of [the central Iranian city of] Isfahan and,…
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Iran, Cuba discuss closer sci-tech cooperation
Iran and Cuba have exchanged views on closer mutual collaboration in the science and technology arena. The discussions came in a meeting in Tehran between, Amirhossein Mirabadi, the head of the International Science and Technology Interactions Center of the Science and Technology Department of Iran’s Presidential Office and Cuban Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Environment Armando Rodriguez. The meeting…
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Iranian knowledge-based company produces brain stimulant test gels
A knowledge-based company in Iran has managed to partially meet the domestic market’s needs for electrode paste and gels used in electroencephalogram (EEG) tests. Iran’s Mehr news agency, quoted Vice President’s Office for Science, Technology and Knowledge-based Economy, as saying that Saeed Bahraini established the company in 2001 to design and manufacture diagnostic devices with applications in the fields of…
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Iran produces isocyanate for first time in Middle East, set to offer product on regional markets
An Iranian knowledge-based company producing isocyanate is preparing to offer its products on regional markets after fully meeting domestic needs. This comes as the firm has successfully produced isocyanate products for the first time in the Middle East, says the head of the company’s petrochemical polyurethane research unit. “Isocyanates have a variety of applications in different industries,” said Mahdi Soltani…
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Iranian researcher invents low-cost, low-risk nano-dressing for wounds
An Iranian researcher has managed to make nano-wound dressings with herbal compounds at a low cost and with antibacterial properties. Iran’s Mehr news agency quoted Vice President’s Office for Science, Technology and Knowledge-based Economy as saying that Sepideh Hazari, a PhD graduate in applied chemistry from Tabriz University has achieved the remarkable success, adding the wound dressing produced in the…
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