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Iranian companies licensed to export medicine to Kenya
The Kenyan government has given 11 Iranian companies the license to export medicine and medical products to the African country. The Iran House of innovation & Technology (iHiT) in Kenya made the arrangements with the Kenyan Health Ministry to receive good manufacturing practices (GMP) certificates for the Iranian pharmaceutical firms, as a prerequisite for exports. The certificates were issued after…
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Iran signs deal with Indonesia to establish robotic remote surgery center
Iran’s Vice President for Science, Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Indonesian health minister to establish a robotic telesurgery center in a hospital in the city of Makassar in Indonesia. In the virtual meeting, Iranian Vice President Rouhollah Dehghani Firouzabadi hailed the close cooperation between the two countries since 2019, following a trip by…
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Iranian surgery simulator being exported to Indoneia
A laparoscopic surgery simulator developed by the Iranian knowledge-based company, Sina Robotics and Medical Innovation Company, is making waves internationally, especially in Indonesia. The simulator, a fraction of the cost of its foreign counterparts, has been embraced for its innovative features. Alireza Mirbagheri, the company’s managing director, highlighted the simulator’s prowess. It operates as a comprehensive system merging hardware and…
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VP: Iranian knowledge-based companies’ exports to hit $2bn
Iran’s Vice President for Science, Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy says Iranian knowledge-based companies are preparing for exports of goods worth two billion dollars by the end of this year. Rouhollah Dehghani Firzouabadi was speaking at the 11th Made In Iran Exhibition of Laboratory Materials and Equipment and Advanced Testing. Dehghani added that exports of knowledge-based companies reached nearly 600 million…
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Iran and Russia scientific centers implement 15 joint research projects
Following a joint call by the National Scientific Foundation of Iran and the Russian Scientific Foundation, 97 joint proposals were presented by researchers of both countries in the three fields of life sciences, materials science and health sciences. A total of 15 proposals were approved after evaluation by the foundations. According to the information office of the Iranian Vice President…
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Iranian knowledge-based company makes zinc-rich supplements
Experts at an Iranian knowledge-based company have succeeded in producing zinc nano supplements (zinc metal) which have twice better absorption than zinc supplements available in the market as they use a liposomal formulation. That’s according to the information office of the Iranian Vice President for Science, Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy. Arsalan Pasharpour, CEO of Kimia Kalaye Razi Company, spoke about…
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Nicaragua FM calls for sci-tech cooperation with Iranian companies
The Nicaraguan foreign minister has urged Iranian knowledge-based companies to set up shops in his country, demanding technological cooperation with Tehran as well. Denis Moncada made the comment while visiting the Iran House of Innovation and Technology (iHiT) in Tehran while being accompanied by Amirhossein Mirabadi, the head of the Iranian Center for International Scientific and Technological Interactions. During the…
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Iranian president urges support for knowledge-based companies
In a gathering focused on steering technological advancements and fostering knowledge-based productions, Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi praised the efforts in implementing laws supporting such endeavors. Highlighting the qualitative enhancement of over 10,000 active knowledge-based companies, President Raisi stressed the importance of both qualitative improvement and quantitative expansion. Raisi underscored that investing in knowledge-based activities isn’t merely expenditure but rather a…
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Iran’s digital economy poised for significant growth
Iran’s Vice President for Science, Technology, and Knowledge-Based Economy, Ruhollah Dehghani, highlighted the nation’s digital economy as a pivotal yet under-realized force in the global landscape. Speaking at the 24th International Exhibition of Telecommunications, Information Technology, and Digital Economy (TELCOM 2023), Dehghani emphasized that while the digital economy comprises 15% of the world’s GDP, in Iran, it currently stands at…
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Intl. telecoms expo opens in Tehran
The 24th International Telecommunications, Information Technology and Digital Economy Exhibition has opened in the Iranian capital, Tehran, bringing together dozens of domestic and foreign companies as well as trade delegations from 9 countries. The event, whose main theme is ‘digital overhaul and connectivity,’ kicked off in a ceremony attended by Iran’s Vice President for Science, Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy. The…
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Iran’s milestone in MedTech: CT scan production line inaugurated
Ruhollah Dehghani, Iran’s Vice President for Science, Technology and Knowledge-based Economy, marked a pivotal moment at the inauguration of Iran’s first CT scan machine production line. The line, unveiled in Khorasan Razavi Science and Technology Park, aims to meet 70% of the country’s annual CT scan machine needs while paving the way for future exports, ensuring self-sufficiency in this critical…
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Iran launches natl. program to reduce road injuries: Embracing innovative solutions
Iran’s focus on road safety took a significant leap forward as Ruhollah Dehghani, Vice-President for Science, Technology, and Knowledge-Based Economy, unveiled a pioneering national program aimed at curbing road injuries through technological innovation. This initiative was announced during the 7th International Exhibition of Transportation, Logistics, and Related Industries, attended by key figures in transportation and law enforcement. At the exhibition’s…
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Iran publishes book on sic-tech achievements in 2023
The Center for International Science and Technology Interactions of the Iranian Presidential Office’s Department for Science, Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy has published a book named “A Biref Review of Iran’s Science, Technology and Innovation in 2023.” The publication of the book is in line with upgrading the country’s soft power and implementing the Comprehensive International Scientific Relations Document approved by…
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Iranian researchers develop home-grown version of infra-red motion sensors
A domestically-developed version of infra-red motion sensors has been designed and produced in Iran for the first time by local researchers. The Iranian Ministry of Science, Research and Technology has set up an exhibition displaying the latest accomplishments in the field of research and technology. Among the researchers taking part in the expo is Hamid Pakbaz, who has displayed a…
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Strengthening tech ties: Syrian PM sees Iran as key partner for Arab markets
During the visit of the Syrian Prime Minister to Iran’s Innovation and Technology House (iHiT) in Tehran, a strong emphasis was placed on Syria being the gateway for Iranian technological products into the Arab world markets. The visit underscored Syria’s interest in expanding joint technological cooperation with Iran. Accompanied by Ruhollah Dehghani, the Vice-President for Science, Technology, and Knowledge-Based Economy,…
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Iran, Senegal forge collaborative path in advanced tech
Ruhollah Dehghani, Iran’s Vice President for Science, Technology, and Knowledge-Based Economy highlighted the strategic plan of fostering cooperation with the African continent, emphasizing the readiness to establish production facilities and technology transfer in areas such as digital equipment, energy, agriculture, medicine, and greenhouses in Senegal. His meeting with Sheikh Kante, an advisor to Senegal’s President, paved the way for discussions…
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Iranin knowledge-based company indigenizes production of cancer treatment medicine
An Iranian knowledge-based company Iran has started production of a drug internationally used for treatment of cancer at home which will save the country five million dollars annually. Iran’s Vice-President for Science, Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy Rouhollah Dehghani Firouzabadi unveiled the domestically-made production line of cyclophosphamide at Nanoalvand Company on Friday in Karaj, near Tehran. Cancer patients in Iran have…
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Treatment of cancer patients using novel nuclear techniques
For the first time in Iran, patients with advanced cancer resistant to treatment have been treated in Bushehr Nuclear Medicine Center using AlphaZa radiopharmaceutical, which is a new targeted radionuclide treatment technique. That’s according to Professor Majid Asadi, head of the Persian Gulf Nuclear Medicine Research Center of Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, south of Iran. This is the most…
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Iran, Cuba to boost sci-tech cooperation
Iran and cuba are to expand mutual cooperation in the domain of science and technology with strategic technologies taking cetner stage. The partnership deal was highlighted as Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel visited Iran’s Technology and Innovation House on December 09, 2023, accompanied by Rouhollah Dehghani, the Iranian Vice President for Science, Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy, and Iranian Minister of Health…
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Iran successfully launches bio-capsule as part of plans to send man into space
Iran has successfully sent into space its latest bio-capsule on a home-grown launcher in line with plans to revive different sectors of the country’s space industry and stabilize the knowhow acquired in the bio-space domain. The bio-capsule is a scientific, research and technological device sent into an altitude of 130 kilometers above the earth’s surface in keeping with a road…
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Iran, Cuba seal sci-tech cooperation deal
The Iranian Presidential Office’s Department for Science, Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy has signed a cooperation agreement with the Cuban Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment (CITMA). The deal was clinched during a visit to Tehran by Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel and his entourage. The joint agreement is aimed at boosting and developing scientific and technological partnership based on the principles…
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Major Iranian petchem company, 2 local knowledge-based firms sign contracts worth $20mn
The Bandar Imam Petrochemical Company headquartered in the city of Mahshahr in southern Iranian Khuzestan Province has signed contracts worth $20 million with two domestic knowledge-based firms for the further development of the giant company. “The Bandar Imam Petrochemical Company works with knowledge-based companies in various fields, namely catalysts, equipment, machinery and raw materials, and has signed two major contracts…
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Iran-Kazakhstan joint commission for economic, commercial, scientific, technical and cultural cooperation held in Tehran
The 19th joint commission for economic, commercial, scientific, technical and cultural cooperation between Iran and Kazakhstan held a session on December 3, 2023 in Tehran with the Iranian agriculture minister and Kazakhstan’s deputy prime minister in attendance. An expert panel of the Center for International Interactions of Science and Technology, Vice President for Science, Technology and Knowledge-based Economy was also…
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Dehghani: Iran has 0.3 percent of global turnover of toys
Iran’s Vice-President for Science, Technology and Knowledge-based Economy Rouhollah Dehghani Firouzabadi says figures show that the global turnover of the toy industry is 100 billion dollars per year, adding Iran’s share of that is estimated to be 300 million dollars, which equals 0.3 percent. Dehghani Firouzabadi made the comments at an event aimed at expanding and exchanging the toy production…
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A historical achievement: Iranian firm exports strategic catalysts worth $20mn to Russia
An Iranian knowledge-based company has taken giant leaps in exporting catalysts to other countries, with Russia being the prime target country, according to a report by the information center of the Iranian Vice Presidency for Science, Technology and Knowledge-based Economy. The oil and gas Sarv Company, with decades of experience under its belt, has set a record of 20-million-dollar…
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Official: Iran’s knowledge-based exports hit $650mn mark in first six months of year
Iran has managed to export 650 million dollars of knowledge-based products in the first six months of the current year, beating relentless US-led Western sanctions, said the head of the country’s Center for International Science and Technology Cooperation (CISTC). The exports to 85 countries across the world are a sizeable boost compared to the $870mn exports in the previous year,…
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Iran forms AI Strategic Council
Rouhollah Dehghani Firouzabadi, the Iranian Vice President for Science, Technology and Knowledge-based Economy announced the formation of the Artificial Intelligence Strategic Council following the President’s directive. He said the Council’s primary objective is to coordinate the nation’s resources and infrastructure related to artificial intelligence. The Vice-President added that a pivotal aim involves establishing a centralized national artificial intelligence center dedicated…
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Over 1,500 Iranian knowledge-based companies empowered for exports
Over 1,500 knowledge-based firms in Iran have gained footholds in international markets after going through a tenuous path of empowerment project in the country, Iranian Vice President for Science, Technology and Knowledge-based Economy says. Addressing a gathering on the anniversary of assassination of Iran’s nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, Rouhollah Dehghani Firouzabadi said over 12,000 knowledge-based companies have been registered with…
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Iran unveils four home-made strategic petrochemical industry products
Iran unveiled four strategic nanotechnology and technology products on Tuesday, November 28, designated as the National Day of Iran-Made Technology and Innovation, marking the assassination of top Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh. Iranian Vice President for Science, Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy, Rouhollah Dehghani Firouzabadi took part in the ceremony to inaugurate the indigenous technologies for the production of low-sulfur…
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Minister: Knowledge-based firms, right path towards innovation in Iran’s industry
Iran’s minister of industry, mines, and trade has underlined the significance of making industries smart and innovative, saying such a goal can only be achieved through empowering knowledge-based companies. Abbas Ali Abadi made the remarks in the ceremony held for signing four major agreements for the development of copper and steel mining technologies with Iranian companies, the information center of…
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