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Iranian VP says Tehran welcomes intl. cooperation in innovative finance institutions
In an address to participants at the event titled “Intellectual property financing discourse, expansion of financing horizons and WIPO valuation”, Iranian Vice President for Science, Technology and Knowledge-based Economy Rouhollah Dehghani Firzouzabad said Iran anxiously welcomes expansion of international cooperation in establishing innovative finance institutions, exchanging experience and implementing joint ventures. He addressed the importance of financing in the transition…
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Pavilion of knowledge-based companies in Plast Eurasia Turkey Exhibition
Eurasia Plastics and Related Industries Exhibition was held from November 22 to 26, 2023 in Istanbul, Turkey. In the exhibition, the Iran Pavilion hosted knowledge-based companies with the help of the Center for International Science and Technology Interactions, the office of the Iranian Vice Presidency for Science, Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy and the Innovation and Prosperity Fund. This was one…
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Iranian cancer nanomedicine saves $25mn in foreign reserves annually
Iranian specialists have produced a nanomedicine for treatment of cancer that has ditched the need to spend 25 million dollars every year to import the medicine from foreign companies, especially in the United States. Ahmad Pour-Ahadi, the director of the Exir Nano Sina Company, told the information center of the Iranian Vice Presidency for Science, Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy, said…
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Iran ranks 17th in world in creating AI-based sciences
Iran’s vice president for science, technology and knowledge-based economy says artificial intelligence is a “source of transformation” for Iranian society, boasting that the country is ranked 17th among the world nations in creating sciences based on AI. Rouhollah Dehghani Firouzabadi made the remarks in the second national event of knowledge-based industry with the approach of the fourth industrial revolution and…
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Iranian lab equipment company up-and-coming in domestic, foreign markets
A knowledge-based company in Iran that manufactures advanced laboratory and computing equipment for civil and geotechnical engineering has managed to gain a foothold in Iranian and Canadian academic centers. Global MTM Inc. which produces laboratory equipment in two geotechnics and structure branches has obtained international standards, including ASTM International formerly known as American Society for Testing and Materials, for its…
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Iran starts mass production of quantometers for factories, metallurgical industries
An Iranian knowledge-based company has started mass production of a metal elemental analysis device, known as quantometer, which is used to determine the amount of constituent elements of metallic pieces used in machines and the quality of the pieces for different applications in the metallurgical industry. Ara Kavosh Pajouh made the achievement in 2017 by relying on the technical knowhow…
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Iran publishes report on possible future scientific, technological trends in society
The first volume of a series of reports prepared under Iran’s National Science and Technology Foresight Plan has been published. The report was released by the secretariat handling the affairs of the national scheme put forward by the Presidential Office’s Department for Science, Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy. The report (Macro-Trends and Future Trends) focuses on social, economic, political, technological and…
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Official: Iran can get 20% of $5tr intl. traditional medicine market
An Iranian authority says the country can secure a fifth of the global market for medicinal herbs and traditional medicine. “The traditional medicine market is worth $5 trillion, and given our geographical situation and considerable potential for plantation and production of medicinal herbs, we are able to secure 20% of this market, which is a good figure,” said Mohammadreza Shams…
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Iran to boost export market for knowledge-based products, services
Iran is to expand the export market for its knowledge-based products and services in cooperation with ten companies specializing in the management of knowledge-based exports. That was emphasized in a meeting of CEOs of exports management firms with Vice-President for Science, Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy Rouhollah Dehqani Firouzabadi. In the session, Dehqani Firouzabadi touched upon the role of exports potential…
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Iran hosts intl. robotics, AI event showcasing latest advancements
A senior Iranian science and technology official has hailed an international artificial intelligence and robotics event known as Rainocup held in the city of Babol in northern Iranian Mazandaran Province in mid-November, 2023. “This exhibition was held on a large scale presenting products which can be used in society and industry, which is invaluable,” said Amirhossein Amirabadi, the head of…
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Iranian company exports lab equipment, facilities to 22 countries
An Iranian knowledge-based company’s products have been in high demand in 22 countries despite US-led sanctions imposed on Iran, the director of the company says. Mohammad Hossein Mir-Sadeghi Esfahani, the CEO of the Santam engineering design company, told the information center of the Iranian Vice Presidency for Science, Technology and Knowledge-based Economy that his company exports over 175 different types…
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Cuban president, officials visit Iranian knowledge-based companies’ stand in Havana intl. exhibit
High-ranking officials in Cuba, including President Miguel Díaz-Canel, have taken a tour of the stand of Iranian knowledge-based companies that took part at the Havana International Fair FIHAV 2023 in the Cuban capital. The Cuban president, accompanied by the country’s deputy prime minister, foreign trade and foreign investment minister, as well as a number of other officials, expressed gratitude to…
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Iranian vice president underlines role of nanotechnology in tech-diplomacy
Iran’s Vice President for Science, Technology and Knowledge-based Economy says Iran’s achievements in nanotechnology can serve as a new stepping stone to promote Iran’s international diplomatic interactions. Rouhollah Dehghani Firouzabadi made the remarks at the 14th International Nanotechnology Festival and Exhibition held in the capital Tehran where he visited some of the top products showcased in the event. Dehghani Firouzabadi…
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Iranian knowledge-based companies unveil 11 new products
Seven Iranian companies have showcased eleven new knowledge-based products and achievements at the 14th International Nanotechnology Festival and Exhibition held in the Iranian capital Tehran, according to the media center of the Iranian Vice Presidential office for Science, Technology and Knowledge-based Economy. In the medical and pharmaceutical fields, a company introduced a nano-encapsulated bromelain enzyme, whose development is rooted in…
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Iranian knowledge-based company develops plasma technology to clean up relics
An Iranian knowledge-based company has, for the first time in the country, designed and built an apparatus used to clean up antiquities. The device developed by the Daneshpooyan Satia Company operates based on plasma technology without using any chemicals. “The domain of the activity of this company, which was established in 2014, is plasma technology, and we have developed 10…
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Pictures: Diplomatic representatives of seven countries take part in ‘Nano-tech for Society’ meeting
A meeting themed ‘Nano-tech for Society’ was held on Sunday at Iran House of innovation & Technology House (iHiT) in the Iranian capital Tehran. Diplomatic representatives from seven countries took part in the event on Iran’s latest achievements and products in the field of nanotechnology. Here are some pictures of the event:
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Iranian vice president, WIPO head meet in Geneva on intellectual property rights
The Iranian vice president for Science, Technology and Knowledge-based Economy has met with the head of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) on the sidelines of the Social Forum of the Human Rights Council in the Swiss city of Geneva. The talks between Rouhollah Dehghani Firouzabadi and WIPO Director General Daren Tang focused on promotion of bilateral ties, including in…
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Official: Iran planning to have greater international sci-tech engagement
A senior Iranian official says the country has plans for closer international interactions in the domain of science and technology. “At the Center for International Scientific and Technological Interactions of the [Presidential Office’s] Department for Science, Research and Knowledge-Based Economy, we have put our agenda on plans to reinforce past markets and establish international engagement,” said Amirhossein Mirabadi, the director…
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Iranian firm devises formula for vaccine preservative
An Iranian knowledge-based company has come up with the formula for a vaccine preservative. “Vaccine preservatives would be imported through a French company for years, but now it has been around 10 years that they haven’t supplied Iran with this oil due to sanctions,” said Mostafa Zandieh, the CEO of the Iranian knowledge-based Pasook Company. “Fortunately, with innovation and thanks…
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Iranian authority condemns coercive measures against country’s scientific development
A senior Iranian official has condemned unilateral coercive measures against Iranian knowledge-based companies and scientific progress. Vice-President for Science, Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy Rouhollah Dehqani added knowledge-based companies play a pivotal role in protecting human rights and countries’ development, expressing Iran’s readiness for all-encompassing scientific-technological cooperation to achieve a better world. “While we have gathered in this place, innocent Palestinian…
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First Iranian company approved as Int’l Electrotechnical Commission licenser
An Iranian knowledge-based company has been accepted as the country’s first institution to issue laboratory licenses verified by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). Iran’s vice presidential office for science, technology and knowledge-based economy reported that Energy Industries Laboratories (EPIL) was approved after it was nominated by Iran National Standards Organization (INSO) and assessed by a team of experts from Australia,…
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Iran Veep: NGOs instrumental in country’s scientific progress
A top Iranian official says NGOs, namely scientific institutions, play a key role in bringing about a scientific and technological overhaul in the country and taking a fresh major step in that sector. “In his meeting with the elite, Iran’s Leader touched upon the software movement and said, ‘we proposed the idea of a software movement twenty years ago, which…
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Iran, Russia discuss closer cooperation in auto, aircraft, space industries
Iran and Russia have discussed closer cooperation in automobile, aircraft and space industries. That came in a meeting between Iranian Vice President for Science, Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy Rouhollah Dehqhani and Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation Denis Manturov in Moscow. In the meeting, the two top officials exchanged views on Tehran-Moscow cooperation on various technological fronts.…
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Iranian animations shine at MIPCOM CANNES exhibit in France
A creative Iranian company operating in the domain of film-making has managed to draw the attention of European and Indian investors and sign investment contracts after presenting two animation movies called ‘Mewtoon’ and ‘The Owly Family’ to the MIPCOM CANNES exhibition held in France. “In this company, our focus is mostly on producing animations for children, especially for the pre-school…
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Iranian VP for science and technology: Iran and Russia to sign partnership document soon
Iranian Vice President for Science, Technology and Knowledge-based Economy Rouhollah Dehghani Firouzabadi says Iran and Russia will sign a scientific and technological partnership agreement in the next two weeks. Dehghani made the announcement at the end of his visit to Moscow on Thursday. He added that this cooperation document will be concluded between the scientific, technological and knowledge-based department of…
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Iran says planning joint research with Russian scientists
Iran’s vice President for Science, Technology and Knowledge-based Economy says plans for joint research programs between Iranian and Russian scientists are on the agenda of the two countries. Rouhollah Dehghani Firouzabadi, who is on a two-day trip to Moscow at an invitation by Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov, said upon his arrival in Moscow…
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“Iran ready to share healthcare capabilities with Uzbekistan”
The head of Iran’s International Center for Scientific and Technological Interactions says the Islamic Republic is ready to share its capabilities in the healthcare sector with Uzbekistan. Amirhossein Mirabadi made the comment during a visit to Shahmad Hospital in the Uzbek capital Tashkent. Miraabadi said since three months ago, interactions with the Shahmad Hospital began through the agency of Iran’s…
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Iranian company unveils AI-aided technology to cut long lines at airports
An Iranian start-up company has introduced a technology with the help of AI that can shorten the long lines at airports. The company, supported by the Iranian presidential office’s Center of International Science and Technology Cooperation (CISTC) and Iran National Innovation Fund (INIF), showcased the innovation in GITEX Global 2023 held in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. The technology not…
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Iranian knowledge-based companies seek to gain foothold in Armenian markets
Representatives from fifteen Iranian knowledge-based companies, on a trip to Armenia facilitated by the Center of International Science and Technology Cooperation (CISTC) affiliated with Iran’s presidential office, have weighted opportunities to enter new markets in its northern neighbor. Armenia constitutes a considerable share of Iran’s exports because of its economic growth since 2018 and easy access to the markets in…
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Iran, Cuba mull production of vaccines, diabetes medicine
Cuba has sent a delegation of top experts in genetic engineering and biotechnology to Iran to inspect the country’s infrastructure and facilitate cooperation in various fields, including in production of vaccines and diabetes drugs. The visit reciprocates a trip by the Iranian Vice President for Science, Technology, and Knowledge-Based Economy Ruhollah Dehghani Firouzabadi to the Caribbean country in late September. …
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