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Iran to open 5th House of Innovation & Technology in Turkey
Iran is set to open a new House of Innovation and Technology (IHIT) in the Turkish economic hub, Istanbul, in line with the agenda to promote exports of creative and knowledge-based products made in Iran. Mahdi Ghaleh-No’ei, who heads the center for international scientific and technological interactions at the Vice-Presidency for Science and Technology, said, “Turkey, a Eurasian state and…
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Iranian firm produces, exports advanced wound dressings
An Iranian knowledge-based company has produced advanced wound dressing products, with structures similar to human skins. Wound dressings are important because wounds and damaged tissues go through a relatively-complicated and time-consuming process to heal. And using low-quality products could lead to infection or scars on the skin after wounds heal. The products manufactured by Teba Zist Polymer (Treetta) company, after…
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Iran develops new vaccine against Omicron variant of coronavirus
Iranian scientists have successfully developed a new vaccine customized to target the Omicron variant of coronavirus, with preliminary studies showing 100 percent effectiveness against the strain. In a statement, Iran’s Shifa Pharmed Biotechnology Company said it began work to develop the vaccine, named Barekat Plus, after scientific findings suggested that the antibody produced by earlier versions of COVID-19 vaccines do…
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Iranian firms unlock exclusive German software to raise natural gas production
Iranian knowledge-based companies have managed to unlock the software managing pressure of natural gas at Nar and Kangan gas field in the south of the country, raising the production level. “After repeated harvesting from a natural gas reservoir, the gas field needs to reduce pressure to enable greater extraction,” Managing Director of South Zagros Oil and Gas Production Company said.…
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New Iran-made test kit can detect COVID-19 in 20 seconds
Iranian experts have designed and developed a test kit capable of detecting infection with the coronavirus within only 20 seconds and with high accuracy. Tahereh Rohani, the chairwoman of the board of directors at a knowledge-based company, said the diagnostic kit had been designed and manufactured by relying on domestic capabilities. The test kit, designed to respond specifically to the…
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Iran produces saffron-based medicine against Alzheimer’s disease
Iran produces saffron-based medicine against Alzheimer’s disease An Iranian pharmaceutical company has produced an herbal medicine based on saffron that can prevent or reduce the symptoms of the Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia among the elderly population. Ali Jalali, a member of the managing board of the Green Plants of Life, said the domestically-developed capsules, named SaffroTin,…
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Iran’s VP: Knowledge-based momentum law to cause ecosystem of innovation to boom
During a visit by Iran’s vice president for science and technology to the exhibition of Iranian-made technologies, knowledge-based and creative companies have presented their achievements. The 2-day exhibition was inaugurated on Tuesday with the visit of Mohammad Mokhber, Iran’s First Vice President, and Sorena Sattari, Vice President for Science and Technology. Sattari referred to the administration of President Ebrahim Raisi’s…
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Tehran exhibition showcases products of knowledge-based firms
A two-day exhibition showcasing the latest achievements and products of knowledge-based and creative companies has opened in the Iranian capital Tehran. About 150 knowledge-based and creative companies are displaying their products in the fields of soft technologies and development of creative industries, space technologies, advanced transportation, digital economy and intelligence, laser, cognitive science, water and environment, medicinal plants, biotechnology, nanotechnology…
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Iran knowledge-based firm builds first insulin injector pen
An Iranian knowledge-based firm has developed the first indigenously-built insulin injector pen for public use. Zohreh Afsar-Tala, the vice-president of the enterprise, told Tasnim News Agency on Sunday that her company had managed to acquire the technology for the development of the injector pens from a German firm and had now produced and distributed at retail drug stores some one…
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COMSTECH awards two Iranian scholars
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation Standing Committee on Scientific and Cooperation (COMSTECH) of the OIC has awarded two Iranian scholars as the winners of COMSTECH Lifetime Achievement Award in Chemistry 2021 and COMSTECH Award for Best Scientific Book. According to COMSTECH Website, COMSTECH Awards are conferred biennially in ‘Basic Sciences’ and in ‘Excellence in Science and Technology’ to recognize the…
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Sattari: Space technology huge market for knowledge-based firms
Iran’s Vice President for Science and Technology Sorena Sattari says the field of space technology has provided a huge market for knowledge-based companies. During a ceremony on Thursday marking the National Space Technology Day, Sattari stressed that the field of space should be developed. “We in the office of vice president for science and technology have good cooperation with the…
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Iran marks Natl. Space Technology Day
February 3 is celebrated as National Space Technology Day in Iran. On the same day back in 2009, Iran successfully launched a domestically-produced satellite named Omid (literally meaning ‘hope’), joining the club of nations which enjoy the capability to launch satellites. Omid was put into orbit by the satellite carrier Safire II. Thereafter, the day was designated as National Space…
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Iran stands 23rd in 2021 world nano patent registration rankings
Iran took the 23rd place of the rankings of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in 2021 with the registration of totally 55 patents and applications for inventions in the nanotechnology. Based on the data released by StatNano, 23,750 inventions in the nanotechnology were registered in USPTO in 2021, with nearly half of patent applications belonging to the…
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Iran unveils 30 new technological products
Iran has unveiled 30 domestically made technological and scientific products. The unveiling happened at a ceremony at the permanent exhibition of export knowledge-based products attended by Iran’s Vice President for Science and Technology Sorena Sattari. In the exhibition, technological achievements and products in the fields of brain implants, deep electrical brain stimulation, magnetic brain stimulation, virtual reality for rodents, olfactory…
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VP: Iran superior to regional states in scientific fields
Iran is superior to other countries in the region in terms of progress in the scientific fields including nanotechnology, says Iran’s Vice President for Science and Technology. Sorena Sattari, who is also the head of Iran’s National Elites Foundation, added that the country has grabbed the fourth place in the world rankings for the number of articles in nanotechnology. Iran…
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Iran stands 11th in WIPO rankings
Iran has stood 11th in the rankings of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in 2021. Amir Abbas Mohammadi Koushki, the head of the Iranian inventions team, said WIPO releases the indexes of intellectual property every year, adding the countries seek to gain higher positions by evaluating and upgrading their capabilities according to the indexes. He said Iran ranked 21st…
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Iran Unveils Four New Cutting-Edge Products in Healthcare, Electronics
Iran has unveiled four modern homegrown products in the domains of health and electronic transport. The four products are supported by the Science and Technology Department of the Presidential Office and will be commercialized to enter markets. The products include three in the health sector and one in advanced electronic transport One of the products unveiled was coronavirus sampling swabs…
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‘Knowledge-Based Firms Playing Key Role in Iran’s Battle with Pandemic’
Iran’s health minister says 1,500 knowledge-based companies are curently working in the domain of health, making great contribution to Iran’s fight against COVID-19 pandemic. Saeed Namaki noted the firms have played a major role in producing the equipment needed to tackle the coronavirus outbreak. “First, we had much difficulty producing masks and protective gear [for coronavirus], but in less than…
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All Equipment in School Students’ Research Centres Built Domestically: Iran
A senior Iranian official says all the equipment used in school students’ research centres in the country is built domestically. Sorena Sattari, the vice president for science and technology, noted thousands of pieces of equipment have been supplied to such research centres. “Some 9,000 items of equipment have been supplied to [students’] research centres in the past 8 years,” he…
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Iran to Commercialize Top Inventions in Water Sector
Iran is to hold the National Hydraulics and Water Inventions Festival with the aim of commercializing a whole range of products in the domain of water and hydraulics. The first edition of the festival will serve as an opportunity for innovators to step into this domain and work towards the development of this industry. The event will be held on…
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Iranian Company Develops Know-How to Produce Car Engines
A group of Iranian researchers have developed the technology to produce engines for vehicles. The Basa Pars San’at company is a knowledge-based firm which started its activities in 2009 to develop the know-how to produce parts and accessories related to engines, according to the Science and Technology Department of the Presidential Office. The company is designing and producing internal combustion…
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Iran Develops IVF Kits for Lab-Created Animal Embryo
Iran has become the second country in the world to culture embryos in the laboratory with a homegrown in vitro fertilisation (IVF) kit developed by a domestic knowledge-based company. Iranian scientists in the knowledge-based company ‘Pishgam Paya Zist’ have produced the high-tech IVF kits for the creation of livestock embryo in the laboratory that would help the animal husbandry industry…
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Iran Produces 450-Tonne Telescopic Crane
An Iranian knowledge-based company has produced and unveiled a telescopic crane capable of carrying up to 450 tonnes. Present at the unveiling ceremony was Iranian Vice President for Science and Technology Sorena Sattari, who said the government will increase its support for knowledge-based firms and innovative industries on the back of new decisions by the cabinet and parliament. “Telescopic cranes…
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Iranian Experts Abroad Establish 160 Start-ups under Cooperation Plan
Iranian experts and entrepreneurs overseas have established some160 start-ups so far in a line with a cooperation program drawn up to set the stage for the establishment of such companies. The 160 firms have become operational in the domains of biotechnology, nanotechnology, stem cells, information and communications technology, energy and advanced materials. Most of these Iranian entrepreneurs come from the…
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Iran Produces Fertilizer from Sewage Sludge
A group of Iranian researchers have managed to turn sewage mud into a material useful for agriculture. Sewage has always remained one of the environmental problems and challenges. The sludge produced during the sewage treatment process is a source of much pollution. To help solve the problem, researchers in Iran’s southeastern Kerman province conducted a survey on the environmental effects,…
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Iran Providing Special Aid for Export of Knowledge-Based Products
The Iranian administration has offered the domestic knowledge-based companies a broad range of services to help them export their products to the international market. The Iranian Vice-Presidency for Science and Technology has established a specialized office, called the Corridor on Promotion of Exports and Exchange of Technologies, to facilitate the domestic knowledge-based companies’ access to foreign markets. By proving services…
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Iran Exporting Microtubule Inhibitor Used for Cancer Treatment
An Iranian knowledge-based company has produced a microtubule inhibitor used for treatment of patients with metastatic breast cancer and pancreatic cancer, and is exporting it to international markets. The anti-cancer medicine, named, Paclinab, has been produced by Nano Daru company, a knowledge-based firm established in 2011. Paclinab is a microtubule inhibitor indicated for the treatment of patients with Metastatic breast…
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Iran Devises Machine to Produce Microfibres Used in Medical Dressings
An Iranian knowledge-based company has manufactured a polymer microfibre spinning machine that can produce advanced medical dressings. The CEO of the company says they strive to meet the needs of industries and research institutes in the field of stem cell technology and reconstructive medicine, tissue engineering, pharmaceuticals, chemistry, and polymer by producing or modifying chemical products. According to Hamed Daemi,…
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Iran unveils over 55 nano products
More than 50 Iranian nanotechnology products were unveiled during the opening ceremony of an exhibition in the Iranian capital of Tehran on Monday. Iran’s Vice President for Science and Technology Sorena Sattari and head of Iran Nanotechnology Innovation Council, Saeid Sarkar, attended the inauguration ceremony of the exhibition displaying the country’s latest achievements in the nanotechnology sector. According to the…
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Iran Develops System to Disinfect Ozone Gas
An Iranian knowledge-based company has developed a system to disinfect the ozone gas using nanotechnology. CEO of the firm Bita Mehravi says it is the first time that such a device has been made. “The disinfection system can be used at home, in industrial settings and in hospitals, and is capable of disinfect the ozone gas,” she said. She said…
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