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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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Iranian Company Develops Advanced Air Pollution Monitoring Devices
Iranian Company Develops Advanced Air Pollution Monitoring Devices CEO of the Iranian company said it has manufactured several knowledge-based products, including a chimney particle counter used for monitoring industrial air pollution levels at the factories. Alireza Noorpoor said the homegrown device makes accurate and online measurement of the emission and particulate matter, fulfills the needs of many industries, laboratories and…
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Iran Develops Software to Process Geotechnical Data
Iranian experts have developed software used to process data provided by precise geotechnical apparatuses. The “Chidasoft” software was designed and installed on a dam and its power station for the first time in the country. “When dams become operational, one of the most important issues is to control the stability and safety of such colossal structures,” said Qassem Basereh, the…
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Iran Opens Innovation Centre to Boost Home Appliances Production
An innovation and creativity centre, part of which is dedicated to the production of innovative home appliances, has opened in the central Iranian province of Isfahan. The centre was opened by Iranian Vice President for Science and Technology Sorena Sattari. “The path has opened for creative ideas to enter the household appliances sector,” said the vice president during a ceremony…
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IHTECC Creating Competitive Atmosphere for Iranian Knowledge-Based Firms
The establishment of Iran’s High-Tech Export Companies Club (IHTECC) amounts to a giant step towards improving the competitive atmosphere where top knowledge-based companies work, an Iranian official says. “One of the duties of this centre in recent years has been to offer support to boost the export capability of, and develop markets for knowledge-based, technological and innovative companies through offering…
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Iran Successfully Performs First Remote Robotic Surgery on Dog
The first remote robotic surgery in Iran has successfully been performed on a dog. The operation was carried out using a surgeon robot developed by the Iranian knowledge-based Sina Robotics and Medical Innovators company. The surgery was done by Dr. Talebpour stationed at Imam Khomeini hospital while the robot and the patient, which was a dog, were both at Sina…
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Commercialising New Biotechnological Products Save Iran $400 Million: VP
Iran’s vice president for science and technology has hailed the unveiling of nine new knowledge-based Iranian-made products in the field of food security and vaccines, saying these products save the country significantly in terms of foreign currency spending. Sorena Sattari, who was speaking at the unveiling ceremony, added that Iran is known for its brands in the field of human…
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164 Iranian Inventions to Get International Patents
The Patent Office of Iran’s Vice Presidency for Science and Technology says it has backed the international registration of 164 Iranian inventions. The office says it has so far received over 2,200 applications seeking support for international registration of inventions, 364 of them have been verified. The support is key to helping inventors go through the difficult process of getting…
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Iranian Product Protects Mothers and Fetuses from Electromagnetic Radiation
An Iranian high-tech company has produced a protective abdominal binder for pregnant women that uses special fabric, containing nanoparticles, to protect the health of mothers and the fetus. The binders, recently presented in the market, are helpful as electromagnetic radiation from cell phones and Wi Fi systems are everywhere. Studies show such radiation negatively affect the growth of cells, DNA…
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Over 2,400 Expatriate Elites Working with Iranian Companies, Universities: VP
Iran’s Vice Presidency for Science and Technology has signed a cooperation agreement with the Leader’s Representative Office in Universities to establish associations of foreign nationals graduated in Iran. The graduates’ associations aim at empowering foreign nationals graduated from Iranian universities, among other objectives. “The Vice Presidency for Science and Technology has had a vast scope of activities concerning Iranian expatriates.…
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Number of Iran’s Knowledge-based Companies Hits 7,000: Sattari
Iran’s Vice President for Science and Technology says the number of the country’s knowledge-based companies has reached 7,000 and they have been able to create a very positive change in various fields of production. Sorena Sattari said the launch of science and technology parks leads to the development of the innovation ecosystem in the country, and its tangible results can…
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Iran Develops Device to Diagnose Diseases by Handwriting
A group of young Iranian researchers have designed and developed a handwriting diagnosis device that identifies the type of disease people are suffering from. Researchers at the Development Centre of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences have developed the new device to diagnose the disease from people’s handwriting using signal processing. Jafar Aqazadeh, a member of the team, told Fars News…
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Iran approves Covid vaccine SpikoGen for third dose
Iran’s deputy health minister on Thursday announced that SpikoGen has been approved for the third dose of all Covid-19 vaccines administered inside the country. Dr. Kamal Heidari, in a letter to the universities’ deputy chancellors for health affairs and universities of medical sciences, wrote, “Based on conducted studies, the authorization of Iran’s Food and Drug Administration, and the approval of…
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Iran to launch House of Innovation and Technology in Istanbul
The second trade and technology conference of Iranian companies in Turkey will be held at the same time as the inauguration of the House for Innovation and Export of Iranian-made Technology in Istanbul. According to Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA), one of the important goals of policies to support knowledge-based and creative companies is to support them to enter the…
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Council: Iran ranks 4th in global nanotech rankings
Iran’s Nanotechnology Innovation Council says the country has ranked fourth in the global rankings in the field for the fourth year in a row. “The global rank and standing of Iran in the field of nanotechnology is assessed in quantitative terms. Of course in terms of quality, Iran also ranks among the top 10 countries in the world given the…
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Iran Constructing Sci-Tech Park at iLand City
Work is underway to construct a science and technology park in the newly-established commercial and entertainment township of iLand, southwest of Tehran Iranian Vice President for Science and Technology Sorena Sattari visited the site of the park to see for himself the process of its construction. “The potential created to build a sci-tech park has given fresh impetus to the…
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Iran Opens Innovation House in Syria to Boost High-Tech Exports
Iran House of Innovation and Technology Exports has been opened in the Syrian capital of Damascus in a ceremony attended by Iranian Vice-President for Science and Technology Sorena Sattari and Syrian Minister of Higher Education Bassam Ibrahim. The high-tech products of 40 knowledge-based and innovative companies in the fields of electricity and electronics, medicine, advanced materials, ICT, biotechnology, agriculture and…
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Iran develops nuclear imaging machine
Iranian researchers have produced a nuclear imaging machine, putting Iran on the list of the five countries currently capable of producing the apparatus. The machine can, among other things, control the functioning of the heart, liver, lungs and the brain and take 3-D images in cancer-related cases. The entirety of the device has been designed and developed by local experts.…
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Iran makes Omicron testing kit
Iran produces the first testing kit for the Omicron variant of Covid-19. The President of Kashan University of Medical Sciences in central Iran said the kit has been produced in the Molecular Biomarkers Laboratory of Kashan University of Medical Sciences by Majid Lotfinia, a member of the scientific board of this university. Seyyed Alireza Moraveji added that the kit can…
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