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Fetal membrane rupture test kit saves Iran $5mn annually
A knowledge-based company in the Iranian province of Isfahan has produced a kit that can diagnose fetal membrane rupture, saving the country $5mn a year, used to spend on importing the gadget. Iran’s Vice President for Science, Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy Rouhollah Dehghani, and Isfahan’s Governor Seyyed Reza Mortazavi attended the ceremony to unveil the device in the Isfahan Science…
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Iran’s 13th admin. secures significant growth in knowledge-based, creative companies
The Iranian Vice President for Science, Technology, and Knowledge-Based Economy has highlighted the substantial quantitative and qualitative growth of knowledge-based and creative companies as one of the key achievements of the 13th Administration. Rouhollah Dehghani Firoozabadi noted that while there were 6,600 knowledge-based companies operating in Iran by 2021, this number has now risen to 10,000. Additionally, more than 2,000…
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Iranian knowledge-based companies put on display their products at Kenya exhibition
With the support of the Iranian vice president’s office for science, technology, and knowledge-based economy, more than 16 Iranian knowledge-based and technological companies put their capabilities on display in the ninth edition of Kenya’s Exhibition of Agriculture and Related Industries. The pavilion of the Iranian knowledge-based companies in the 9th edition of Kenya’s Exhibition of Agriculture and Related Industries was…
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Tehran, Caracas to set up innovation center to export Iran’s technological achievements to Latin America
Iran and Venezuela are set to establish a joint innovation center in Caracas as a conduit for transferring the Iranian technological achievements to Latin America, the head of the Organization for the Development of International Cooperation in Science and Technology announced. Amir Hossein Mirabadi told the information center of the Iranian vice president’s office for science, technology and knowledge-based economy…
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Isfahan research town tipped to set $1bn export record for knowledge-based products
The Isfahan Science and Technology Town (ISTT) in central Iran has the potential to boost its knowledge-based products exports and set a record of over one billion dollars, the head of the Organization for the Development of International Cooperation in Science and Technology says. Amir Hossein Mirabadi made the remarks while visiting the internationalization camp of knowledge-based, creative and technological…
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Iran approves plan to establish AI organization
The Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution in Iran has given the go-ahead to a national document for establishing an artificial intelligence organization. In a meeting chaired by interim President Mohammad Mokhber on Tuesday, members of the council ratified plans set to place Iran among top ten pioneering countries in AI technologies within ten years. According to the document, a…
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Ayatollah Khamenei: Iran needs scientific upsurge, political independence must be safeguarded
The leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei stressed the country must reach the forefront of global science. Ayatollah Khamenei also said scientific and technological elites are capable of making positive changes and enabling Iran to achieve a 100% favorable level in terms of scientific and technological development. Ayatollah Khamenei made the comments in a meeting with Iranian…
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Official: IHITs will increase from 7 to 12 in foreign countries by this year’s end
Head of Iran’s International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Expansion Organization Amir Hossein Mirabadi says late Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi considered diplomacy as highly important, adding that the president had called for assisting knowledge-based companies in exports of their products to the very end. Mirabadi noted that President Raisi also sought to expand export infrastructure and to this end, many steps…
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Iran, UNICEF hold meeting on ‘results-based management’
The Iranian vice presidential office for science, technology and knowledge-based economy organized a joint session with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Results-Based Management (RBM) in the Iranian capital Tehran. The main goal of the course, hosted by the UNICEF office in Iran and attended by managers and experts from the vice president’s office, was to create a common…
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Vice president: Iran can expand borders of science and technology diplomacy by scientific advisors
Iran has the potential to develop its technological exports with the goal of expanding Iranian-Islamic culture in order to establish technological authority, the Iranian vice president for science, technology and knowledge-based economy says, adding scientific advisors have a pivotal role in this path. Rouhollah Dehghani made the remarks in the 6th Annual Meeting of Scientific Advisers in the Iranian capital…
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Vice pres. lauds Raisi’s efforts to advance science, technology, knowledge-based economy
In memory of the tireless efforts and service-oriented leadership of the late President Ayatollah Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi, an online performance evaluation and response session was held by the Vice President for Science, Technology and Knowledge-based Economy. Ruhollah Dehghani praised Ayatollah Raisi’s martyrdom, highlighting it as a reward for his unwavering dedication to Iran and the directives of the Supreme Leader.…
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Iran holds 1st Connect Forum scientific, technological event
Iranian experts and technologists in the field of medicine, medical, dental and laboratory equipment who have the experience of working in other countries held a meeting dubbed Connect Forum, at Iran House of Innovation and Technology (iHiT). Seyyed Ali Hosseini, the head of the Organization for Development of International Scientific and Technological Cooperation that organized the meeting, delivered a speech…
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Condolence message from head of organization for development of intl. scientific, technological cooperation
In a message, the head of the Organization for the Development of International Scientific and Technological Cooperation expressed his condolences for the martyrdom of the President Raisi, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the accompanying delegation. The message reads as follows: The heartbreaking martyrdom of Ayatollah Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi, the leader of the martyrs of service, Hossein Amirabdollahian, the revolutionary…
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Vice pres. for Science, Techology, Knowledge-Based Economy offers condolences on martyrdom of President Raisi
Rouhollah Dehghani, the Iranian Vice President for Science, Technology, and Knowledge-Based Economy, expressed his condolences on the martyrdom of Iran’s late President, Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi, and his companions. The message reads as follows: The bitter news of the martyrdom of Ayatollah Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi, the leader of the martyrs of service, and his dedicated companions, after hours of anxious waiting,…
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Iran Health 2024 expo hosted hundreds of foreign visitors
The 2024 edition of Iran Health Expo 2024 on medical, dental, pharmaceutical, and laboratory equipment has hosted over 200 foreign visitors representing knowledge-based companies from 16 countries in the Iranian capital Tehran. The exhibition, that kicked off on Saturday and ran through Tuesday, was organized by the Iranian Vice President’s Office for Science, Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy, the ministry of…
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Iran unveils consumable knowledge-based medical equipment products
Iranian knowledge-based companies have unveiled 16 knowledge-based and technological products related to health, including medical equipment and consumables. The unveiling ceremony was held in Iran Health Expo 2024 featuring medical, dental, pharmaceutical, and laboratory equipment in the Iranian capital Tehran, with top officials, including Iranian Vice President for Science, Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy Rouhollah Dehghani, attending the event. A digital…
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Official: Iran to help Venezuela with defective hospital accelerators
The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran says accelerators in Venezuela’s hospitals have stopped due to the sanctions by Western countries including the United States and Iranian experts are going to help the Venezuelan side resolve this problem. Mohammad Esmali added that Iran is providing assistance for Venezuela following a request by Caracas. Eslami also said it’s Iran’s…
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Vice president: Big horizons can open for Iranian health-related companies
Iran’s vice president for science, technology and knowledge-based economy says the Iranian companies producing health-related products can take bigger strides in case the current hurdles are removed. Addressing the audience in the opening ceremony of Iran’s medical, dental, pharmaceutical, and laboratory equipment exhibition, Iran Health Expo 2024, on Saturday in the capital Tehran, Rouhollah Dehghani praised the government for its…
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Iran conducts first non-invasive treatment of skin cancer with radioactive Rhenium particles
A research team in the southern Iranian city of Bushehr has carried out non-invasive treatment of skin cancer with radioactive Rhenium particles for the first time in the country. Professor Majid Assadi, the head of the Persian Gulf Nuclear Medicine Research Center of Bushehr University of Medical Sciences told reporters on Wednesday that the new method of treatment has a…
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Minister: Iranian knowledge-based companies’ exports surpassed $2.5bn dollars last year
Iran’s minister of finance and economy says the exports by the country’s knowledge-based firms hit the $2.5bn mark last year on the Iranian calendar that ended on March 20, 2024. Ehsan Khandouzi told a cabinet meeting on Wednesday that the export of knowledge-based products is a sign of gradual departure of the country’s economy from selling raw materials to complex…
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Iran’s Knowledge-Based Push in Petroleum Production
Amidst a provincial visit by Roohollah Dehqani, the Iranian Vice President for Science, Technology and Knowledge-based Economy to the city of Qazvin in western Tehran, a significant stride in technological advancement was unveiled as the production line for petroleum hydrocarbons was inaugurated and set into motion. The newly established production lines within this technological complex are geared towards the extraction…
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Vice president: Iran to create specialized hub for development of semiconductor technology
The Iranian vice president for science, technology and knowledge-based economy sys Iran is planning to establish a regional hub for the development of semiconductor chip technology to serve as a foundation for synergy that is necessary for the joint production of companies. Rouhollah Dehghani made the remarks on a tour of the Dornika Electrics Caspian knowledge-based company in the city…
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Iran unveils roadmap, platform for export of industrial machinery and equipment
The Iranian vice president for science, technology and knowledge-based economy unveiled a roadmap for the development of exports as well as a specialized export platform for home-made industrial machinery and equipment. Rouhollah Dehghani unveiled the achievements in the 28th Iran International Oil, Gas, Refining and Petrochemical Exhibition, saying machinery and equipment industry is the mother of all industries. The Iranian…
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Iran seeks to advance int’l cultural interaction through creative industries
The head of Iran’s Organization for International Cooperation in Science and Technology has tipped marketing of creative industries as the most important element for expanding international cultural interactions. Explaining the organization’s programs on the development of creative industries and exports, Amir Hossein Mirabadi said, “Since we generally communicate with countries, we have many cultural elements in common, we try to…
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Iran says knowledge-based firms ready for strong presence in African, Latin American markets in two years
Iranian knowledge-based companies are expanding their presence beyond the markets in neighboring countries and have set their eyes on African and Latin American countries, an official says. The head of Iran’s Organization for Development of International Cooperation in Science and Technology, Amir Hossein Mirabadi made the remarks on the sidelines of the International Innovation and Technology Exhibition, INOTEX 2024, held…
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Zimbabwe minister: Deep cultural ties with Iran catalyze scientific, technological, economic cooperation
Zimbabwe’s minister of science and education says Tehran and Harare have made inroads in their scientific, technological, and economic cooperation thanks to their deep political and cultural bonds. The Minister of Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology Development of the Republic of Zibabwe Amon Murwira, in a meeting with Iranian Vice President for Science, Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy Rouhollah…
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Iran set to expand scientific, technological cooperation with Zimbabwe
Iran is determined to develop its technological cooperation with Zimbabwe in aerospace, healthcare and agriculture fields in line with Tehran’s policy of forging closer all-out ties with African countries, the Iranian vice president for science, technology and knowledge-based economy says. The vice presidential office’s Information Center reported that Rouhollah Dehghani announced the decision in a meeting with Zimbabwe’s minister of…
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Iran ranks fourth in knowledge production in medicinal plants and traditional medicine
Iran stands fourth among the countries in the world in terms of producing knowledge in the field of medicinal plants and traditional medicine, the secretary of the Headquarters of Science and Technology Development of Medicinal Plants and Traditional Medicine affiliated with the Iranian vice president’s office said. Noting that Iran has a rich background of using herbal medicines that dates…
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Mirabadi designated as head of Iran’s Int’l Scientific, Technological Development Organization
The Iranian vice president for science, technology and knowledge-based economy has designated Amir Hossein Mirabadi as the head of the Organization for Development of International Cooperation in Science and Technology. Rouhollah Dehghani, in a decree, said Mirbadi will be at the helm of the organization considering his background and experience in order to advance the international goals. The organization has…
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Iran, Africa hold knowledge-based panel, explore promotion of economic cooperation
On the sidelines of the Iran-Africa Economic Cooperation Conference, a knowledge-based and IT panel was held with the representatives of the office of the Iranian Vice-President for Science, Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy and the Ministry of Communications and Technology as well as African guests and businessmen in attendance. In this panel, Seyed Mojtaba Ghadamgahi, Deputy for Business Development of the…
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