Iran Medical Achievements

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.

An Iranian version of Actemra, a medicine proved to help keep the coronavirus patients off ventilators, has been approved by the Iranian Food and Drug Administration and is now available at the domestic hospitals at prices 38 times cheaper than the Swiss-made drug, a medical official has announced.

An Iranian knowledge-based company has manufactured a polymer microfibre spinning machine that can produce advanced medical dressings.

Iran and Russia are to cooperate to produce a vaccine and medication for the novel coronavirus, an Iranian official says.

Iran’s Minister of Agriculture Kazem Khavazi has unveiled the news of a breakthrough that his ministry has made in the development of a vaccine for the novel coronavirus, saying the homegrown vaccine is ready to undergo clinical trials.

A group of Iranian researchers at a knowledge-based company have developed a comprehensive autism screening system.

A senior Iranian official says an Iranian-made medicine for coronavirus will hit the shelves in three weeks’ time.

Iran has banned the export of face masks for now given a surge in coronavirus cases and the high demand for masks nationwide.

A group of Iranian researchers have developed environmentally-friendly nano-dressing for wounds.

An Iranian knowledge-based company has built an exopad robotic exoskeleton robot for patients with physical disabilities in the lower parts of the body.

The Iranian health minister says Iran has begun extensive work on vaccines related to the COVID-19 virus, and people will soon hear good news in this regard.

Iran’s health minister says the country has been able to save about 700 million Euros by making pharmaceutical products inside the country.

Due to the challenges of access to corpse for holding dissection classes, researchers at an Iranian knowledge-based company have built a virtual anatomy table for this purpose.

Researchers at a knowledge-based Iranian company have designed and built a medical robot that reduces communication between the doctor and the patient with its features in the event of a high-transmission outbreak.

An Iranian company says it has produced the equipment required for conducting robotic surgery at a very low cost.

An Iranian knowledge-based company has managed to export its domestically-made titanium implants to four countries across the world.

A group of Iranian researchers have "successfully" tested the country's first herbal medicine for epilepsy, after years of research.

The head of the Iranian Children's Blood and Plasma Association says the initial results of the plasma therapy of corona patients in Iran have been positive and promising.

An Iranian specialist says non-pulmonary symptoms such as the redness of eyes are among the symptoms of COVID-19, and that the patient with this virus may only show this symptom with no other signs.

An Iranian deputy health minister says the country has launched the world’s largest plasma therapy project by transfusing antibody-rich blood into COVID-19 patients.

Iranian scientists at Sharif University of Technology have designed a sensor to detect cancerous cells in medical diagnostic laboratories and research centres.

The head of the Iranian Biotechnology Association says for the first time in the country, Iranian researchers could determine the genome or genetic code of the novel coronavirus.

Iran has the potential to become an exporter of vaccines if its potentialities in the vaccine industry are utilized, the country’s Vice-Presidency for Science and Technology argues.

Iran’s vice-president has launched the production line for two types of coronavirus diagnostic kits, namely PCR-based and serologic kits, at a knowledge-based company.

Iran has implemented a plasma therapy project to treat patients infected with COVID-19, making it the first country to have used this method for coronavirus treatment.