Iran Medical Achievements

An Iranian knowledge-based company has developed a homegrown flu vaccine which is going to enter the market in summer 2020.

Iranian scientists have built a 3D scanner that can capture detailed images of different parts of the human body in a few seconds.

The latest findings by researchers at Tehran University of Medical Sciences confirm that decreased sense of smell is one of the symptoms of dementia and that olfactory testing can be effective in early detection of the onset of Alzheimer's disease.

Iranian scientists at the Golestan Province Science and Technology Park have for the first time produced intensive liquid capsules to relieve abdominal pains.

The first phase of Osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis transplant has been carried successfully at Farabi Hospital of Tehran University of Medical Sciences.

Iran has turned into one of the few countries in the world that can produce dressings resembling human skin to a great extent.

A group of Iranian researchers have developed an electronic autopsy table and software.

Iranian researchers have unveiled a domestically-produced medicine for ALS patients or those suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Iran has developed a domestic pedalling neural prosthesis system for those suffering from spinal cord injuries.

The world’s third menstrual blood stem cells bank has opened at Avicenna Infertility Centre in Iran.

Iranian researchers have manufactured a homegrown micromanipulator, a device used to control precise movements in intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) which is applied to infertility treatment procedures.

A baby girl has been born in the Iranian city of Isfahan thirteen years after being frozen. The child is the longest known frozen human embryo that has been delivered successfully in the West Asia region.

Twenty knowledge-based companies in Iran are exporting a wide range of laboratory equipment to China, South Korea, Malaysia, Ecuador, Cuba, and some European countries.

A group of Iranian scientists at the Royan Research Institute and Iran University of Medical Sciences have designed a method that uses stem cells to treat liver diseases.

An Iranian professor of biology has been awarded the Mustafa Prize for introducing a new treatment for Parkinson’s disease with stem cells.

An Iranian knowledge-based company has managed to develop an electric knife for delicate surgeries. Electrosurgical tools are widely used to make incisions and can prevent bleeding during surgery.

Iranian physicians have for the first time performed a split-liver transplantation surgery, dividing a single donor liver between a pediatric and an adult patient.

Spokesperson for the Food and Drug Administration of Iran has announced the introduction of a domestically-produced influenza drug into the market.

An Iranian researcher has invented a medicated adhesive patch for the treatment of chronic ulcers without the need to change the dressing.

The US sanctions on Iran’s medicine imports created a serious crisis for Iranian dialysis patients, which prompted Iranian scientists to manufacture the vital dialysis machines inside the country.

The head of the Iranian Genetics Association has hailed the country's progress in the field of genetics saying that there are now about 400 genetic diseases in the country that are diagnosable.

A knowledge-based Iranian company has managed to develop a domestic blood bank centrifuge machine which is one of the essential equipment needed for blood transfusion bases and some medical centres.

Iranian knowledge-based companies have accelerated the country’s growth in the biopharmaceutical industry, a government official said, as he unveiled plans for the domestic production of dozens of new biomedicines.

Researchers at an Iranian knowledge-based company have developed a device that uses infrared beams to cure depression.

An Iranian knowledge-based company has begun exporting nanofibre masks to three foreign countries.