Science and Technology in Iran

An Iranian knowledge-based company has developed the complete assembly line of SMD electronic boards, tin paste printer, reflow oven and external conveyors.

A group of Iranian researchers have devised a machine to disinfect various places by producing ozone gas using the oxygen existing in the air without the need for chemicals.

Over 1,500 Iranian scientists and experts have returned to the country in the past few years to cooperate with universities and innovation centres, the government says.

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.

An Iranian knowledge-based company says it has managed to produce a strategic material called “Xanthan” to meet the needs of various industries.

The Silk Road Science Fund (SRSF), an organization operated jointly by the Iranian Vice Presidency for Science and Technology and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has launched the fifth edition of a program to provide support for joint scientific activities by the Iranian and Chinese researchers.

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.

An Iranian Vice President says the Islamic Republic does not need to import equipme‌‌nt to deal with the coronavirus, as all the needs are met inside the country.

A couple of technological projects and facilities have been launched by the Iranian Vice President for Science and Technology in the south of the country.

The seventh symposium of the Science and Technology Experience Exchange Program in Muslim countries known as STEP has kicked off in Tehran.

Scientists at Iranian knowledge-based companies have devised an ultrasonic power supply device used in the production of protective face masks.

The Iranian government says it is helping local inventors to apply for and obtain international patents and has so far supported 96 domestic inventions in registering patents in credible foreign offices.

An Iranian company has begun producing medical latex gloves, the global demand for which has sharply risen after the coronavirus outbreak.

Researchers at an Iranian technological company have developed homegrown anti-corrosion nano-coatings that used to be imported from the Netherlands and Germany earlier.

The Iranian president has issued orders to increase the production of COVID-19 diagnosis kits in the country.

Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says this year’s target of a surge in domestic production would be totally achievable when the country has managed to launch a homegrown satellite into space.

A consignment of 40,000 Iranian-made diagnostic test kits for the novel coronavirus disease has been shipped to Germany on Tuesday.

An Iranian official says ten countries have submitted their requests to import Iranian knowledge-based products to contain and diagnose COVID-19.

Iran is to unveil a geomatic anti-coronavirus system in the near future, a senior official says.

An Iranian knowledge-based company has designed and manufactured an industrial machine producing N95 face masks, a respiratory device designed to achieve close facial fit and efficient filtration which is widely used for protection against the novel coronavirus.

Iran says knowledge-based companies can benefit from international leasing in addition to domestic leasing of products.

A senior Iranian official says knowledge-based companies have secured major accomplishments in the fight against the COVID-19 virus in the country.

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.