TEHRAN – A delegation of Iranian knowledge-based companies took part in the 15th Uzbekistan International Medical Equipment Exhibition (UzMedExpo), which was held from September 20 to 22 in the capital city of Tashkent.

The fair serves as an important platform for international and local companies from the fields of medicine, pharmacy, and health services to present their latest products, services, and innovations.

A particular focus is on medical technology, medical equipment, and pharmaceuticals.

Business to Business (B2B) meetings were held a day before the official opening of this exhibition between representatives of Iranian and Uzbek companies, IRIB reported.

Rahmatollah Khormali, the director-general of the Trade Promotion Organization's (TPO) office for Central Asia, Caucasus, and Russia, was also present in B2B meetings.

A total of 15 Iranian knowledge-based companies displayed their achievements, capabilities, and products in the fields of health, medical engineering, medical equipment, and pharmaceuticals.

The deputy health minister of Uzbekistan, Basitxanova Elmira Irkinovna, visited the pavilion of Iranian knowledge-based companies on Wednesday.

iHiT in Tashkent

On June 18, an Iran House of Innovation and Technology (iHiT) in the city of Tashkent was inaugurated.

The center aims at introducing knowledge-based, technological, and creative products of Iran to Uzbekistan, and facilitating scientific interactions and cooperation between the two countries, IRNA reported.

Vice President for Science, Technology and Knowledge-based Economy, Rouhollah Dehqani Firouzabadi, and Uzbekistan’s Minister of Higher Education, Science, and Innovation, Ibrokhim Abdurakhmonov, officially inaugurated the center in an online ceremony.

The private sector has invested about $4 million to establish the iHiT Tashkent.

The two sides signed a technological cooperation agreement worth $10 million in the field of energy under the support of the house of innovation and technology.

Exporting technological products of Iranian knowledge-based companies is one of the important and key programs of the Vice Presidency for Science and Technology, and in this regard over the past years, with the support of the Vice Presidency for Science and Technology, the Iranian houses of innovation have been set up in several countries to develop the global market for knowledge-based products.

These centers have already been set up in countries such as Russia, Turkey, China, Syria, Kenya, Armenia, and Iraq.

In February, President Ebrahim Raisi said science and technology are the cornerstones of national development.

The chain of knowledge, research, innovation, and technology ensures sustainable development in the country, he added.

“Our interaction with all nations and governments in the world should be for the transfer of knowledge and technology, and our interaction with all neighboring countries, in the region and globally, should be based on this criterion,” Raisi highlighted.

The Vice Presidency for Science and Technology was formed in 2006 with the aim of creating an environment for supporting knowledge-based companies and providing the ground for the development of technological industries.

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