TEHRAN — The 19th festival for commending Iranian tech-savvy experts and researchers was held in Tehran on Sunday, Mehr news agency reported.

The event was held concurrent with “research week” (December 15-19) under the theme of “purposeful research, efficient technology promoting domestic production”. 

Some 24 top tech-savvy experts and researchers were lauded out of 226 individuals.  

Health Minister Hassan Qazizadeh-Hashemi, Science Minister Mansour Gholami, First Vice-President Es’haq Jahangiri, and vice president for science and technology Sourena Sattari attended the event. 

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