Deputy Minister: Iran Ranks 14th in World in Pharmacology

“Iran's share in production of medical science in the field of pharmacology in the Middle East is 27% and in other medical sciences is 24%, and Iran ranks 15th in the field of all sciences in the world and 14th in pharmacology,” Panahi said.

Noting that the growth of science production in pharmacology is stable and the scientific acceleration in this sector should be improved, he stated that the average science production through international cooperation is 30% and 38% in the pharmacology sector.

In relevant remarks in March, an Iranian official had announced that Iran's ranking improved seven positions in 2023, showing the fastest performance in innovation growth in the region.

Director General of the Iranian Ministry of Science, Research and Technology for Policy, Planning and Technology Development Affairs Omid Rezayeefar pointed out that Iran has reached the 53rd rank in the world in innovation index in 2023, noting that it shows a seven-step improvement compared to the previous year.

“This innovation index is one of the serious indices in the world and Iran ranked 120th in this field 10 years ago,” he said.

Rezayeefar also underlined that the Science Ministry has 54 science and technology parks and 270 incubator centers and technology units, adding that 112,000 jobs have been created and 7,800 knowledge-based companies are active within this framework.

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