VP: Iran Exports Medical Equipment to 60 World States
Afshin made the remarks, addressing the opening ceremony of the International Exhibition of Medical, Dental, Pharmaceutical and Laboratory Equipment (Iran Health 2025) held in Tehran on June 8-10.
He noted that it is an honor that the Iranian manufacturers are collaborating with Iran's skilled community of medical experts, adding any industry lacking innovation and cutting-edge technology will gradually be removed from competition.
Stressing the export potential of Iran-made medical equipment, Afshin said if a product can meet domestic consumption standards, it can certainly be exported to other countries.
Referring to supportive plans for promoting innovation in medical equipment, he said, “This year, we have two special initiatives to strengthen the link between R&D and the medical equipment sector.”
An Iranian official announced in May that the volume of exports of knowledge-based products has reached 500 million dollars while the total volume of exports of knowledge-based companies stands at 2.5 billion dollars.
“There are over 10,100 active knowledge-based companies in Iran, many of which have a history of exports. These companies have produced over 17,000 knowledge-based products and employed nearly half a million specialists at various levels,” said Deputy Director for Development of Knowledge-Based Companies Department at the Iranian Vice-Presidency for Science, Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy Touraj Amrayee.
“Nearly 600 companies in Iran's technology ecosystem have a history of foreign trade, and the volume of exports of knowledge-based products has reached half a billion dollars and the total volume of exports of knowledge-based companies has reached about 2.5 billion dollars,” he added.
“The total revenue of knowledge-based companies last year exceeded 18 billion dollars, and 109 knowledge-based companies are also listed on the Iranian Stock Exchange with a revenue of 7 billion dollars,” Amrayee said.
Amrayee had also announced in March that the knowledge-based firms will have a 7% share of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) by 2028.
“The share of knowledge-based companies in Iran’s GDP will hit seven percent by 2028,” he said.
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