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VP: Sanctions Speed up Iran's Scientific Growth
Fars News Agency :: VP: Sanctions Speed up Iran's Scientific Growth
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Vice-President for Science and Technology Nasrin Soltankhah downplayed effects of sanctions on the country's technological and scientific progress, and said embargos have actually backfired as they have increased the speed of Iran's scientific growth and advancement.
"The sanctions imposed by the US and Europe have not posed any threat and restrictions to the Iranian researchers; rather all threats have been turned into opportunities to growingly increase the speed of Iran's growth and flourishing in scientific arenas," Soltankhah said in a meeting with Nobel winner Prof. Peter Agra in Tehran Saturday night.
She referred to Iran's progress in different scientific and industrial fields like developing nuclear technology, sending satellites into space, producing biological medicines and radiomedicines, and said Tehran is ready to export its technological knowledge and scientific findings to the other world countries.
Iran has made huge achievements in various fields of science and technology, from nuclear knowledge to stem cells and Nano technology, in the last two decades.
In a most recent case, Iranian Health Minister Marziyeh Vahid Dastjerdi announced in September that the country would soon start production of 15 types of anti-cancer drugs.
"15 types of monoclonal anti-body drugs are being synthesized with the help of the Scientific Department of the Presidential Office, using hi-tech technology," Vahid Dastjerdi said.
Iran also has an ambitious space program. The country announced in May that it would send more living creatures into the space by the next three months.
"Given the good support that has been offered by the government, we will have a program for sending living creatures into space," Head of the Iranian Space Agency Hamid Fazeli said.
"The preliminary steps have already been taken and the living creatures will be sent into the space by the next two or three months," Fazeli added.
He further announced that Iran will send Fajr (Dawn), Tolou (Sunrise) and Elm-o Sana'at (Promise of Science and Industry) satellites into orbit this year.
Iran has already sent small animals into space - a rat, turtles and worms - aboard a capsule carried by its Kavoshgar-3 rocket in 2010.
The Islamic republic, which first put a satellite into orbit in 2009, has outlined an ambitious, but fully home-grown, space program and has, thus far, made giant progress in the field despite western sanctions and pressures against its advancement.
Fars News Agency :: VP: Sanctions Speed up Iran's Scientific Growth
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Vice-President for Science and Technology Nasrin Soltankhah downplayed effects of sanctions on the country's technological and scientific progress, and said embargos have actually backfired as they have increased the speed of Iran's scientific growth and advancement.
"The sanctions imposed by the US and Europe have not posed any threat and restrictions to the Iranian researchers; rather all threats have been turned into opportunities to growingly increase the speed of Iran's growth and flourishing in scientific arenas," Soltankhah said in a meeting with Nobel winner Prof. Peter Agra in Tehran Saturday night.
She referred to Iran's progress in different scientific and industrial fields like developing nuclear technology, sending satellites into space, producing biological medicines and radiomedicines, and said Tehran is ready to export its technological knowledge and scientific findings to the other world countries.
Iran has made huge achievements in various fields of science and technology, from nuclear knowledge to stem cells and Nano technology, in the last two decades.
In a most recent case, Iranian Health Minister Marziyeh Vahid Dastjerdi announced in September that the country would soon start production of 15 types of anti-cancer drugs.
"15 types of monoclonal anti-body drugs are being synthesized with the help of the Scientific Department of the Presidential Office, using hi-tech technology," Vahid Dastjerdi said.
Iran also has an ambitious space program. The country announced in May that it would send more living creatures into the space by the next three months.
"Given the good support that has been offered by the government, we will have a program for sending living creatures into space," Head of the Iranian Space Agency Hamid Fazeli said.
"The preliminary steps have already been taken and the living creatures will be sent into the space by the next two or three months," Fazeli added.
He further announced that Iran will send Fajr (Dawn), Tolou (Sunrise) and Elm-o Sana'at (Promise of Science and Industry) satellites into orbit this year.
Iran has already sent small animals into space - a rat, turtles and worms - aboard a capsule carried by its Kavoshgar-3 rocket in 2010.
The Islamic republic, which first put a satellite into orbit in 2009, has outlined an ambitious, but fully home-grown, space program and has, thus far, made giant progress in the field despite western sanctions and pressures against its advancement.
