Secretary of the third national festival and international congress on stem cells and regenerative medicine said: Iran has moved in cellular sciences and regenerative medicine along with the world so that it has ranked first in the region and 14^th in world in stem cells.

According to the public relations and information center of the presidency vice presidency for science and technology affairs, being on the verge of 40^th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution victory and in the closing ceremony of the third national festival and international congress on stem cells and regenerative medicine, Amir Ali Hamidieh spoke about starting up 4 comprehensive cellular and regenerative medicine centers and 18 cell junction in the country today, December 1.

Hamidieh considered stem cells and regenerative medicine as the fourth revolution.

Mentioning that the treating and pharmacy industry of the country will be provided to applicable cellular sciences, stem cells and regenerative medicine in near future, he declared: Researchers are manipulating inside the cell today to discover new ways for treating and pharmacy and provide a base for presenting categorical cures for diseases especially refractory diseases.

Mentioning the glorious medical history of Iran, secretary of the stem cells sciences and technologies development headquarter of the vice presidency for science affairs declared: Investigations indicate that Iran was elite in medicine among eastern and western countries.

Mentioning the stem cells sciences and technologies development headquarter’s role in growing stem cells and propagating this science, supporting education and research, commercialization and providing clinical services, Hamidieh Carried on: Accordingly, 4 comprehensive cellular and regenerative centers have been established in the country so far.

Secretary of the stem cells sciences and technologies development headquarter stated that founding laboratorial animals farm in Kerman was another attempts of that headquarter and said: 3 comprehensive cell-therapy and regenerative medicine have been activated in Shiraz, Tabriz and Tehran from which 10 knowledge-based companies have been emerged and are active within the country.

Secretary of the stem cells sciences and technologies development headquarter declared that establishing stem cells research centers for students in 3 points of the country was in the vein of making and propagating the culture of stem cells by this headquarter and said: More than 120 technologist companies are active in this field now from which, 80 have become knowledge-based.

In the following, Hamidieh stated that 4 knowledge-based products have obtained attestation, mentioned creation of cell city and continued: In addition, Cellular products accelerators have been started up at Kharazmi university site of Alborz province named cell city.

It should be noted that the third national festival and international congress on science and technologies of stem cells and regenerative medicine was started on November 24 by the stem cells sciences and technologies development headquarter of the vice presidency for science affairs and was closed today, December 1.