"Universities are effective in conducting the knowledge-based economy," said Sorena Sattari, the Vice President of Science and Technology. A university that interacts well with its community and environment is the foundation of the knowledge-based economy, which are the third and fourth generation universities.

The Vice President of Science and Technology added: "Universities must find their place in society and be effective in their environment. Our universities must earn a significant amount of their revenue from the sale of technology and contracts with industry, and have a center for innovation and growth.

According to Sattari, universities in Zanjan province are also moving towards the third and fourth generations, and this is a good and pleasant event. We must support these movements.

In another part of his speech, the head of the culture and knowledge-based economy headquarter stated: The movement of the knowledge-based economy and the formation of the technology and innovation ecosystem in Zanjan province is acceptable.

The head of the National Elites Foundation continued: "Certainly the provinces develop based on their inherent advantages. Zanjan can gain world prestige and fame with its handicrafts.

Sattari added: "The technology park of each province is not a hardware event, but a cultural event."

The head of the culture and knowledge-based economy headquarters continued: Zanjan province has good plant and handicraft capacities and they should use these capacities for the development of the province.

The head of the Biotechnology Development Headquarters in the Vice President of Science and Technology, referring to the ability of the technology and innovation ecosystem to solve the problems and limitations of the corona outbreak, said: We did not have a mask production machine in the country before the outbreak of Corona, However, due to the efforts of our youth, the production of masks in the country started at an acceptable level in the very first days. The ecology of technology and innovation in the early days of the Corona outbreak, problems began to emerge.

According to Sattari, we have good conditions in the field of production of effective drugs for coronary heart disease and all these drugs are produced domestically.

Referring to the good developments in the field of vaccines, the Vice President of Science and Technology said: "With the presence of the President, soon we will open the production line of some vaccines in the country."

The head of the National Elites Foundation continued: "This year, for the first time, knowledge-based companies will produce and market a significant number of influenza vaccines in the country."

Regarding the return of the elites, Sattari said: "In the last three years, more than 1,800 people from the top 100 universities in the world have returned to the country."

According to him, the return of the elites in August this year increased compared to August last year.

The Vice President of Science and Technology also stated: Last year, the sales of knowledge-based companies were 120,000 billion tomans. There are currently 41 companies on the stock market that are valued at 250,000 billion tomans.

According to the report, the Vice President of Science and Technology traveled to Zanjan Province to visit the latest scientific and technological achievements. This trip to review the progress of previous travel projects and the ecological events of technology and innovation in the province. The unveiling of eight technological products in Zanjan Technology Park was one of the plans of this one-day trip. In addition, Health Science and Technology Innovation and Ideation Center of Zanjan University of Medical Sciences and Virology Laboratory and Park Analysis Laboratory of Zanjan University of Basic Sciences were inaugurated during this trip with the presence of Sattari.

Report by the Communication and Information Center in the Vice Presidency of Science and Technology