Secretary of advanced materials and manufacturing technologies development headquarter stated: attention to various sections of the commercialization process of research ideas and the coordinated and regulated relationship among them are some of the requirements for succeeding in the commercialization of research ideas.

According to the public relations and information center of the Vice-Presidency for science and technology affairs, Mahmoud Shokrieh, secretary of advanced materials and manufacturing technologies development headquarter expressed about the “future challenges of the chain of research ideas to market”: some components of the commercialization process of research ideas have remain passive in the country.

He continued: the commercialization process of research ideas involves various activities, some components of which have remained passive in the country. Attention to different sections of this process and coordinated and regulated relationship among them are the requirements for succeeding in the commercialization of research ideas.

According to Shokrieh, lack of different infrastructures, such as venture capitals, support of spiritual ownership, proper space for idea making, standards and national codes are some of the inhibiting factors in this regard.

Secretary of advanced materials and manufacturing technologies development headquarter explained: some of the fundamental needs to achieve success in all of the stages of the mentioned chain are significant relationship with the world centers regarding idea making, research, standardization and market. Meanwhile, a chain of activities required to turn a research idea into market, practical experiences in the process of commercialization of research ideas in the country and lost loops and barriers and problems must be taken into consideration.