Signing a contract and receiving support by 60 knowledge-based projects in the field of laser, photonics, and advanced materials and construction technologies development headquarter have been finalized.

According to the public relations and information center of the Vice-Presidency for science and technology affairs, Hamid Latifi, secretary of the laser, photonics, and advanced materials and construction technologies development headquarter, stated: after evaluation and the necessary judgements, 60 knowledge-based and technological projects were prioritized for facilitation and receiving grants.

In terms of the number of received projects, he asserted: after announcing the call for technological projects in the field of laser and photonics, about 125 projects were received, 20 of which were excluded due to incomplete data and the rest were evaluated. 

Latifi continued: some of the infrastructural projects that have a condition for receiving non-repayable grants can supply a part of their project costs from resources other than the headquarter, in a way that they could receive 50% of their costs in a non-repayable manner and receive the other 50% from another source.

Secretary of the laser, photonics, and advanced materials and construction technologies development headquarter pointed out: after this stage, the headquarter will initiate the stage of monitoring the implementation process of projects to product production.