Amir Ali Hamidieh, secretary of stem cells sciences and technologies development headquarter, pointed out the importance of development of universities of the countries in all aspects of new technologies, such as stem cells, in the opening ceremony of executive performance of cell city project, stating: all of the universities must act in order to develop a new science with an entrepreneurship view and creation of occupation using the current potentials.

He also expressed that the Vice-Presidency has aimed to reduce the space between academic productions and market, affirming: cell city is an organization being formed for the first time in the country. Hamidieh regarded the cooperation of Kharazmi University as the government section with the private sector to establish this large project as one of the goals of the headquarter in the implementation of large projects with the cooperation of the non-government section. In addition, he announced the establishment of many relevant knowledge-based companies in the cell city in the next few years.

Infrastructures Must Be Provided for Investors of Knowledge-based Economy

Mohammad Ali Najafi, governor of Alborz, stated on the opening ceremony of the construction activities for the first cell city project in Kharazmi University: today we have made a special task. Before, we were jealous of movements of large universities in science area. However, we are prominent in the area of science and technology.

Alborz governor marked: establishment of cell city and other supportive actions have led to the return and attraction of adolescents and elites to the country.

Formation of Technological and Entrepreneurial Universities to Reduce the Distance between Knowledge and Market

Mohammad Ali Sobhanallahi, head of Kharazmi University, affirmed that the school of science of Kharazmi University has the necessary potential for scientific cooperation with cell city, asserting: therefore, the non-government supports must be provided to create this city.

Following that, Mohammad Amir Amirkhani, manager of strategic council of stem cells sciences and technologies development headquarter pointed out that Iran has had a specialized emphasis on this area over the past 12 years, affirming: in the future years, a part of health market will be given to the stem cells sciences and technologies development headquarter.

Mohammad Ali Zahed, manager of cell city project, affirmed: cell city will be constructed to perform research and product services in the area of stem cells and regenerative medicine.   

The opening ceremony of executive operation for construction of cell city in Kharazmi University was held in the presence of Amir Ali Hamidieh, secretary of stem cells sciences and technologies development headquarter, Mohammad Ali Najafi, governor of Alborz, Mohammad Ali Sobhanallahi, head of Kharazmi University, Fereydun Mahboudi, chairman of the board of the biotechnology syndicate, Mohammad Amir Amirkhani, secretary of strategic council of stem cells technologies and sciences development headquarter, Mohammad Ali Zahed, manager of the cell city project, and a number of country authorities and managers of universities.