According to the public relations and information center of the Vice-Presidency for science and technology affairs, the meeting of coordination center of science, industry & market, and Iranian-made laboratory materials & equipment was held in the presence of Mahdi Mohammadi, head of the association, Amir Tahamtan Arashi, the vice chairman of the association and manager of more than 40 knowledge-based companies that produce laboratory equipment and materials. The main topic of the meeting was increasing the competitiveness of knowledge-based companies in domestic and foreign markets through establishing a consortium.

In the beginning of the meeting, Mahdi Mohammadi explained about the programs of the association, announcing: planning on design and presentation of TAMASA” certificate to approve the quality of products of the companies by the association, creating a permanent exhibition center along with presenting educational services, creating export headquarters, introducing the products of member companies in the booth of the association on the 6^th exhibition of laboratory equipment and formation of a consortium are among the programs of the association.

Amir Tahamtan Arashi regarded the establishment of the consortium as one of the most important programs of the association in line with networking of companies and sharing the current capacities and resources to reduce research costs and develop and accelerate the time of entrance of technological products into the market.

According to this report, some of the managers attending the event expressed their opinions regarding the formation of the consortium.