Tehran – Supported by the development agency of international cooperation in science and technology, Iranian knowledge-based companies will take part in the Dubai Institute Equipment Equipment Exhibition known as Arabab 2025, which will be held at the Dubai World Trade Centre from September 23 to 25th.
The event brings together industry leaders, researchers and innovators to showcase the latest technologies, products and solutions in scientific research, testing and development.
It serves as a platform connecting a wide range of global industries, setting the standard for excellence for the lab and attracting global audiences of exhibitors and visitors around the world.
The exhibition covers a wide range of fields including general and industrial laboratory equipment, the environment, the petroleum and petrochemical industry, materials and metallurgy, agriculture, organic and inorganic chemistry, water and wastewater analysis, food quality control, medical diagnosis, pharmaceutical research and development, biotechnology, and scientific imaging.
Medical self-sufficiency, medical devices are a priority
The issue of medical and medical device production and self-sufficiency in these regions is one of the government’s priorities, Health Minister Mohammad Reza Zafarkandi said.
Medicine and medical devices are two important areas related to people’s health, he said, “We are trying to reach self-sufficiency for the supply of medicine and medical devices,” the IRNA reported.
On January 13, the head of the Iranian coalition of medical device manufacturers and exporters said that about $20 million worth of medical devices are exported to more than 60 countries a year.
The IRNA says it says more than 70% of medical devices and more than 100% of regular hospital beds are made in the country.
He added that more than 95% of certain ICUs and CCU beds and more than 85% of operating room medical devices, such as anesthesia devices and other equipment, are manufactured using cutting-edge technology in the country.
Yaqoubzadeh continues, saying that the country’s need for medical devices is between $3 billion and $4 billion a year, of which $1 billion is imported.
Approximately 600 medical device companies operate domestically and produce about 99% of the drugs supplied to the domestic market.
Domestic medical device manufacturers produce and supply over 10,000 types of medical devices to domestic and foreign markets. Today, various experimental equipment are manufactured at much lower prices than the same foreign product.
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