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Article Dans Une Revue Avicenna Journal of Medical Biotechnology Année : 2012

Medical biotechnology trends and achievements in iran.

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A healthcare system has been the most important priority for all governments worldwide. Biotechnology products have affected the promotion of health care over the last thirty years. During the last several decades, Iran has achieved significant success in extending healthcare to the rural areas and in reducing the rates of infant mortality and increasing population growth. Biomedical technology as a converging technology is considered a helpful tool to fulfill the Iranian healthcare missions. The number of biotechnology products has reached 148 in 2012. The total sales have increased to 98 billion USD without considering vaccines and plasma derived proteins in 2012. Iran is one of the leading countries in the Middle East and North Africa in the area of Medical biotechnology. The number of biotechnology medicines launched in Iran is 13 products until 2012. More than 15 products are in pipelines now. Manufacturers are expecting to receive the market release for more than 8 products by the end of 2012. Considering this information, Iran will lead the biotechnology products especially in area of biosimilars in Asia after India in next three years. The present review will discuss leading policy, decision makers' role, human resource developing system and industry development in medical biotechnology.

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Immunologie
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pasteur-00821697 , version 1 (12-05-2013)

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Fereidoun Mahboudi, Haleh Hamedifar, Hamideh Aghajani. Medical biotechnology trends and achievements in iran.. Avicenna Journal of Medical Biotechnology, 2012, 4 (4), pp.200-5. ⟨pasteur-00821697⟩

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