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Razi Institute Explores Collaboration with COMSTECH at Virtual University Network Assembly

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Publish Date : 18:00 - 2025/2/4
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On February 4, 2025, a key meeting was held at Payam-e Noor University to discuss potential collaboration between the Razi Institute and COMSTECH (Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation).

         This Event featured some influential figures, including professor Mahmoud Iqbal Chaudhry, Coordinator General of COMSTECH, Dr. Karim Najafi Barzegar, Secretary General of the Islamic World Virtual University Network, Dr. Seyed Abdolmajid Ayatollahi, Member of the Faculty Board at Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Dr. Rainak Ghaderi, Head of Academic Relations and International Affairs, and Mr. Ahmad Shafieian, Public Relations Officer.

       Founded during the Third Islamic Summit in Mecca in January 1981, COMSTECH aims to enhance scientific cooperation among OIC member states. Led by the President of Pakistan, the center focuses on improving member countries' capabilities through education and offers scholarships for young scientists to foster collaboration in virology and vaccine technology.

         During the Fourth General Assembly of COMSTECH Inter-Islamic Network on Virtual Universities(CINVU), Razi Institute presented its history and capabilities, along with its export package.

    Proposed collaborative initiatives included:

          Establishing a vaccine network among Islamic countries, promoting local vaccine production with OIC member institutions, utilizing research scholarships and COMSTECH fellowship programs.

         Exploring joint scientific collaborations, addressing the need for Antivenom for Sindi Krait (Bungarus Sindanus) bites near the Pakistan-Iran border, readiness to export polyvalent antivenom products to Pakistan, announcing an international online conference on venom and antivenom set for February 17-18, 2025.

          At the meeting's conclusion, Professor Chaudhry and his team were invited to visit the Razi Institute, further strengthening ties between the centers.

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