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To encourage and develop cooperation in the fields of science and technology, the Indonesian Embassy in Tehran visited the Iran Nanotechnology Innovation Council on Monday (28/6). On the occasion, Indonesian Ambassador to Iran, Ronny P. Yuliantoro met Secretary General of the Iran Nanotechnology Innovation Council, Saeed Sarkar. They discussed the development and follow-up cooperation between  Indonesia and Iran  in the field of pharmaceutical nanotechnology and medical devices as well as the development of human resources in the field of nanotechnology.

Indonesia and Iran have signed a technical arrangement agreement between the Indonesian Ministry of Health and the Iran Nanotechnology Innovation Council on the development of nanotechnology, biotechnology, and stem cell products on the sidelines of the former Indonesian Minister of Health, Terawan Agus Putranto's visit to Tehran on September 15, 2019. In March 2020, they agreed to expand cooperation in promoting joint investment in artificial intelligence, high-tech medical devices, and health care facilities.

One of the concrete collaborations of both countries is the development of a Robotic Surgery Center in Indonesia, which is currently being processed. Iran's nanotechnology sector has grown rapidly over the past 20 years. Based on the number of publications of International Scientific Indexing, Iran is the country with the 4th most publications in the world with 12,190 International Scientific Indexing publications in 2020.

Besides, Ambassador Ronny hopes that the cooperation between Indonesia and Iran in the field of nanotechnology will be directed on human resource development, through joint research collaborations, teaching staff and researchers’ exchanges, as well as organizing seminars and workshops in the future.