INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Servilia Jimenez discussed enhanced technological cooperation in the field of agriculture, medicine, and medical equipment.In a meeting in
Tehran on Monday, Jimenez said that medical equipment, animal husbandry technologies, cultivation of medicinal plants, animal medicine,
agriculture, advanced materials, and the environment are among the areas where Venezuela is interested in using Iran's capabilities.Iran can
materials and active pharmaceutical ingredients
These materials are included in the field of all medicines, including recombinant bio-chemicals and specifically, anti-cancer drugs, linear
accelerators, and equipment, she explained.Stem cells are one of the areas where we are interested in sharing our experiences with Iran and
challenges of technological interactions is the mechanism of financial exchanges between the two countries, for which a solution must be
prepared with two-way interactions, Sattari stated, noting that many knowledge-based companies use innovative tools to deal with
sanctions.For Iran-made products to enter the Venezuelan market, especially in the pharmaceutical and medical fields, a specific mechanism
for approvals and standards should be defined and introduced to the firms, he stated.Knowledge-based companiesLeader of the Islamic
path to development.The Leader has called on all Iranians, including citizens and government officials, to work hard to boost
knowledge-based production and create new jobs.Today, the country's knowledge-based ecosystem accounts for more than 3 percent of GDP
And the figure is projected to reach 5 percent, however, the main goal is to step toward a 10 percent share in GDP, Vice President for
Science and Technology, Sourena Sattari told Fars on February 13.The share of knowledge-based companies in the country's economy has
exceeded 9 quadrillion rials (about $34 billion), and since 2019, it has experienced a growth of more than 450 percent, he stated.There are
currently 6,263 knowledge-based companies operating in the country, offering advanced products and services in various fields of technology
to domestic and foreign markets, and some of them have entered international markets, Siavash Maleki, deputy head of the Fund, stated.The
fields of aircraft maintenance, steel, pharmaceuticals, medical equipment, oil, and gas are among the sectors that researchers in technology
