An Iranian knowledge-based company produces ingredients and fillers used by pharmaceutical companies to eliminate the need for imports.
Ehya Kimia-e-Shargh Knowledge-Based Company, by producing magnesium oxide and calcium carbonate that are widely used in the pharmaceutical industry, is helping Iranian producers meet domestic needs and enter the markets of neighboring countries.
Fillers are inactive substances used in pharmaceutical compounding to give size to finished products and ease the processing of a product.
“These materials, after processing and formulation, become pharmaceutical raw materials. Magnesium oxide is used as a raw material for the production of magnesium hydroxide and magnesium stearate in pharmaceutical production of medicines,” Mosayyeb Jalali, the CEO of the company, was quoted as saying by the news portal of the Vice-Presidency for Science and Technology.
This is the only company producing pharmaceutical-grade magnesium oxide in Iran. Its product has a standard and purity higher than the product’s USP (United States Pharmacopeia).
Competitive Advantage
The product’s quality is similar to that of foreign products and also cheaper.
Apart from its experienced production team, the company also has a specialized team for research and development.
The country's estimated need for this product is 120 tons per year that, if supported, could be totally met by the company.
Pharmaceutical-grade calcium carbonate is used as a filler for pharmaceutical raw materials in the industry.
According to the company’s CEO, one of the most important needs of Iranian manufacturing companies is to have exports. Since
“Iranian manufacturing companies are involved in production as well as research and development. If an organization related to knowledge-based companies were to buy their products and export them, it would be very supportive for production companies,” he said.
“This will be cost-effective for knowledge-based companies and greatly help their development.”
Software Uses AI to Detect, Treat Six Mental Illnesses
Iran has also advanced in the use of artificial intelligence in the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness.
Mental disorders and psychiatric illnesses are very challenging to diagnose, but a new software designed by domestic experts can diagnose six illnesses much faster than traditional methods.
Using advanced and convergent technologies, the diagnostic software gains insight into illnesses that the traditional treatment was unable to.
The software diagnoses chronic depression, chronic anxiety, bipolar disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder and schizophrenia.
“A collection of data from patients with different disorders has been collected, which includes structural, functional and structural-functional images,” said Mohammad Reza Nazemzadeh, a faculty member of Tehran University of Medical Sciences.
The new method uses magnetic resonance imaging to provide accurate information about each individual and act as an effective diagnostic aid tool.
The images are evaluated to determine the type of disease and the damaged area in the brain, following which an appropriate treatment protocol is recommended.
In the field of mental health, all methods and diagnoses are made based on face-to-face interviews and visits by a psychiatrist, while with this method, X-rays provide more detailed images and information to the doctor.
The treatment of the disease, which observes advanced protocols, is scientifically precise and gives faster results.
The advanced version of the software uses five archetypes from each field whose images before and after treatment are adapted to the models that are specific to the Iranian patient under study. This feature will be added to the current version of the software in the early months of the next fiscal year (starting March 21).
With the development of this psycho-radiology software, Iran ranks among the few countries using this technology.
The software has reached the production stage.
Electrical Heart Activity Recorder
Holter heart monitor is a device that records the electrical activity of the heart continuously and full time.
Mohsen Avesta, CEO of Kavoshgaran Teb Kharazmi Medical Engineering Company, said, "A Holter is a device that records the electrical activity of the heart for at least 24 hours."
When symptoms such as dizziness, fainting, low blood pressure, prolonged fatigue and palpitations appear in a patient without a definitive diagnosis, a resting signal is obtained by a Holter or EC, which help monitor the patient more effectively.
The Holter device is easily connected to the patient's body by chest electrodes and continuously records the heart's electrical signals in normal conditions on its memory card to help the doctor get a more complete diagnosis of arrhythmias.
The device will be connected to the person for 24-48 hours and is portable.
