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          It should be stated that Iran enjoys great potentials in regard with tourism attractions and bringing her scientific achievements in the field of medical sciences into account, it can play a leading role in Middle East and become one of tourist destinations. Exploiting vast variety of climate and wild life conditions which are world famous in association with her first hand wild life and environment inspiring magnum opus of creation plus Iranians’ traditions and customs are the reasons why Iran can be the main tourist destination. Besides, the financial aspects of Health Tourism should not be ignored.

        To put all these potentials into effect, it demands all related officials, authorities and governors to get actively involved in this area and do their share and provide the most basic facilities for those reliable state and private enterprises who are interested in such phenomena so that the whole nation can draw benefit of the long term opportunities coming along. The absence of related organizations and officials was so explicit through this 2-day conference which we hope to be resolved in coming ones.

            Royan Stem Cell Technology and Cord Blood Bank also attended in this Award and provided the visitors, of a wide range of social groups and levels, with both general and specific information and the latest achievements in regard with cord blood and stem cells which were represented by either Dr. Zarrabi, Managing Director of Royan Stem Cell Technology and Cord Blood Bank and the executive members whose presence was of great advantage for the visitors. 

           It also hosted the esteemed foreign guests in its stand held at the place of congress venue and even at the place of cord blood bank where they could receive an exhaustive view over different departments, procedures and activities conducted through various steps and was accompanied by Dr.Abroon’s explicit explanations. It should be noted that during this visit, a vast variety of topics was debated and a deep exchange of information came into existence.

          Later on, our honorable foreign guests were entertained with a dinner ceremony in an Iranian Traditional Restaurant under a pleasant, friendly and joyful atmosphere.

In an interview with ISNA, Dr.Morteza Zarrabi stated that with the aim of expanding our fields of activities and representing our experience in the realm of Stem Cells in other neighboring Islamic countries, we signed a cooperation contract with Zheen Int’l hospital located in Erbil. He further added that in a close collaboration with Jahad Daneshgahi, Kordestan Branch, we have made all the required arrangements so that there will be one of our staff in Zheen hospital to collect the cord blood samples and send them to Iran. He emphasized that all the procedures will be performed under the latest Int’l standards and will be sent to us via air or land and in case there is an increase in the number of samples, Zheen hospital has got the potentials to run a cord blood bank under the license and supervision of Iran Cord Blood Bank.

          He went on to this fact that holding and running such centers, we will seize the opportunity to interact with other centers involved in this field of science and right now we have just opened negotiations with some more regional and neighboring countries to expand other fields of related activities such as Cell Therapy. No wonder there would be a competition among countries all over the world in this regard and many European countries are pondering to find opportunities in Middle East and that would be the best field to exchange our skills, findings and information considering the cord blood and stem cells regionally and globally.

The 2nd Bio-Tech Exhibition was held in Tehran on 15 January, 2013 and ran for three days. Royan Cord blood Bank attended in this exhibition and represented its lastest achievments in regard with umbilical cord blood cell and stem cells. In the meantime, it was the must fruitful and appropriate place to axchange technical information with other companies which have got common intrest with us both nationwide and worldwide.