The Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute (romanized: Mo'asseseh-ye Tahqiqât-e Vâksan va Seromsâzi-e Râzi) is an Iranian pharmaceutical and biological institute. It is located in the Hessarak district in Karaj, Iran. The institute was built as a national center with the purpose of countering epidemics in domestic animals during Reza Shah era. Further departments were installed, including those dedicated to human medicines. In modern years, the institute has focused primarily on nanomedicine and biotechnology.
The institute is known for its anti-venom serums derived from snake and scorpion venom. It hosts some reference pharmaceutical laboratories with regional or state scopes.
Branches The institute has established regional branches in: Arak Ahvaz Kerman Mashhad Marand Shiraz
History
Production timeline 1924: Institution of the institute. 1932: Louis Delpy, a French veterinarian, drove the institute to overcome an epidemic of cattle plague in the region. 1933: Anthrax 1935: Sheep Pox 1936: Livestock Gangrene 1937: Cattle Pasteurellosis 1941: Serums and vaccines for diphtheria and tetanus 1970: Polio 1987: Rubella and Measles 1998: Aleppo Boil 1992: Foundation of the biotechnology department. 1997: Enhancement of the biotechnology department. 2010: The institute produced 1.7 billion doses of 57 types of vaccines, serums, and antigens per year. 2012: Production of transgenic animals, creating recombinant vaccines through genetic engineering, developing antigens and diagnostic kits for medical and veterinary labs. 2021: Razi Cov Pars: a COVID-19 vaccine
History points The facility was used as a Soviet military base during World War II NATO forces used some of the institute's anti-venom products during the Afghanistan war, since Afghan native snakes had not been researched in the USA or Europe.
See also Pharmaceuticals in Iran
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