Official: Many foreigners interested in Razi Institute's products

Tehran, May 22, IRNA – Head of Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute Ali Eshaqi said that many people abroad are interested in Razi institute’s products such as vaccines, therapeutic serums and biological items. Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute has two main missions which are the production of biological products such as vaccines and therapeutic serums, and doing research in the field of veterinary medicine, Eshaqi said. In the field of medicine, the institute produces seven vaccines from 11 types of human vaccines, two of which are supplied by the Pasteur Institute through imports and the other two vaccines are made inside the country, he added. Eshaqi noted that scorpion antivenom produced by this institute abroad has been exported especially to Iraq. The medical products of the institute have a good capacity for export so in recent years, measles and rubella vaccines as well as oral polio have been requested for export. Elsewhere in his remarks, Eshaqi said that Razi Institute has always been under sanctions. Follow us on Twitter @IrnaEnglish