In this great event which was attended by Dr. Esmail Jabbarzadeh (Tabriz Governor), Dr. Mohammad Hossein Somi (TUOMS Chancellor), Dr. Mohammad Reza Rashidi (Vice Chancellor for Research) and a number of professors and researchers, all top researchers of the university in the current year were appreciated.
Moreover, during his speech Dr. Rashidi stated that the academic status of the university has progressed based on ESI ranking system gaining the 5th position among Iranian Medical Universities. He also emphasized the importance of improving research quality, turning science into technology and its commercialization and finally summarized some of the main programs of the vice chancellor for research as follows:
1. Supporting prominent researchers
2. Establishing and strengthening the areas of new technology (stem cells, tissue engineering, regenerative medicine)
3. Supporting intersectoral projects
4. Creating knowledge transfer unit
5. Creating the unit of relationship with industry
6. Founding knowledge based companies
7. Organizing large multi-sectoral program to produce monoclonal antibodies
8. Establishing Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine institutes
9. Internationalization of the University
Afterwards, Dr. Somi took the platform and thanked all the researchers for their great endeavor to create knowledge and improve university ranking in scientific and research circles. He also announced the early completion of the first phase of COHORT project up to the end of January 2015.
At the end of the ceremony, Dr. Jabbarzadeh delivered a short speech and expressed his deep gratitude to all hardworking researchers of the university. In addition, he appreciated the policies of new government on Social Health and Safety and declared his full support for the ideas and research projects leading to mass production and commercialization.