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GUILAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PARK (GSTP)

Guilan Science and Technology Park Main Office, Rasht, Guilan, I.R. of Iran

GSTP Background

According to the directive of Higher Education Extension Council, Guilan Science and Technology Park (GSTP) started its executive operation in September, 2002. Its ICT incubator, obtaining the permission in December, 2002, started with 9 early-stage companies.

Activity Fields

1. Information and Communications Technology
2. Manufacturing (Electronics, Mechatronics and Mechanics)
3. Biotechnology
4. Nanotechnology
5. Materials and New Energies
6. Transformative, Complementary and Lateral Industries
7. Natural Resources, Fishery and herbal plants
8. Environmental Engineering

Goals

• Developing the Ecosystem of Knowledge-based Economy
• Commercializing of Research Achievements
• Facilitating Relations among Academic, Research and Industrial Centers
• Supporting Knowledge-based and Technological Companies and Units
• Developing Industrial Technologies
• Expanding the Export of Knowledge-based Products and Services

Science and technology parks are social institutes, acting according to a country’s development plan. They can be considered as smart and balanced strategies for national and regional development.

Satellite Incubation Centers of GSTP in the Guilan Province

Satellite Incubation Centers

GSTP has established 10 support centers, including incubation centers and satellite centers all over Guilan province including:

• Astara Incubator
• Talesh Incubator
• Bandar-e-Anzali Incubator
• Roudbar Incubator
• Roodsar Incubator
• Astaneh Ashrafieh Satellite Incubator
• ICT Incubator
• Agriculture Incubator
• Rasht Islamic Azad University Incubator
• Semi-Industrial Workshop Complex of Fashtam
• Gilan Science and Technology Park

Roles of GSTP

1. Innovation Club
2. Regional Reference of Intellectual Property
3. Techmart of Islamic Republic of Iran
4. Broker for Export of Knowledge-based Products and Services
5. Secretariat of Inter-Islamic Network in Science and Technology Parks (INSTP)
6. Laboratory in partnership with Standard Institute
7. Member of Iran’s Scientific Labs
8. Member of Strategic Technology Labs of Science and Technology Vice Presidency

Innovation Club

The innovation Club was established in 2010, with the aim of supporting talented high school and university students who have innovative scientific or technological ideas provide them with intellectual and financial support. Innovative ideas can be admitted in the following fields:

• Information and Communication Technology
• Electronics
• Mechanics
• Mechatronics
• Agriculture
• biotechnology
• Environment
• Material and Nanotechnology

Innovation Club Services:

1. Offering technical consulting
2. Providing material and equipment for making prototypes
3. Providing access to laboratories or workshops for making prototypes
4. Organizing workshops
5. Facilitating the process to participate in related regional and national exhibitions or festivals
6. Facilitating the process for registering patents

*All mentioned services are free for admitted club members

Regional Reference of Intellectual Property in GSTP

Regional reference of Intellectual Property in GSTP, collaborating with Intellectual Property Center (Iranian Research Organization for Science and Technology) offers the following services to stakeholders:

• Scientific and technical Evaluation and validation of registered patent
• Financial support for international patent registration
• Evaluation of invention applications cases (referred by Iran Intellectual Property Office)
• Consultation on commercializing inventions
• Consultation on patent registration

Islamic Republic of Iran’s Techmart

The Techmart is a venue for systematic technology trading of technical and expertise services between technology suppliers and clients. The Techmart is another support entity managed by GSTP.

Goals of Islamic Republic of Iran’s Techmart

1. Enhancing and facilitating technology exchange
2. Supporting technology and technical knowledge domain
3. Supplying technological demands
4. Commercializing technologies
5. Emphasizing on hi-tech

Islamic Republic of Iran’s Techmart offers its services to:

• Governmental and non-governmental research institutes
• Knowledge-based companies resident in science and technology parks and incubators
• Private enterprises offering technologies or technological abilities
• Companies and institutes, offering consultation services related to commercialization and technology exchange
• Research and technology funds or venture capital funds
• Private and public banks

Consultation and Other Professional Services

1. Professional marketing and technology evaluation
2. Professional negotiating teams
3. Consultation on legal affairs related to technology
4. Consultation on management
5. Consultation on financial and investing affairs

Broker of Exporting Knowledge-based Products and Services

In 2014, the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology nominated GSTP as the broker of services for exporting knowledge-based products and services to CIS countries. Some of the essential needs of knowledge-based companies are the facilitation of the process of product export, and training and consultation in the field of exports. Accordingly, and in line with the goal of national wealth creation through the export of high-tech products, GSTP has created a consortium of 25 companies including GSTP tenants and export brokerage companies.

Evaluation and Supervision Broker of Innovation and Prosperity Fund

By the suggestion of supreme council of Science, Research and Technology and according to the Act of supporting knowledge-based enterprises and commercializing innovation, GSTP was introduced as one of the brokers of the Innovation and Prosperity Fund (NSFund). After being validated by Science and Technology Vice Presidency, knowledge-based companies are introduced to NSFund. NSFund performs initial evaluation, and then refers the case of financial aid to the supervising broker. The broker supervises each enterprise and sends the final report to NSFund.

Secretariat of Inter-Islamic Network in Science and Technology Parks (INSTP)

Science and Technology Parks (STPs) in the Islamic countries have proved to be useful vehicles for academia-industry interactions with general support of governments. The Inter-Islamic Network on Science and Technology Parks (INSTP) works as a hub and focal institution among the STPs in the Islamic countries. Taking into consideration article No. 25 of the 13th General Assembly Meeting of COMSTECH held on the 1st – 3rd April 2008, also considering article No, 15 of the 14th General Assembly Meeting of COMSTECH held on 11th – 13th January 2011 at Islamabad, Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the Inter-Islamic Network on Science and Technology Parks (INSTP) was inaugurated at Guilan Science and Technology Park (GSTP), Guilan, Islamic Republic of Iran, on January 7, 2012.

GSTP Laboratories

GSTP has a collection of state-of-the art laboratories, offering various services to different organizations, companies and academics. These include:

• Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (ASS)
• Nanotechnology
• Chemical Industries
• GIS
• Electronics
• Biotechnology
• Water and Environment
• Food Chemistry
• Food Biotechnology
• Gas chromatography

Infrastructures Offered to Innovators and Companies:

• Laboratory services
• Workshop services
• Providing professional equipment

Financial and Credit support:

• Financial support for technological seeds and companies
• Complementary financial support for the capacity development of technological companies

Different Consultation Services Offered to Innovators and Companies:

• Business
• Marketing
• Banking
• Technical
• Financial
• Legal
• Insurance

ICT services Offered to Innovators and Companies:

• Access to LAN and its services
• Hardware and software support
• Web and email hosting