The Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research (ACECR) () is an

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public and non-governmental higher education institution established in 1980.

Mission

ACECR engages in

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projects in different fields of science and technology and real-world applications. Its activities can be broadly divided into the areas of: research and technology, education,

cultural activities Culture ( ) is a concept that encompasses the social behavior, institutions, and norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, customs, capabilities, attitudes, and habits of the individuals in these groups ...

, and

entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship is the creation or extraction of economic value in ways that generally entail beyond the minimal amount of risk (assumed by a traditional business), and potentially involving values besides simply economic ones. An entrepreneu ...

Funding

Only 20% of ACECR's funding comes from national budget, while the majority of its funding is derived from partnerships and cooperation with the

private sector The private sector is the part of the economy which is owned by private groups, usually as a means of establishment for profit or non profit, rather than being owned by the government. Employment The private sector employs most of the workfo ...

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Staffing

ACECR has 680 full-time research and academic staff, and 1,600 full-time

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s. Its activities are supported by 2,100 services and administrative staff. Industry experts and post graduate research students also contribute to projects on a part-time basis.

Achievements

* 1999: The first ICSI birth by frozen sperm of a gonadectomized man, Royan Institute * 2003: The first human embryonic Stem Cell line establishment in Iran and the region, Royan Institute * 2005: Establishment of the first Private Cord Blood Bank in Iran (Royan Stem Cell Technology Co.) * 2006: Iran's first cloned sheep, named Royana, Royan Institute * 2009: The first cloned goat born in Iran, Royan Institute * 2010: The first transgenic goats born in Iran, Royan Institute * 2011: Establishment of cell therapy pre-hospital, Royan Institute * 2015: A new formulation of anti-

breast cancer Breast cancer is a cancer that develops from breast tissue. Signs of breast cancer may include a Breast lump, lump in the breast, a change in breast shape, dimpling of the skin, Milk-rejection sign, milk rejection, fluid coming from the nipp ...

drug

Herceptin Trastuzumab, sold under the brand name Herceptin among others, is a monoclonal antibody used to treat breast cancer and stomach cancer. It is specifically used for cancer that is HER2 receptor positive. It may be used by itself or together w ...

using a bacterial method by researchers led by Keyvan Majdzadeh produced Iran produces new drug for breast cancer by bacteria
Academic Center for Education Culture and Research (ACECR) August 6, 2015 * 2017: The first transgenic zebrafish models in Iran, Royan Institute

References

External links

Academic Center for Education, Culture and ResearchAvicenna Research InstituteRoyan InstituteUniversity of Science and Culture

ACECR, Sharif University BranchCell Journal
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