Tehran - Kenya has requested anti-snake venom serum from Iran, as the Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute has offered to expand cooperation with African countries through technology transfer, joint research, and the joint production of vaccines, sera, and other biological products.

 

Hassan Morovvati, head of the Razi Institute, outlined the institute’s capabilities at the first National Meeting on Iran–Africa Agricultural Cooperation, emphasizing the need to move beyond product exports toward long-term partnerships, technology transfer, and joint production.

 

He proposed six key areas for expanding cooperation: boosting exports and securing a sustained presence in target markets; transferring technology and developing local manufacturing; conducting joint research and developing biological products; cooperating on quality assurance and regulatory affairs; providing specialized training and capacity-building; and establishing institutional and regional cooperation networks.

 

Morovvati said cooperation could range from exporting products and transferring technical expertise to joint manufacturing and packaging, as well as collaborative research projects. Such partnerships, he added, would help strengthen the scientific and regulatory capacities of both sides.

 

Highlighting the institute’s previous engagement with African countries, he cited a 2023 webinar attended by 15 Iranian ambassadors serving in Africa, participation in trade and economic exhibitions in Tanzania and Iran, and negotiations with government officials and public- and private-sector companies in African countries.

 

He identified a request by Kenya’s foreign minister for anti-snake venom serum as a potential area of cooperation, stressing that the Razi Institute was ready to work with African partners on technology transfer, specialized training, and joint production, in addition to exporting its products.

 

Morovvati also highlighted training programs organized by the institute for veterinary experts from Mali, Mauritania, and Senegal, describing them as part of broader efforts to strengthen scientific and technical cooperation with African countries.