Nano-certified products hit record high as approvals reach 230
The Islamic Republic has registered a new record in the development of nano-based products, with 230 products receiving nanotechnology certification last Iranian calendar year beginning March 21, 2025, a senior official said.
“The 230 products received the ‘nano-scale certification,’ which is 40 products above the target set for the development of nanotechnology-based products in March 2025, bringing the total number of certified products in the country to 1,965,” said Saeed Sarkar, head of the Strategic Technologies Development Center at the Vice Presidency for Science and Technology, according to Nour News.
He said certification is granted based on two main criteria; the use of nanotechnology with scientifically verified dimensions below 100 nanometers, and evidence that the use of nanotechnology improves product performance, including quality, durability or efficiency compared with conventional products.
Sarkar said that in the past year, 653 product applications were referred to the evaluation group for nanotechnology products, while assessment of 32 additional files that had begun earlier in the year continued.
He said 412 products were accepted for the next stage after submitting sufficient initial technical documentation, while 119 products were conditionally accepted pending completion of documentation, supported by the national laboratory network. Another 113 products were rejected for failing to provide minimum required evidence of nanotechnology use or due to applicant withdrawal.
Following site visits, sampling, scale and performance testing and review of results, 230 nano-scale certificates and 36 experimental certificates were ultimately issued, he said.
He added that evaluation of 22 products was suspended due to production issues, lack of coordination for site visits, or withdrawal from the assessment process by applicants.