Royan Institute
Royan Institute () is an Iranian clinical, research and educational institute dedicated to biomedical, translational and clinical researches, stem cell research and infertility treatment. It is a public non-profitable organization affiliated to Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research. It was established in 1991 by the late Dr. Saeid Kazemi Ashtiani as a research institute for Reproductive Biomedicine and infertility treatments. In 1998 this institute was approved by Ministry of Health as Cell Based Research Center with over 46 scientific members and 186 lab technicians. Research institutes. Royan consists of three research institutes, each focused on different fields  of research: The institute has had close collaborations with other leading Iranian research centers as Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics (IBB), NRCGEB, and the Hematology-Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation Research Center at Shariati Hospital in Tehran. Royan publishes the Cell Journal with an impact factor of 2.363 (2017). Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology. Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology (RI-SCBT) first, as the "Department of Stem Cells" was established in 2002 to advance researches on biology and technology of embryonic stem cells, induced pluripotent stem cells, germ line stem cells, adult stem cells , cancer stem cells, and cord blood stem cells. The Institute is providing a comprehensive and coordinated "bench to bedside" approach to regenerative medicine, including a greater understanding of fundamental biology of stem cells, developmental biology, tissue engineering programs, the development of translational research of stem cell therapeutics, and administration of new cell therapies approaches that can restore tissue function to patients. The RI-SCBT consists of three departments and one center including Department of Stem Cells and Developmental Biology, Department of Biological Engineering, Department of Regenerative Medicine, and Cell Therapy Center. Iran has some of the most liberal laws on  stem cell research in the world. The institute founded a Department of Stem Cells in 2002 to establish human embryonic stem cell lines and Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (iPSC), and to study differentiation into different kinds of cells including cardiomyocytes, beta cells, and neural cells. Researchers claimed a live birth of a cloned sheep in 2006, inviting foreign observers to verify the claim. Royan Institute for Reproductive Biomedicine. Royan Institute for Reproductive Biomedicine (RI-RB), founded in 1991, consists of six departments and one clinic actively working on different aspects of infertility and the development of new methods for infertility  treatment. It aims to improve the population’s health through infertility treatments and to research different aspects of infertility and its treatment in order to increase the success rate alongside improving embryo health.