Avicenna Research Institute (ARI) – affiliated to ACECR – was established in order to achieve latest medical technologies through conducting clinical and laboratory research projects in 1998. The institute consists of three research centers including Reproductive Biotechnology Research Center (RBRC), Monoclonal Antibody Research Center (MARC) and Nanobiotechnology Research Center (NBRC). The institute also includes the Avicenna Infertility Clinic (AIC).