In 2000, Monoclonal Antibody Research Center was established to offer productive and research services. This research center has taken considerable steps in industrial and scientific developments and provided the condition to centralize productive activities in monoclonal antibody. Providing research centers with the needed monoclonal antibodies in laboratorial and semi-industrial levels, besides, purification and quantification of antibodies for using in kits and biological products will definitely help the national projects to achieve their goals. In a short period of time, the center has succeeded to produce several kinds of antibodies including mAbs against sperm surface antigens, anti-ferritin, PSA, BSA, inhibin, diverse peptides and more than 42 polyclonal antibodies products and conjugated with fluorescent and enzymes. Production, purification and quantification of different types of polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies perform in the center. Training Iranian investigators, introducing the latest findings to national institutes, holding workshops as well as conducting research projects and theses are among the other activities of MARC. It is worth emphasizing that the research center has the privilege of membership in Medical Biotechnology Network of Iran which provides the opportunity to enjoy their assistance in holding practical - theoretical workshops for interested specialists. Monoclonal Antibody Research Center comprises the following three departments: Head of research center: Dr Mahmood Jeddi Tehrani (PhD Immunology) Interior Manager: Ali Ahmad Bayat |