New President for Isfahan Science and Technology Town

Isfahan Science and Technology Town (ISTT), an IASP member from Iran, has recently welcomed Dr. Ghasem Moslehi as new president.

Dr. Moslehi has always played an active role in the science and technology ecosystem, STPs and areas of innovation at national level, and is already a well-known figure at ISTT. He previously served as president of ISTT some 12 years ago, steering the park through a period of rapid development and infrastructural growth.

Dr. Moslehi is a full professor and a faculty member of Industrial Engineering at Isfahan University of Technology (IUT). He holds a PhD in Industrial Engineering and was the recipient of Iran’s Best University Professor Award in the country.

In his appointment decree, Minister of Science, Research and Technology, Dr Zolfigol stated:

“With regard to your brilliant experiences in the field of innovation and technology development and thanks to your successful experience in managing ISTT in the past, you will be appointed as the President of ISTT; and I expect you to make any effort to keep ISTT as the pioneering science town in the national and international communities and continue ISTT activities seamlessly. I hope that with your dedication and expertise, and in close collaboration with the strong and competent team at ISTT, you will be able to further support the needs of the startup innovation-based community, and develop them in domestic and international frontiers.

With three decades of successful cooperation with the biggest universities and industries of its region and beyond, an influential and effective managerial team that has fostered many SMEs and startups to maturity, and maintained close relations with the country's knowledge-based economic pioneers and experts, ISTT has played a prominent role in the development of the entrepreneurial and innovative ecosystem of Iran. ISTT is an excellent example for the social and economic effectiveness of science and technology parks.”