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Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute

Iranian research institute

The Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute (romanized: Mo'asseseh-ye Tahqiqât-e Vâksan va Seromsâzi-e Râzi) is an Iranian pharmaceutical and biological institute. It is located in the Hessarak district in Karaj, Iran. The institute was built as a national center with the purpose of countering epidemics in domestic animals during Reza Shah era.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Jan 5, 1925Founded1

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The Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute (romanized: Mo'asseseh-ye Tahqiqât-e Vâksan va Seromsâzi-e Râzi) is an Iranian pharmaceutical and biological institute. It is located in the Hessarak district in Karaj, Iran. The institute was built as a national center with the purpose of countering epidemics in domestic animals during Reza Shah era. Further departments were installed, including those dedicated to human medicines. In modern years, the institute has focused primarily on nanomedicine and biotechnology.2

The story

Production timeline

1924: Institution of the institute.

1932: Louis Delpy, a French veterinarian, drove the institute to overcome an epidemic of cattle plague in the region.

1933: Anthrax

1935: Sheep Pox

1936: Livestock Gangrene

1937: Cattle Pasteurellosis

1941: Serums and vaccines for diphtheria and tetanus

1970: Polio

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1987: Rubella and Measles

1998: Aleppo Boil

1992: Foundation of the biotechnology department.

1997: Enhancement of the biotechnology department.

2010: The institute produced 1.7 billion doses of 57 types of vaccines, serums, and antigens per year.

2012: Production of transgenic animals, creating recombinant vaccines through genetic engineering, developing antigens and diagnostic kits for medical and veterinary labs.

2021: Razi Cov Pars: a COVID-19 vaccine

History points

The facility was used as a Soviet military base during World War II

NATO forces used some of the institute's anti-venom products during the Afghanistan war, since Afghan native snakes had not been researched in the USA or Europe.

From Wikipedia’s article on Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Timeline

  1. Jan 5, 1925Founded Founded in Karaj1

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