| Identified by the British government in February 1998 as having procured goods and/or technology for weapons of mass destruction programs, in "addition to doing non-proliferation related business;" an Iranian research institute that reportedly produces vaccines, antigens and diagnostic kits used by medical and veterinary labs and also produces other medical and veterinary products; reportedly cooperates closely with the Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, the Center for Genetic and Biotechnology Research, and the Islamic Azad University; founded in 1925-26. |
