About us

BehGene biotechnology company was founded in 2016 and is involved in the manufacture of reliable, high throughput, and cost-effective molecular diagnostics products and continues to operate to fulfill this mission. This company is now considered the leading Iranian company in providing magnetic bead-based nucleic acid extraction kits, automatic extraction instruments, and other molecular detection technologies. BehGene has also provided more than half of the nucleic acid extraction kits needed by the country during the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic by interacting with the Ministry of Health and Medicine of Iran and the World Health Organization. Every day, all departments of the company including research and development (R&D), production, nanotechnology, sales, and technical support are working to follow the quality policy to perfectly meet the needs of customers.

What we do?

BehGene Company is a biotechnology company involved in the distribution of solutions, cell culture media, and development of reliable and easy-to-use nucleic acid purification kits through manual and automated sample preparation facilities for research, analysis, and diagnostics which can be used for PCR and RT PCR. Our products enable our valued customers including scientists, clinicians, and collaborators to improve their laboratory productivity and accelerate their discoveries.

units

Our company operates through six segments: production, R&D, sales, technical support, and nanoparticle synthesis departments. In the production department, we formulate solutions and assemble extraction kits containing reagents and consumables required for the extraction process. Our quality control testing is performed on products at every step as well as the form our customers will receive. To shape and drive our future business and activities, the R&D department explores expert insight into new products and services and improves knowledge to enhance productivity over existing ones. In the nanoparticle synthesis department, we create nanoscale particles to be used in the magnetic extraction method of nucleic acid.  The technical support team handles user issues and provides them with technical advice.

board members

CEO Mina gholam

Mina Gholami
CEO

Master of Biotechnology

chairman Alireza Zare

Alireza zare
head of R&D

Master of Biotechnology

sadegh bordbar board member

Sadegh Bordbar
Manager

Master of Chemical Engineering

 

Timeline

2018

Official start of work

Establishment

BehGene biotechnology company was established in 2018 with the aim of empowering the laboratory community of Iran in molecular diagnosis by providing accurate, high-tech and cost-effective products

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2019

Setting up infrastructure

Research & Development

The first phase of the launch was successfully completed with the start of research activities and infrastructure development in 2017

Product

Obtaining the primary product

Achieving the first product as planned

Setting goals in product development

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2020

Official start

massive-scale activity

Setting up a nano technology unit with high potential and capacity

authorizations

Knowledge-based

Obtaining a knowledge-based license

manufacturing

production lines

Launching production lines due to the significant demand during the corona pandemic at the end of 2020

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2021

Covid pandemic

Major market share and collaboration with the World Health Organization

The greatest manufacturer of extraction kits in the country

WHO

Cooperation with the World Health Organization

Collaborating with the World Health Organization (WHO) to supply required COVID-19 kits

The start of the national technological master plan with the participation of the vice presidency for science, Technology, and Knowledge-based Economy

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2022

New product

Developing a new product and obtaining a required license

The first manufacturer of magnetic beads-based extraction kits in Iran

Authorized by the Ministry of Health and Medical Education

Infrastructures

Certificates

Obtaining GMP and ISO13485 certificates

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