MNA � Chairman of the Biotechnology Development Council said Sun. that Iran is planning to take up to 3% market share of global biotechnology industry.

�Advanced countries in the world have adopted a biotechnology-based economy by following a non-oil-based economy approach,� Mostafa Ghanei, Chairman of the Biotechnology Development Council, said on Sunday.

He added that Iran too is planning to take up to three percent share in the world�s biotechnology-based economy.

He stressed the need for bringing the academic environment all the more closer to industries, hailing the country�s 15,000 biotechnology graduates as a great opportunity for development.

Ghanei further said that the Biotechnology Development Council has plans to create sustainable jobs in the field of biotechnology and to take up a considerable share of knowledge-based economy.

Back in December, Ghanei had said that by 2020, 43 biopharmaceuticals and 25 anti-cancer drugs would be produced by companies supported by the Council.