• Production of the first cloned sheep in Iran
• Production of the first cloned cow in Iran
• Production of the first cloned goat in Iran
• Production of the first transgenic goat carrying human tPA gene in its genome
• Production of the first IVF cow, sheep and goat
• Establishment of novel sperm selection procedures
• Clinical trials for novel sperm selection procedures
• Establishment of the genomic bank for local endangered species
• Publications of book and papers in international and national journals in andrology, stem cell, and cloning
• Establishment of the International Journal of Fertility and Sterility
• Isolation of OCT-4 promoter for the control of EGFP gene in an indicator plasmid
• Construction of a more efficient variant of TPA termed tenctoplase
• Cloning of PEP and PPAR gamma cDNAs
• Investigating the role of PEP and PPAR gamma for the first time in embryonic stem cell
• Cell transplantation on animal with spinal cord injury
• Use of co culture models to study differentiation under controlled conditions for investigation of early developmental events in mammals
• Introducing simple, fast, inexpensive, and efficient methods for production of both homogenous and purified cells such as SC (Schwan cells) and SHED (Stem cell from human exfoliated Deciduce tooth)
• Use of scaffold materials as a matrix for tissue engineering
• Drug screening and toxicity studies by embryonic and adult stem cell culture

Most important research of Royan Institute for Animal Biotechnology in 2009:

• Production of the first transgenic goat carrying human tPA gene in its genome
• Novel sperm selection procedure for ICSI