The tech woman who chose entrepreneurship in Iran over anywhere else
According to a reporter from the ANA Science and Technology News Agency, Mohaddeseh Haji-Abdolvahab is a female innovator active in the fields of nanotechnology and biotechnology. She completed her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Microbiology (specializing in Genetics) in Iran before moving to Utrecht University in the Netherlands for her doctoral and postdoctoral studies.
After seven years of working at MSD in the Netherlands—during which time she registered several technological projects—this accomplished scientist returned to Iran. For the past few years, she has been pursuing her work, driven by her commitment to technological advancement. In this interview, we explore the path she has taken within the country and the challenges she has encountered along the way.