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BIIS – 2nd

Beirut International

Innovation Opening

Show 2021 Ceremony

Report BIIS 2021 Report BIIS 2021 was launched
virtually with an opening
ceremony on April 8th,
2021, with the participa-
tion of the Lebanese min-
The 2nd Beirut International Innovation Show (BIIS 2021) hap- ister of industry Dr. Imad
pened virtually between 8 and 10 April 2021, with the participation Hoballah, IFIA President
of more than 70 inventors from 14 countries. The inventions were Dr. Alireza Rastegar, and
to both individuals and institutions such as the Turkish Inventors NASR president Mr. Rad-
and Innovators Network, the Egyptian National Institute for Hous- wan Chouaib. During that
ing and Construction Research, the Egyptian Petroleum Research ceremony moderated
Institute, the Roman Inventors Forum, the Iraqi Inventors and In- by the communications
novators Association, the Union of Arab Academics, The First In- and Outreach Manager
stitute for inventors in Iran, in addition to universities and com- at NASR, Dr. Ninette Ka-
panies from Germany, Turkey, Canada, Indonesia, Oman, Syria, mel, Mr. Chouaib intro-
Yemen and Sudan… BIIS aims to become a global leading venue duced the activities done
for Innovators, inventors, and Investors with a strong emphasis on by NASR, and highlight-
Technology Transfer and Research Valorization. This show was ed the important issues
organized by the National Association for Science and Research about BIIS 2021. In addi-
(NASR), which is a Lebanese NGO working on spreading inno- tion, Dr. Rastegar thanked
vation amongst youth for 16 years. NASR is also the organizer of NASR and IFIA FPME for
Mobarat El’Oloum, the largest innovation fair and competition for organizing this show and
youth in Lebanon and the Arab world, and it is the focal point in thanked the minister for
the Middle East for the International Federation of Inventors’ As- sponsoring this event.
sociations (IFIA FPME) After that, Dr. Hoballah

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