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Dr. Amiran grew up with a passion for the environment. While attending a UK University, his two thesis papers on organic chemistry received national attention. He was viewed as one of the brilliant minds in his field. He was then invited by the Shah of Iran to set up a new technical university in Tehran to do research and development for both military and civilian causes. The operation quickly grew into the largest research facility in the Middle East. His work on solvents for cleaning oil spills and other environmentally safe cleaning solvents was historic. Subsequently, the Shah of Iran presented him with three awards, including a gold medal, the country's highest honor.
Soon after, the Islamic revolution took place and a new government took over. For a two-month period, Dr. Amiran lived a life of torment and feared for his life. The new regime destroyed the laboratory, burned his equipment and destroyed all his research. Eventually, Ayatollah Khameni, the new leader, stepped in and asked Dr. Amiran to become an advisor and help industry and the military to get back on its feet. After a short time, Dr. Amiran managed to escape with his wife and son to London. The news that one of Iran's leading minds had defected caused much turmoil in Iran. Fearing that Dr. Amiran was working with the CIA, his possessions were seized and family members tormented, tortured or killed. He came to the United States and became a professor at Northwestern University. He later founded BioGenesis, where he again began working on his environment-saving fire suppressants and cleaning agents.
Dr. Amiran received his undergraduate degree in Organic Chemistry from Areya Mehr University in Tehran, Iran and his Ph.D. from the University of Essex in England. | 