Dr. Fariba Mohammadi, president of the SSRI, described it as Iran's sports science innovation and technology hub.​

Issue-Driven Approach
Mohammadi emphasized solving national sports priorities through applied research beyond academia, leveraging a national expert network to commercialize ideas into products for federations .

"Idea to Business" Event
The institute co-hosts this initiative with the Ministries of Science and Sports, and National Olympic Committee, matching federation tech needs with student/researcher ideas for evaluation, support, prototyping, and market entry to foster domestic innovations .

Broader Impact
She highlighted retaining talent, reducing import reliance, and enhancing training/competition via localized tech, strengthening university-industry-sports ties for public health and elite performance.