The Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH) was founded in 1983.
It is the premier multidisciplinary research institution in Greece with well-organized facilities, highly qualified personnel and a reputation as a top-level research institution worldwide.
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Polarized light helps scientist understand what happens after stars are murdered
Polarization of light can provide unique information about the underlying processes in astrophysical systems” said Yannis Liodakis, lead author of the study, astronomer at FINCA and alumnus of the University of Crete
Prestigious HFSP Research Grant awarded to FORTH Researcher Dr. Anastasios Pavlopoulos
Anastasios Pavlopoulos, Principal Researcher at the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology of the Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (IMBB-FORTH) is awarded a Research Grant from the 2023 Human Frontiers Science Program. HFSP promotes international collaboration in basic research focused on the elucidation of the sophisticated and complex
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The Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas at the DEFEA International Defense & Security Exhibition 2023
FORTH participated in the International Defense & Security Exhibition DEFEA 2023 on 9-11 May 2023, at the Metropolitan Expo Exhibition Centre, at the exhibition booth of the General Secretariat for Research and Innovation.
FORTH acquires new premises in the center of Heraklion
The Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas recently acquired the historic, two-story building on the corner of Averof & Zografou Street in Heraklion Crete, known as the French Institute.
Events
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Book presentation "Sculpture in Venetian Crete"
“Nick Kylafis” Distinguished Lecture 2022
17:00 - 23:00
The Researcher's Night 2022 celebrated at FORTH
19:00
Economics for the common good

FORTH's responses to COVID-19 pandemic
The Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH) and its Institutes have been made available to the State and Public Health Authorities, in order to contribute to the common effort to address the pandemic of COVID-19, with their top-level infrastructure and expertise.