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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1st Place Award in the international emotion recognition challenge from EEG signals
A research team from the Technical University of Crete, the Hellenic Mediterranean University (HMU), and the Institute of Computer Science (ICS) of the Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH) won the 1st place award in an international emotion recognition challenge using electroencephalography (EEG).
Nektarios Tavernarakis: The First Greek President of the European Molecular Biology Conference (EMBC)
Nektarios Tavernarakis, Prof. of the Medical School of the University of Crete and Chair of FORTH, was unanimously elected President of the European Molecular Biology Conference (EMBC), for a four-year term starting in January 2025. He is the first Greek to hold this position.
Latest News
7th Quantum Technology Conference 7-9 October 2025
The 7th Quantum Technology Conference will take place on 7-9 October 2025 in Crete, Greece, hosted by the Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH). The conference will focus on quantum technology applications in space with a particular emphasis on new initiatives and international collaborations, quantum community goals, new strategic challenges, technical developments and breakthroughs, emerging opportunities, both commercial and institutional. Registration is now open!
The first portable robotic unit for recyclable materials sorting wins the Green Innovation award at the Greek Green Awards 2025
RECLAIM’s participation in Greece’s leading environmental, Verde.Tec, which took place on 21-23 February 2025 at the MEC Exhibition Centre in Paiania, was a great success.
Events
FEINDEF 2025 – International Brokerage Event for Security & Defence
DEFEA 2025: Business Opportunities for International Collaborations in Defense & Security
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.
