Mr. Panagiotis Deloukas, Professor of Cardiovascular Genomics and Director of the William Harvey Research Institute at the Queen Mary University London, was unanimously elected Director of the Greek Institute of Human Genomics (GIHG), on June 4, 2024.

The Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas - Institute of Computer Science achieved again great distinctions at the Healthcare Business Awards 2024, the institution that highlights and awards best practices and innovative actions across the spectrum of Healthcare.For its overall performance, the Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas – Institute of Computer Science received the "Top Research Center" prize.

A new state-of-the-art optical telescope has been operating since 20 November at Skinakas Observatory, the joint research infrastructure of the University of Crete and the Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas, made possible by the donation of land on the homonymous peak of Psiloritis, by the historic Municipality of Anogeia.

A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Institute of Chemical Engineering Sciences (FORTH/ICE-HT) and Hubei University (HUBU), Wuhan, China, on Saturday 9 November 2024, in Patras.

The Institute of Chemical Engineering & High Temperature Chemical Processes of FORTH (today, Institute of Chemical Engineering Sciences) was founded in 1984 and operates in Patras. Τhe "40^th Anniversary Event of ICE-HT", was held on Friday, November 8^th 2024, at the Auditorium of the ICE-HT Conference Centre.

Dr. Maria Charisi, Associated Research Fellow at the Institute of Astrophysics of the Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (IA-FORTH) and Assistant Professor at Washington State University, in the USA, has been awarded the 2024 L'ORÉAL-UNESCO Greek Award for Women in Science, in the field of Natural Sciences.

Scientists from the Foundation for Research & Technology -Hellas (FORTH), the National Centre for Scientific Research -NCSR “Demokritos” and the Athena Research Center, visited China between 12-19 October 2024, aiming to foster collaboration between the two countries.

ERC funds scientists to map Galaxy in 3D: Torsten Enßlin (Max Planck Inst. for Astrophysics), Philipp Mertsch (RWΤΗ Aachen University) & Vasiliki Pavlidou (Inst. of Astrophysics-FORTH), have been awarded a highly competitive European Research Council Synergy Grant) aiming to create the first three-dimensional, comprehensive atlas of our Milky Way galaxy.

A Memorandum of Cooperation was signed by the president of FORTH, Prof. Nektarios Tavernarakis, and the President of the Economic Chamber of Eastern Crete, Mr. Evangelos Glakas. The two organizations aim to leverage the expertise of their scientific teams on issues of common interest concerning the country's social and economic life. This collaboration will focus on joint research activities, educational programs, studies, and events to promote the Digital Economy.

The 17th International Conference on Laser Ablation (COLA 2024) will take place from September 29 to October 4, 2024, at the Creta Maris Resort Hotel in Hersonissos, Crete, Greece, and is co-organized by the Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser (IESL) of the Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH).