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FORTH_accepts_proposals_for_the_Award_for_Excellen
30.04.2025
FORTH accepts proposals for the Award for Excellence in Academic Teaching in memory of B. Xanthopoulos-St. Pnevmatikos 2025
Award, Excellence

FORTH announces the 34rt call for the Award for Excellence in Academic Teaching in memory of Basilis Xanthopoulos and Stephanos Pnevmatikos. For 2025, proposals that fall under the thematic cycle of Social Sciences and Humanities are accepted.

The closing date is Friday 18 July 2025.

The_Contribution_of_FORTH’s_Friends_Association_in
08.04.2025
The Contribution of FORTH’s Friends Association in promoting the research activities of the Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH)

The FORTH’s Friends Association was established in 2018, on the initiative of its President, philologist Professor Mr. Zacharias Karatarakis. The Association is governed by a 7-member Board of Directors with a four-year term. Since its founding, the Association established two annual awards, of 3,000 euros each:
A. The Miltiadis Karatzis Award and Β. The Heraklion Chamber of Commerce Award. These prizes are still awarded today to young researchers (PhD candidates, PhDs, Postdoctoral researchers) working in collaboration with FORTH. The winners are selected by a special committee set up for this purpose and the prizes are awarded during events that are open to the public and are organized twice a year.

Prestigious_HFSP_Research_Grant_Awarded_to_IMBB_Re
02.04.2025
Prestigious HFSP Research Grant Awarded to IMBB Researcher, Dr. Michail Kotsyfakis
Disease, Grant, Research

Dr. Michail Kotsyfakis has been awarded a prestigious Research Grant from the 2025 Human Frontiers Science Program (HFSP) to investigate the eco-epidemiological dynamics of tick-borne pathogens, particularly the Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever Virus (CCHFV). The awarded project will receive $1.5 million in funding over three years.

Open_Event_at_the_New_Bookstore_of_the_Crete_Unive
28.03.2025
Open Event at the New Bookstore of the Crete University Press, in Heraklion city center
Book, Exhibition

On the occasion of its 40th anniversary, Crete University Press (CUP), a unit of the Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH), is organizing a celebratory event on Friday, March 28th at its new bookstore, housed within the Science and Cultural Center of FORTH, at the intersection of Zografou and Averof Streets, in Heraklion city center.

Call_for_Participation_in_the_International_Youth_
28.03.2025
Call for Participation in the International Youth Entrepreneurship Competition “EUSAIR POPRI youth”
Competition, Entrepreneurship

The Science and Technology Park of Crete (STEP-C) of FORTH and the Innovation Business Observatory (IBO) of Crete Region invite students of all ages to participate in a significant initiative that promotes youth innovation and entrepreneurship.

For the third consecutive year, Crete participates in the European initiative “EUSAIR POPRI youth”, in collaboration with Primorski Tehnološki Park (Slovenia).

Innovation_Crete_6.0_Conference:_AI_—_The_Day_Afte
19.03.2025 - 20.03.2025 | 17:30-21:00
Innovation Crete 6.0 Conference: AI — The Day After
Artificial intelligence, Conference, Innovation

Under the theme "Innovation in Crete: Artificial Intelligence, the Day After," the Innovation Crete Conference returns to Crete for its sixth consecutive year! The central focus of this year’s conference is: What comes next in research and entrepreneurship following the advent of Artificial Intelligence? What initiatives are being undertaken by institutional bodies to integrate Artificial Intelligence?

Establishment_of_“YPSILON_Care_Tech”:_The_new_Spin
14.03.2025
Establishment of “YPSILON Care Tech”: The new Spin-Off of the Institute of Computer Science – FORTH, in Digital Health
Health, Spin off

The Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH) and the Institute of Computer Science (ICS) announce the establishment of YPSILON Care Tech, a new spin-off company that marks a strategic expansion of the activities of the Center for eHealth Applications and Services.

Professor_Dimitris_Fotiadis,_has_been_appointed_as
04.03.2025
Professor Dimitris Fotiadis, has been appointed as an EMBS Distinguished Lecturer for 2025
Distinction

Professor Dimitris Fotiadis, affiliated Researcher at Biomedical Research Institute (BRI) of the Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas, has been appointed as an EMBS Distinguished Lecturer for 2025.

Inauguration_of_FORTH’s_new_Science_and_Cultural_C
12.02.2025
Inauguration of FORTH’s new Science and Cultural Center in Heraklion

The new Science and Cultural Center of the Foundation for Research and Technology- Hellas (FORTH), housed in the historic neoclassical building of FORTH, on the corner of Averof & Zografou Street, in the city of Heraklion, Crete, will be inaugurated on Monday February 17th, 2025 at 18:30. The consecration ceremony will be performed by his Eminence Archbishop of Crete, Eugenios.

Nektarios_Tavernarakis:_The_First_Greek_President_
11.02.2025
Nektarios Tavernarakis: The First Greek President of the European Molecular Biology Conference (EMBC)
Biology & Biotechnology, Distinction, Excellence

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.

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