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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.

Professor_Vassilis_Charmandaris_was_elected_Presid
27.01.2025
Professor Vassilis Charmandaris was elected President of FORTH
Director, Management/Administration

Prof. Vassilis Charmandaris, Director of the Institute of Astrophysics at the Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas and at the Skinakas Observatory, and Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Crete, was unanimously elected on Sunday, 26-1-2025, Director of the Central Administration and President of FORTH, by a 7-member Evaluation Committee consisted of highly recognized Greek and foreign scientists, headed by Prof. Elisa Konofagou (Columbia University).
His official appointment is expected in the next few weeks.

Professor_Vassilis_Charmandaris_appointed_to_the_S
21.01.2025
Professor Vassilis Charmandaris appointed to the Space Science Advisory Committee of the European Space Agency
Distinction

Mr. Vassilis Charmandaris, Professor of Astrophysics at the Dep. of Physics of the University of Crete and Director of the Institute of Astrophysics-FORTH and the Skinakas Observatory has been selected as a member of the Space Science Advisory Committee of the European Space Agency (ESA) for a period of three years starting on January 2025.

Prof. Charmandaris is the first Greek scientist to have ever been appointed to this advisory body.

Development_of_innovative_tools_for_tackling_ticks
08.01.2025
Development of innovative tools for tackling ticks and the diseases they transmit in the context of climate change
Disease, Health

The new research project ResTick, aiming to study and address ticks as vectors of pathogens that pose a threat to public health and livestock, will be implemented by the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB) of the Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH), with a budget of 6 million euros, funded by the European Commission.

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