The Center for eHealth Applications and Services (CeHA) of the Institute of Computer Science of the Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH) participated once again in this year’s IHE Connectathon Week, held from June 23–27 in Vienna. This premier event, internationally recognized within the healthcare community, is a cornerstone for interoperability in health information systems.

With a strong and consistent presence at the annual IHE Connectathon events, the CeHA team has established itself as a trusted vendor participant, earning official IHE Seals for every profile successfully tested.

Ξεκίνησε η διαδικασία υποβολής αιτήσεων για τον πρώτο κύκλο του προγράμματος «Θερμοκοιτίδα Επιχειρηματικότητας Κρήτης – C Nest Accelerator», το οποίο υλοποιείται στην Περιφέρεια Κρήτης. Στο πλαίσιο αυτό και με στόχο την παρουσίαση των δράσεων του νέου προγράμματος, θα πραγματοποιηθεί ενημερωτική ημερίδα στις 4 Σεπτεμβρίου, στο Ηράκλειο. Η Θερμοκοιτίδα Επιχειρηματικότητας Κρήτης – C Nest Accelerator ανακοινώνει…

The MAYA project, acronym of smart Mirrors supporting healthier lives of Adolescents and Young Adults after cancer, has officially held its kick-off meeting in Toledo, Spain, on 25-26 June 2025.Funded under the Horizon Europe - Research and Innovation programme, MAYA is a 4-year project coordinated by the University of Ioannina, Greece, and bringing together a consortium of 16 partners from 11 countries, including both EU countries, and the UK. The consortium represents a diverse group of stakeholders: medical & technological universities, consultancies, foundations, research centers, patient associations, manufacturers of smart mirrors technology.

The Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH) is launching a new series of open events under the title “epikoinonITE” (a Greek acronym for: Science–Society–FORTH). These series will be of great interest to the general public, aiming to disseminate the research results and to connect scientific knowledge with everyday life and the core values of society.

The program will begin with “Contact Point”, an original series of public discussions, each time featuring a FORTH scientist and a distinguished artist. “Contact Point” brings Science and Culture into a Creative Dialogue, fostering open and constructive communication of science through art.

On Wednesday, July 9, in the framework of the Onassis Lectures 2025 that took place from July 7 to 11 at the Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH) in Heraklion, Crete, Nobel Laureate Frances Arnold delivered a compelling –open to the public- speech on harnessing the power of evolution to engineer enzymes and proteins with new or improved functions.

Prof. Frances Arnold is highly esteemed in Science and Technology. In addition to receiving the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, she was the first female scientist elected as a Fellow of all three National Academies of the USA (Engineering, Medicine, Science).

Once again this year, the PRAXI Network, coordinator of the Enterprise Europe Network Hellas, is organizing a B2B Matchmaking Event in Thessaloniki on Wednesday, July 9, in the context of the NANOTEXNOLOGY 2025 conference. The annual NANOTEXNOLOGY conference is a leading European event in the fields of technology, networking, and matchmaking. It explores the latest opportunities in emerging areas such as Nanotechnologies, Organic & Printed Electronics, and Nanomedicine.

Prof. Frances Arnold (2018 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry) will give the speech on Wednesday, July 9 at 20:00 at the G. Lianis Auditorium of FORTH (main building), in Heraklion Crete.

Following the successful launch of the PRAXI x Brookstreet Online Demo-series in April, we are excited to return with the 2nd Pitching Competition, taking place online, on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, at 16:00.

The Onassis Foundation Science Lecture Series 2025 (in Biology and Chemistry), that will be held from 07 to 11 of July at the Foundation for Research & Technology-Hellas, in Heraklion, Crete, aim to further educate and promote young, talented scientists, postgraduate and Postdoctoral candidates, Graduate and advanced Undergraduate students in the field of physical and life sciences.

The Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH) is launching a new series of open events under the title “epikoinonITE” (a Greek acronym for: Science–Society–FORTH). These series will be of great interest to the general public, aiming to disseminate the research results and to connect scientific knowledge with everyday life and the core values of society.

The program will begin with “Contact Point”, an original series of public discussions, each time featuring a FORTH scientist and a distinguished artist. “Contact Point” brings Science and Culture into a Creative Dialogue, fostering open and constructive communication of science through art.