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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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Research Highlights

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Greek researchers from FORTH, NKUA and Harvard University reveal a new mechanism that regulates intestinal stem cells

In an article published recently at the high-impact journal Nature Communications, researchers from NKUA, FORTH-IMBB, and Harvard University, led by Prof. Aristides Eliopoulos of NKUA and postdoctoral researcher Dr. Zoe Veneti of FORTH-IMBB, reveal a new mechanism that regulates the proliferation and differentiation of intestinal stem cells.

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Prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant awarded to FORTH Researcher Dr. Panagiotis N. Moschou

Panagiotis N. Moschou, Researcher at the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB) of the Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH) and Associate Professor at the Department of Biology, University of Crete is awarded a Consolidator Grant from the European Research Council (ERC).

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06.03.2024
CINVESTAV, the largest Research Organization of Mexico, visits FORTH, in the presence of Mexico’s Ambassador in Greece

The visit took place on Tuesday, 5th of March, with the aim of establishing tighter scientific cooperation between Greece and Mexico.

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28.02.2024
Mr. Ioannis Yentekakis, Professor at the Technical University of Crete and Collaborating Member of the Research Staff at the Institute of Geoenergy of the FORTH, was elected Director of the Institute on January 22, 2024, and his appointment is expected.

Mr. Ioannis Yentekakis, Professor at the Technical University of Crete and Collaborating Member of the Research Staff at the Institute of Geoenergy of the FORTH, was elected Director of the Institute on January 22, 2024, and his appointment is expected. The election was conducted by a seven-member Evaluation Committee

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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.