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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Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis elected Chair of the European Institute of Innovation & Technology
As announced today in Brussels, Nektarios Tavernarakis, Chairman of the Board of Directors at the Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH), and Professor at the Medical School of the University of Crete, was unanimously elected Chair of the European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT).
Clock gene mutation found to contribute to the development of autism
A team of scientists from the University of Minnesota Medical School, University of Texas Health San Antonio, and the Biomedical Research Institute of FORTH, found that the disruption of a circadian clock gene may be involved in the development of autism spectrum disorder.
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Formation of a Network of Gender Equality Committees of Greek Research Centers & Independent Research Institutes
Οn the initiative of Dr. Maria Klapa, Chair of the FORTH Gender Equality Committee (GEC), the first online meeting of the GECs of thirteen (13) Greek Research Centers and Independent Research Institutes took place on April 6, 2022.
Ranking of Prof. Spyros Pandis in the "Highly Cited Researchers (h> 100)" of Webometrics for 2022
Professor Spyros Pandis, Collaborating Faculty Member of the Institute of Chemical Engineering Sciences (FORTH / ICE-HT), Coordinating Member of the Center for the Study of Air Quality and Climate Change (C-STACC) and Professor at the Department of Chemical Engineering of the University of Patras, was among the “Highly Cited Researchers
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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.
