The Secretary General for Research and Innovation (GSRI) of the Ministry of Development, Dr. Tasos Gaitanis, visited the premises of the Institute of Chemical Engineering Sciences (ICEHT) of FORTH in Patras on Monday, July 21, 2025. He was welcomed by the Deputy Director, Dr. Vasilis Burganos, and members of the Institute’s Scientific Council.

On Friday, July 4th, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the “Phaistos” Investment Fund, the Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH), and Cisco — a strategic initiative that aims to strengthen the innovation ecosystem around 5G technology. The primary goal of this partnership is to enable FORTH’s Institutes and research groups to leverage 5G technology to test and evaluate innovative solutions and products.

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).

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.

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.

Οι ενδιαφερόμενοι καλούνται να υποβάλουν την υποψηφιότητα τους για την ΕΗΔΕ του ΙΤΕ, υποβάλλοντας αίτηση συνοδευόμενη από το βιογραφικό τους, έως και την 18η Ιουλίου 2025, και ώρα 16:00.
Οι υποψηφιότητες υποβάλλονται ηλεκτρονικά και το σχετικό ηλεκτρονικό μήνυμα θα πρέπει να έχει θέμα "Υποβολή υποψηφιότητας για την ΕΗΔΕ του ΙΤΕ".

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.

The CHAngeing project invites students, researchers, healthcare professionals, and early-stage entrepreneurs to apply for the CHAngeing Entrepreneurial Programme, a fully online, 4-week (October 6–31, 2025) intensive course focused on driving innovation in health and active ageing.

PwC Greece and the Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH) officially launched their strategic partnership during a special event held at the Science and Technology Park of Crete, within FORTH’s premises in Heraklion. The event gathered representatives from local authorities, academia, and the business community and was honored by the presence of the Regional Governor of Crete, Mr. Stavros Arnaoutakis.

The Science and Technology Park of Crete (STEP-C) of the Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH) and the Managing Company of the Science & Technology Park of Crete (EDAP STEP-C S.A.), in the context of their ongoing efforts to provide high-quality services to businesses, partners, and the research community, have successfully obtained ISO 9001:2015 certification. The certificate was awarded to the Director of STEP-C, President & CEO of EDAP STEP-C S.A., Dr. George Papamichail, by the CEO of TÜV NORD Hellas, Ms. Vasiliki Kazazi, in the presence of the President of FORTH, Prof. Vassilis Charmandaris, and Ms. Uxue Azpiroz, Director of the TÜV NORD Hellas office in Crete.