The Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH) is organizing the international working meetings of the European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics - ERCIM. The meetings will be attended by participants from 18 different countries and will be held from May 24 to 28 in Hersonissos.

HELP-FORWARD was selected by the majority of the European IRCs as the "Best IRC for 2002".

Two members of FORTH and professors at the University of Crete, Mr. Costas Soukoulis and George Fytas received the Humboldt Senior Scientist Award.

The Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB) of the Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH) organizes the annual scientific meeting οf the new elected members of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO), from October 12 to 16.

The Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology of Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas takes part in the international fight against malaria.