The Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology announces two (2) Researchers Positions, level B (Principal Researcher, equivalent to Associate Professor) or level C (Assistant Researcher, equivalent to Assistant Professor) in the following research fields: - SYSTEMS BIOLOGY - NEUROSCIENCES

The Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH) organized a series of public lectures in 2013 on topics of current interest in sciences and humanities to celebrate 30 years since its establishment.

"Smart Specialization Strategies and the Quadruple Innovation Helix” by Elias G. Carayannis Professor of Science, Tehnology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship

The European Patent Office (www.epo.org)and the Greek Industrial Property Organisation (OBI, www.obi.gr), in collaboration with Science & Technology Park of Crete and PRAXI HELP-FORWARD network, are organizing a Workshop entitled: "Patenting Inventions: From Idea to Commercialization".

“Industrial Technologies 2014 - Smart Growth through Research and Innovation” conference is organised under the Greek Presidency of the European Council during the first semester of 2014, in Athens on April 9-11th 2014, in Athens Megaron Conference Hall. The event is under the auspices of the General Secretariat of Research & Technology (GSRT) and is supported by The European Commission Directorate for Research and Innovation.

The Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser of FORTH organized the 5th Annual Meeting of the Climate for Culture project that was held on the grounds of FORTH, Heraklion Crete, Greece on September 23-27 2013. The CLIMATE FOR CULTURE project estimates the impacts of changing climate conditions on historic buildings and their vast collections in Europe and the Mediterranean.

FORTH participated in the Researcher’s Night which is the greatest European-wide celebration of science and research.

The Department of Applied Mathematics of the University of Crete, the Archimedes Center for Modeling, Analysis and Computation (ACMAC) and the Institute of Applied and Computational Mathematics – FORTH organized the International Conference on Applied Mathematics that was held on the grounds of FORTH, Heraklion, Crete, Greece on September 16 – 20, 2013.

The German Ambassador, Mr. Wolfgang Dold, visited FORTH on Monday, September 16th.

S. H. Anastasiadis is a Professor of Polymer Science & Engineering at the Department of Chemistry of the University of Crete. He received his PhD in Chemical Engineering from Princeton University in 1988