In 2014 the Science journal featured an article on the bird tree of life, mentioning the essential role of algorithms and supercomputers that enable modern research in evolutionary biology for all types of living beings. Now, a decade and a giant leap in tool development later, part of the team that coordinated the computer analyses at that time co-authored another paper in Nature on the complexity of avian evolution.

These two major events took place under the auspices of the Region of Crete, on Thursday 28 and Friday 29 March 2024, in Heraklion, Crete, at the Heraklion Chamber of Commerce & Industry and on the premises of the Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH).

The first event was a two-day Conference on Innovation, entitled “Innovation Crete 5.0: Innovation in Crete today and the institutions that support it", which was organized for the 5th time this year, on 28 & 29 March at 17:00 at the Heraklion Chamber of Commerce & Industry.

On Tuesday, March 26, 2024

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The PRAXI Network and the BEYOND Operational Unit of the Institute of Astronomy, Astrophysics, Space Applications & Remote Sensing, of the National Observatory of Athens, organized a two-day online event regarding the European Earth Observation Program 'Copernicus', titled: "Communicating with Tomorrow Today, in the Fields of Natural Disasters, Agriculture, and Education".

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.

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

The 159th Conference of the Presidents of the Greek Research Centers and Technological Institutions was held on Thursday, February 29, 2024, on the premises of FORTH, under the chairmanship of FORTH’s President, Prof. Nektarios Tavernarakis, who serves as Coordinator for the first semester of 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.

The summit was opened by Prof. Nektarios Tavernarakis, Chair of the EIT Governing Board and Executive Committee and President of the Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH), and Mr. Margaritis Schinas, Vice-President of the European Commission.

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).