TWISTER Network will hold a meeting on "Broadband services for healthcare in rural regions, evaluation and perspectives" in the Healthcare Centre of Haraka Asteroussion on November 8th, 2006

A Memorandum of Understanding was signed early this month between the Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH) and the Korea Science and Engineering Foundation (KOSEF), with a view to promoting joint research and technological activities in natural sciences and engineering. The memorandum was signed, on behalf of FORTH, by the Chairman of the BoD, Prof. Alkiviades C. Payatakes and on behalf of KOSEF by the Chairman of the Organisation, Prof. Oh-Kab Kwon.

The Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH) will participate in the 71st Thessaloniki International Fair in cooperation with the General Secretariat for Research and Technology (GSRT). This year's theme is “Innovation”. The fair will be held September 8–17 2006.

Two researchers of FORTH, Dr. Christos Panagopoulos and Dr. Stelios Tzortzakis, have been recently awarded with two Excellence Grants in the field of Physics

On February 25th, 2006 the Twister Network was inaugurated at the Healthcare Centre of Haraka Asterousion

The Minister of Development, Mr. Dimitris Sioufas is planning to visit the Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH) and the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR) on Monday 27 February 2006

The Institute for Mediterranean Studies (IMS) of FORTH announces that Mr. Nikos Hadjinikolaou, art historian, professor emeritus at the University of Crete and researcher at the "El Greco Center" of IMS/FORTH, is going to receive the Herder prize for the year 2006

This year, one of the primary Descartes prizes was awarded to professor Costas Soukoulis, as coordinator of an international research team comprising five FORTH researchers. Costas Soukoulis is a professor at the University of Crete, a professor at the University of Iowa and a researcher at the Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser at FORTH.

During its session held on 8 October 2005, the Board of Directors of the Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH) discussed the wish of the Municipal Council of Heraklion to establish a new centre for the study of El Greco's work, independently from the one that has been operating as part of the Institute for Mediterranean Studies of FORTH in Rethymnon for the last 15 years.

The Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH) scored a total of 4.67 (excellent) out of 5, thus attaining the highest score in the recent national evaluation of Research Centers.