On Friday 20th May 2016, on the occasion of the inauguration of the Ancient DNA Laboratory, the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB) – FORTH, had an International Meeting titled “Ancient DNA Analysis: A new view in the past”, in which invited experts in the topics of Ancient DNA Analysis, Paleoanthropology, Archaeology and Archaeogenetics, presented recent developments in the field. The formal opening of the new Ancient DNA laboratory was done by the Alternate Minister of Research and Innovation, Prof. Costas Fotakis and Vice Governors of the Region of Crete.