Once again this year, the PRAXI Network, coordinator of the Enterprise Europe Network Hellas, is organizing a B2B Matchmaking Event in Thessaloniki on Wednesday, July 9, in the context of the NANOTEXNOLOGY 2025 conference. The annual NANOTEXNOLOGY conference is a leading European event in the fields of technology, networking, and matchmaking. It explores the latest opportunities in emerging areas such as Nanotechnologies, Organic & Printed Electronics, and Nanomedicine.

Prof. Frances Arnold (2018 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry) will give the speech on Wednesday, July 9 at 20:00 at the G. Lianis Auditorium of FORTH (main building), in Heraklion Crete.

Following the successful launch of the PRAXI x Brookstreet Online Demo-series in April, we are excited to return with the 2nd Pitching Competition, taking place online, on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, at 16:00.

The Onassis Foundation Science Lecture Series 2025 (in Biology and Chemistry), that will be held from 07 to 11 of July at the Foundation for Research & Technology-Hellas, in Heraklion, Crete, aim to further educate and promote young, talented scientists, postgraduate and Postdoctoral candidates, Graduate and advanced Undergraduate students in the field of physical and life sciences.

The Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH) is launching a new series of open events under the title “epikoinonITE” (a Greek acronym for: Science–Society–FORTH). These series will be of great interest to the general public, aiming to disseminate the research results and to connect scientific knowledge with everyday life and the core values of society.

The program will begin with “Contact Point”, an original series of public discussions, each time featuring a FORTH scientist and a distinguished artist. “Contact Point” brings Science and Culture into a Creative Dialogue, fostering open and constructive communication of science through art.

The 2nd Summer School of the TWINN2SET project will be held from June 30 to July 4, 2025.

The Summer School includes a series of lectures, workshops and lab tours. For the second consecutive year, the Summer School is organized by the Institute of Geoenergy/FORTH in collaboration with the Technical University of Crete within the framework of the EU-funded project TWINN2SET (Twinning to Sustainable Energy Transition).

The Foundation for Research & Technology Hellas and the University of Crete are organizing a scientific symposium to honor Eleftherios N. Economou’s 85^th birthday, on June 30, 10:00-16:00. In the symposium “From electrons to elastic and electromagnetic waves” distinguished scientists will speak about basic principles and recent developments on topics where Economou has been involved in during his up to now career.

The PRAXI Network and Brookstreet webinar series continues with its 5th event, titled “Governance, Boards, ESG Principles & Funding Tools for Technology Validation (TRL 4–6)”, which will take place on Wednesday, June 18 at 18:00 EEST. The webinar will address two critical areas for modern innovative businesses: corporate governance, board structure and ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance) principles, as well as available funding tools for technology validation and maturation (TRL 4–6).

The CHAngeing project invites students, researchers, healthcare professionals, and early-stage entrepreneurs to apply for the CHAngeing Entrepreneurial Programme, a fully online, 4-week (October 6–31, 2025) intensive course focused on driving innovation in health and active ageing.

PRAXI Network, as a member of the Enterprise Europe Network and coordinator of the Enterprise Europe Network Hellas, is co-organizing the on-site B2B matchmaking event “GO International Business Meetings”, which will take place on 17 and 18 June 2025, as part of NEXUS Luxembourg 2025, hosted at Luxexpo The Box.