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 Council of the Directors and 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).

The European Digital Innovation Hub “smartHEALTH” successfully held its Annual Forum on January 17th and 18th, 2024, at the NCSR “Demokritos” to review its first year of operation.

The work of Dionysios Kokkinos will be presented by the Emeritus Professor of the University of Athens, Panayotis Macheras.

Under the auspices of Her Excellency (H.E.) the President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou, the Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH) celebrated its 40th anniversary (1983-2023).