The 7th Quantum Technology Conference will take place on 7-9 October 2025 in Crete, Greece, hosted by the Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH). The conference will focus on quantum technology applications in space with a particular emphasis on new initiatives and international collaborations, quantum community goals, new strategic challenges, technical developments and breakthroughs, emerging opportunities, both commercial and institutional.

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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 final year students. The Onassis Foundation Science Lecture Series 2025 - a week long summer school - in Biology and Chemistry is devoted to: “Re-engineering Biology: Directed Evolution of Enzymes and Cellular Pathways”. The keynote speaker of this year's lectures will be the Nobel Arnold Frances

Among the nine pioneers who participate as Speakers, the keynote speaker of this year's lectures will be the Nobel Arnold Frances.

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).

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.

PRAXI Network and Brookstreet Equity Partners LLP continue their collaboration with the fourth event in a series of specialized webinars aimed at strengthening the Greek entrepreneurial ecosystem. This particular webinar focuses on one of the most critical topics for innovative businesses: assessing the value of innovation and intellectual property.

The Science and Technology Park of Crete (STEP-C) of the Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH) and the Managing Company of the Science & Technology Park of Crete (EDAP STEP-C S.A.), in the context of their ongoing efforts to provide high-quality services to businesses, partners, and the research community, have successfully obtained ISO 9001:2015 certification. The certificate was awarded to the Director of STEP-C, President & CEO of EDAP STEP-C S.A., Dr. George Papamichail, by the CEO of TÜV NORD Hellas, Ms. Vasiliki Kazazi, in the presence of the President of FORTH, Prof. Vassilis Charmandaris, and Ms. Uxue Azpiroz, Director of the TÜV NORD Hellas office in Crete.

PRAXI Network, as a member of the Enterprise Europe Network and coordinator of Enterprise Europe Network Hellas, is co-organising a B2B matchmaking event within the framework of the Balkonnect Festival 2025, which is an annual entrepreneurship and innovation festival that will take place in Pristina, Kosovo, at the Emerald Hotel.
Under the motto “Business Without Borders”, the festival aims to connect entrepreneurs and investors from across the Balkans and wider Europe. It aspires to strengthen cross-border cooperation and foster innovation throughout the region.

The competition was held this year on 6 and 7 May in Georgioupolis, Chania, coordinated by the Science and Technology Park of Crete (STEP-C) of the Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH), in collaboration with the Innovative Business Observatory (IBO) of the Region of Crete. STEP-C has been a long-standing participant in the EUSAIR POPRI Youth initiative, in the framework of its cooperation with Primorski Tehnološki Park in Slovenia, while this year it also took on the coordination of the Greek participation.

PRAXI Network, member of the Enterprise Europe Network and coordinator of Enterprise Europe Network Hellas, is participating as a co-organiser in the FEINDEF 2025 brokerage event, which will take place on May 12–14, 2025, within the framework of the International Defence and Security Exhibition FEINDEF 2025 in Madrid, Spain.

PRAXI Network, a unit of the Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH), is organizing an InfoDay & Networking Event titled “Connecting Research with Defense Industry”, on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, within the framework of the Defence Exhibition Athens (DEFEA) 2025 at Metropolitan Expo, in Athens.