Dr. Panagiotis Sarris, Professor at the University of Crete & Head of the Microbiology & Plant Biotechnology group @imbb-forth.bsky.social, spoke to "TO VIMA-Science" about his team's research, which is published in the scientific journal "Frontiers in Microbiology." www.tovima.com/stories/deep...

Deep Inside a Cretan Cave, Scientists Found a Hidden World - tovima.com

A pioneering expedition into Greece's deepest cave has uncovered hundreds of previously unexplored microorganisms that could hold promise for future antiviral, antibacterial, and anticancer discoverie...

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📣 Registration is now open‼️

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📣 Registration is open! Join us on 9 October 2026 for the IMBB International Symposium on Ancient DNA & Proteins, followed by the Kafatos Lecture 2026 by Nobel Laureate Svante Pääbo. 🔗 Symposium & registration: ancient-biomolecules.gr 🔗 Kafatos Lecture registration: www.embl.org/about/info/a...

A Tsinghua University Delegation Visits FORTH 🎓 FORTH was delighted to welcome the "Qianzai Tongxi" Student Practice Delegation from Rixin College,Tsinghua University,to Heraklion & Rethymno on 20–21 July. 👉 bit.ly/44DvFhB @sariyannis.bsky.social @imsforth.bsky.social #InternationalCollaboration

🆕🔬Research @imbb-forth.bsky.social, published as a featured article in the international scientific journal Nature Communications, reveals a previously unknown cellular mechanism that contributes to the maintenance of neural function and promotes #longevity 👉 bit.ly/NewStudyIMBB #Ageing #Longevity

✨ Prof.Vassilis Charmandaris, President of @forth-ite.bsky.social has been honored with the 2026 Lodewijk Woltjer Lecture by the European Astronomical Society, for his outstanding scientific contributions to observational extragalactic astrophysics & his leadership in infrared space astronomy.

👏 Our warmest congratulations to Prof.& Rector of Panteion University of Social & Political Sciences,Ch.Koulouri for the title Chevallier dans l' Orde des Palmes Academiques,awarded at an official ceremony at the French Embassy in Athens,by the French Ambassador to Greece,Ms.Laurence Auer(22/6/2026)

👏 Warm congratulations to Domna Karagogeos, Prof.Emerita at the University of Crete & collaborating faculty member of @imbb-forth.bsky.social, who has been elected as a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization @embo.org 👉 bit.ly/FORTHPressRe... #EMBOMembers2026 #LifeSciences #Research

📍An exciting day exploring human origins, evolution, and health through the lens of ancient biomolecules. @embl.org

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🔬 A day of discovery at IMBB, celebrating how ancient DNA & proteins illuminate the human past. Join us for the IMBB Symposium on Ancient Biomolecules & the Kafatos Lecture 2026, featuring Nobel Laureate Svante Pääbo. 📅 9 October 2026 🕒 Symposium: 15:00–18:00 EEST 🕖 Lecture: 19:00–20:10 EEST

👏 Warm congratulations to Prof.Hülya Canbakal, Affiliated Member of the Inst.for Mediterranean Studies (IMS) at FORTH, on being awarded funding through the highly competitive European ERC Advanced Grant 2025! 👉 bit.ly/ERC_Advanced... @erc.europa.eu @imsforth.bsky.social #ERCAdG #FrontierResearch

✨Greece officially joins the European Research Infrastructure for Heritage Science Consortium (E-RIHS ERIC), together with Austria as new members, following a unanimous decision of the General Assembly on June 15, 2026.

AUSTRIA AND GREECE JOIN E-RIHS ERIC

On Monday, 15th June 2026, the General Assembly unanimously approved both Accession Requests.

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🚀 𝐁𝐄𝐘𝐎𝐍𝐃 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 I Speaker Announcement 📍 Athens | Metropolitan Expo 🗓 June 17–19 | Metropolitan Expo 👉 bit.ly/3S1kwnP @imsforth.bsky.social #Beyond2026 #FutureTech #InnovationInAction #DigitalFuture #TechGreece #Innovationecosystem #GeophysicsTech #RemoteSensing #Geoinformatics #CulturalHeritage

🚀 𝐁𝐄𝐘𝐎𝐍𝐃 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 📍 Athens | Metropolitan Expo 📅 June 17-19 👉 bit.ly/4fOIDjq #Beyond2026 #Fractures #Innovation #Technology #Crete #FutureTech #InnovationInAction #DigitalFuture #TechGreece #Innovationecosystem #Innovationleadership #SignalProcessing #MachineLearning #SpaceTech #ResearchExcellence

🌍👥 On this global day celebrating dialogue, understanding, and cultural exchange, it is important to mention that the Centre for Cultural Informatics (CCI) of the Institute of Computer Science at FORTH, marks 32 years of pioneering contribution to cultural informatics in Greece. 👉 bit.ly/4v1p6kr

✨One of these scientists is Panos Deloukas, Professor of Cardiovascular Genomics & Director of the William Harvey Research Institute at Queen Mary University of London. In 2024, he was also elected Director of the Greek Institute of Human Genomics of the Foundation for Research & Technology Hellas.

11 Greek scientists named among world's top researchers

Greek scientists linked to the Human Genome Project, the Mediterranean Diet Score, Regeneron and CERN's CMS experiment

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🎯 The Spring School on the Practice and Theory of Distributed Computing (𝗦𝗣𝗧𝗗𝗖 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲) was successfully held from April 27 to April 30, at the Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH) in Heraklion, Crete. 👉 www.forth.gr/en/news/show...

The @gizeligroup.bsky.social at @imsforth.bsky.social, coordinates #AquaBioSens project, which develops simple, portable analyzers for use in the field, to enable quick results & timely decisions when #water #quality is at risk. #OceanScience #EnvironmentalMonitoring 👉 bit.ly/World_Oceans...

📣 Open for applications today: ERC Plus grant scheme to support transformative research! Why: link.europa.eu/8gF4JC How: link.europa.eu/rWWh4n Apply: link.europa.eu/8vMfYQ Deadline: 2 September 2026 #ChooseEurope #HorizonEurope #ERCPlus #FrontierResearch

📢 2026 ERC Advanced Grant call is open for applications! Are you an established, leading researcher who needs long-term funding to pursue a ground-breaking research project? The ERC Advanced Grant could be for you. Application portal 👉 link.europa.eu/QCDXct #ERCAdG #research #grant #funding

Prof. Vassilis Charmandaris, President of FORTH, will be among the speakers on the telecommunications panel discussion, today at 17:00. ℹ️ hazliseconomist.com/el/events/cr... 🔴Watch live: www.youtube.com/watch?v=urLz...

Investing in change: How Crete is being transformed (GR)

YouTube video by Economist Impact SE Europe Events

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📍October 9 at FORTH, Heraklion Crete. Nobel Laureate Svante Pääbo for the 𝐊𝐚𝐟𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐬 𝐋𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 Lecture title: "𝗔 𝗡𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵: 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗔𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗗𝗡𝗔 𝗜𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆”

@imbb-forth.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Nobel Laureate Svante Pääbo for the Kafatos Lecture 2026 IMBB, FORTH | October 9, 2026 The Kafatos Lecture returns in 2026 with a very special edition. Organized by EMBL, the Lecture honors the legacy of the distinguished Greek biologist Fotis Kafatos, founding Director of IMBB.

👏 👏 Congratulations to Nektarios Tavernarakis, Professor of Molecular Systems Biology at the Medical School of University of Crete, Research Director at @imbb-forth.bsky.social and former President of the Board of Directors of FORTH, for his election as a member of the Academy of Geroscience.

Academy of Geroscience@aogeroscience.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The Academy of Geroscience is proud to welcome our 2026 elected members! The Academy now includes more than 100 members worldwide, with the 2026 members representing leading institutions across North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. Press release - www.prnewswire.com/news-release...

🌍 We celebrate our rich maritime heritage by highlighting the impactful work of the Center of Maritime History @imsforth.bsky.social. Founded in 2017 by Prof. Gelina Harlaftis & Dr.Apostolos Delis, it is the only research unit in Greece exclusively dedicated to #maritimehistory. ⚓🛳️ 👉 bit.ly/4upRA78

👏 Warm congratulations to Vasiliki Pavidou, Professor at the Department of Physics at the University of Crete, on her election as Director of the Institute of Astrophysics of FORTH. Wishing her every success in this important new role & a highly productive term ahead ❗ www.forth.gr/en/news/show...

New Director of the Institute of Astrophysics of FORTH | News | Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas

Vasiliki Pavidou, Professor at the Department of Physics at the University of Crete, formerly Deputy Director of the Institute (18/6/2021 - 28/2/2025) and Acting Director of the Institute of Astrophys...

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Important Announcement❗️ We would like to inform you that the FORTH (ΙΤΕ) Facebook page has been compromised. We are currently taking action to resolve the issue and ensure the smooth restoration of the page. Τhank you for your understanding.

🔹@imbb-forth.bsky.social is a proud member of the @eu-life.bsky.social alliance. This month, the story of the Institute's Director, Prof.John Vontas, highlights the importance of cooperation as a driving force, behind meaningful scientific progress. #Cooperation #WeAreEULIFE

EU-LIFE@eu-life.bsky.social · 3mo ago

We are highlighting voices from EU-LIFE member institutes that embody the alliance's priorities. Today, we showcase #Cooperation with John Vontas, Director of @imbb-forth.bsky.social in #Crete ➡️ www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... #WeAreEULIFE

🌱🌍 International Day of Plant Health 🔬The Microbiology & Plant Biotechnology group at @imbb-forth.bsky.social, led by Prof. Panagiotis F.Sarris, promotes sustainable, non-chemical solutions to protect the “producers of our food”-plants. More 👉 bit.ly/4wnp1Zl #SustainableScience #ScienceForSociety

🟣 The research project PERSIST,funded by the Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation (HFRI), & coordinated by the Institute of Computer Science (ICS) of FORTH, paves the way for computing systems that are not only faster - but fundamentally more resilient. main.admin.forth.gr/en/news/show...

Successful Completion of the PERSIST Research Project: Advancing Robust Computing in the Era of Persistent Memory | News | Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas

The research project PERSIST (How to Compute in Persistent Memory Systems), funded by the Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation (HFRI), and coordinated by the Institute of Computer Science (...

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🚀🏆 FORTH proudly announces that SPACE-Crete proposal €35M, under the highly competitive EU call HORIZON-WIDERA-2025 Teaming for Excellence, ranked 2nd in Europe & 1st among the Greek submissions! ✨ Coordinated by the Institute of Computer Science-FORTH ℹ️ www.forth.gr/en/news/show...

Malaria remains a major cause of mortality worldwide, with more than 610,000 deaths reported in 2024. 🔬 The Molecular Entomology & Pest Management Lab @imbb-forth.bsky.social (www.vontaslab.gr) contributes to malaria prevention by studying the mosquito that transmits the disease. 👉 bit.ly/4u9n4Oq

We are proud to share that Prof. Vassilis Charmandaris, President of FORTH was elected as Ordinary Member of the Academia Europaea. 👏 Warm Congratulations! @acad-euro.bsky.social 👉 bit.ly/41XAnW2

Prof. Vassilis Charmandaris was elected as an Ordinary Member of the Academia Europaea | News | Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas

Vassilis Charmandaris, Professor at the University of Crete and President of the Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas, was elected as an Ordinary Member of the Academia Europaea.

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