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forth-ite.bsky.social @forth-ite.bsky.social · 1d

🚀 @esa.int & @forth-ite.bsky.social are co-organizing the 𝟕𝐭𝐡 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐦 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, taking place on October 7–9, 2025, on FORTH’s premises in Heraklion, Crete.

👉 bit.ly/Conference_ESA

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forth-ite.bsky.social @forth-ite.bsky.social · 5d

✨A digital version of the “Contemporary Minoans” collection will soon be available online in collaboration with the Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas @forth-ite.bsky.social

Digital art graces Iraklio’s Venetian Walls in tribute to Minoan heritage | eKathimerini.com

The imposing Venetian Walls of Iraklio in Crete lit up with digital projections on September 7 as the cultural group Branding Heritage unveiled its “Digital Minoans” project during the city’s 2nd Cand...

www.ekathimerini.com

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forth-ite.bsky.social @forth-ite.bsky.social · 7d

▪️ Did you know that by 2050 almost one in three Europeans will be over 65❓
👵👴Active and healthy living is not just a priority-it is a necessity!
✨At ICS-FORTH,the Centre for eHealth Applications &Services (CeHA) contributes to the vision of healthy living for all with key activities
bit.ly/42keNf2

forth-ite.bsky.social @forth-ite.bsky.social · 8d

✨Researchers’ Night 2025 at FORTH, brought together over 2.000 visitors of all ages in an exciting journey of science 🔬& discovery🔍
🙏 Warm thanks to everyone who joined us and to our supporters!
🎉 We look forward to welcoming you again next year!

🎥 bit.ly/4nvqZCd

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European Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · 20d

📣 Researchers in 🇬🇷 #Greece - don’t miss this ERC grant webinar!

✅ ERC funding explained

✅ Step-by-step application tips

✅ NCP support throughout your journey

✅ Insider ERC panel member advice

✅ Grantees success stories

Info 👉 t.co/1AxM0pFMyy

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forth-ite.bsky.social @forth-ite.bsky.social · 16d

🎉 Researchers' Night 2025 comes to Heraklion & Rethymno
@imsforth.bsky.social

📍 Friday, September 26th 🕔 17:00–23:00
🌍 Dive into the exciting world of science, research & technology!

Supported by the Region of Crete & the Regional Development Fund of Crete

➡️ Details👇
www.forth.gr/en/news/show...

Researcher's Night at FORTH | 26/09/2025 | News | Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas

The Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas, is organizing the 2025 Researchers’ Night on Friday September 26, 2025, 17:00-23:00, simultaneously at two locations: at its central premises in Hera...

www.forth.gr

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forth-ite.bsky.social @forth-ite.bsky.social · 22d

Congrats 👏to the CeHA team members:

➡️Georgios Kavlentakis,Team Coordinator, Innovation &Application Development Department
➡️Ioannis Petrakis, Senior Software Engineer, Interoperability Expert
➡️Eleftherios Galanos,Senior Software Engineer, Interoperability Specialist

www.forth.gr/en/news/show...

New distinctions of CeHA at IHE Connectathon 2025 | News | Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas

The Center for eHealth Applications and Services (CeHA) of the Institute of Computer Science of the Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH) participated once again in this year’s IHE C...

www.forth.gr

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forth-ite.bsky.social @forth-ite.bsky.social · Sep 5

The installation titled "Digital Minoans" is the work of the cultural organization Branding Heritage in collaboration with the Inst.of Computer Science of @forth-ite.bsky.social (Human-Computer Interaction and Computer Vision & Robotics Labs),supported by the Greek Ministry of Culture
bit.ly/3JKLnQR

Minoan civilization inspires digital installation | eKathimerini.com

Ancient Minoan symbols and legends will be projected onto the Venetian Walls of Iraklio on Crete on Sunday, September 7, as part of the 2nd Candia Walls Festival.

www.ekathimerini.com

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European Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · Sep 2

So you already know the basics of ERC research grant application.

Still thinking of applying this year? Or supporting someone who is going to apply?

Now it's time for a more in-depth look.

Register for our 2nd webinar about ERC grants, on 11 September at 15:00 CEST 👉 europa.eu/!tB4q8F

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forth-ite.bsky.social @forth-ite.bsky.social · Sep 1

Υπέροχα νέα: Το Podacst του ΙΤΕ είναι πλέον στον αέρα!
Στο πρώτο επεισόδιο, η αστροφυσικός Καθ. Βασιλική Παυλίδου συζητάει με την Ανθή Στρατάκη για ένα συναρπαστικό θέμα: τους Εξωγήινους!

Στο YouTube: youtu.be/i59rQ70poMY
στο Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0RMS...

Podcast "επικοινωνITE", Επεισόδιο 1"Εξωγήινοι: Είμαστε μόνοι στο σύμπαν;"

YouTube video by FORTH

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forth-ite.bsky.social @forth-ite.bsky.social · Aug 12

‼️The Mediterranean is “boiling” due to climate change, with its waters warming faster than the global ocean average. What does this mean for marine ecosystems – and ultimately, for humans?

Warming waters transforming Greece’s seas | eKathimerini.com

The Mediterranean is “boiling” due to climate change, with its waters warming faster than the global ocean average. What does this mean for marine ecosystems – and ultimately, for humans?

www.ekathimerini.com

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forth-ite.bsky.social @forth-ite.bsky.social · Aug 7

Researchers from @heriotwattuni.bsky.social Edinburgh Napier University London South Bank University and Institute of Computer Scienceare-FORTH harnessing the power of #AI to give patients living in remote parts access to timely medical #diagnosis.
mugglehead.com/offline-ai-t...

Offline AI tool could transform skin cancer diagnosis in remote areas

Offline AI tool could transform skin cancer diagnosis in remote areas, which adds to a growing list of companies involved in cancer fighting

mugglehead.com

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forth-ite.bsky.social @forth-ite.bsky.social · Jul 31

🔬 Fieldwork has kicked off in the 📍 Kythira Strait, led by the Institute of Applied & Computational Mathematics of @forth-ite.bsky.social & the Pelagos Cetacean Research Institute.

Fieldwork will continue through the end of August

#SAvEWhales #biodiversity #marineconservation #shipstrikes

The Green Tank @thegreentank.bsky.social · Jul 7

🌊🐋 #SAvEWhales takes action in Greek waters!
🔬 Fieldwork has kicked off in the📍 #KythiraStrait, led by the Foundation for Research and Technology–Hellas & the Pelagos Cetacean Research Institute. It will continue through August.
🎯Develop & implement a system to prevent #shipstrikes on #spermwhales

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forth-ite.bsky.social @forth-ite.bsky.social · Jul 30

🎉 The MAYA Project has officially launched!
🎯Empower adolescents & young adults who survived cancer,by using smart mirror technology & AI-powered tools to improve cardiovascular health & quality of life
✔️Project Coordinator:University of Ioannina
✔️ 16 partners-11 countries
ℹ️ forth.gr/en/news/show...

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forth-ite.bsky.social @forth-ite.bsky.social · Jul 18

📢 Applications open for the #CHAngeing Entrepreneurial Programme!

Boost your #healthtech startup with top EU mentors

⏳ Deadline: Aug 31
💻 Online | October-November 2025

🔗 forms.office.com/e/1GCw41iPrD

#institutopedronunes #FORTH #befmuc #icbrfmuc #ucoimbra #HealthInnovation

👉 bit.ly/4m0PuWI

Call for Applications: CHAngeing Entrepreneurial Programme | News | Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas

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,...

www.forth.gr

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forth-ite.bsky.social @forth-ite.bsky.social · Jul 17

🔹The initiative is supported by the European Chips Joint Undertaking (JU) under the “Microchips for Europe” initiative. 🔹HETiA has set up a non-profit consortium for the project, including leading research institutions such as Demokritos,@forth-ite.bsky.social & CERTH.

➡️ bit.ly/4f0lKqO

Greece to Establish Semiconductor Center - tovima.com

The initiative is a partnership between the Hellenic Emerging Technologies Industry Association (HETiA) and the Ministry of Development.

www.tovima.com

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forth-ite.bsky.social @forth-ite.bsky.social · Jul 14

👩‍🔬🔬On Wednesday, July 9, in the framework of the Onassis Lectures 2025, Nobel Laureate Frances Arnold delivered a compelling–open to the public-speech on harnessing the power of evolution to engineer enzymes and proteins with new or improved functions.
@imbb-forth.bsky.social

➡️ bit.ly/3UgEQ21

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forth-ite.bsky.social @forth-ite.bsky.social · Jul 8

🔸The Onassis Foundation Science Lecture Series 2025
🔸Prof. Frances Arnold (2018 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry) will give a public speech entitled “Innovation by Evolution”, on Wednesday,July 9 🕗20:00
📍G.Lianis Auditorium of FORTH, Heraklion Crete
👉 bit.ly/onassis_lect...

@imbb-forth.bsky.social

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forth-ite.bsky.social @forth-ite.bsky.social · Jun 25

🤝We had the honor to welcome at FORTH today,a delegation from the National Innovation Center Par Excellence (NICE) & the Jiangsu Industrial Technology Research Institute (JITRI), headed by Prof.Qing Liu, President of NICE/JITRI.
More info: www.facebook.com/FORTH.ITE/po...

@imbb-forth.bsky.social

We had the honor to welcome at FORTH today, a delegation from the National Innovation Center Par Excellence (NICE) and the Jiangsu Industrial Technology Research Institute (JITRI), headed by Prof. Qing Liu, President of NICE/JITRI. The visit included presentations by Prof. Qing Liu and Prof. Dimitris Plexousakis, FORTH’s Vice President and ICS Director, focusing on the mission, research activities, and strategic priorities of both organizations, followed by a fruitful discussion on possible areas of collaboration, and a guided lab tour at the Institute of Computer Science and the Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, visiting the Distributed Computing Systems and Cybersecurity lab, the Ambient Intelligence Program, the Photonics for Heritage Science Group and the Ultrafast laser Micro and Nano-processing group.
This visit builds upon a Memorandum of Understanding signed between FORTH and NICE/JITRI in 2019, which set the framework for bilateral cooperation in high technology and industrial research, including joint projects in informatics, biotechnology, energy, materials, lasers, and other cutting-edge fields.
We would like to warmly thank the NICE/JITRI Delegation members: Prof. Qing Liu, President of NICE/JITRI, Dr. Paul Burrows, Former Vice President of JITRI and Secretary General of the WAITRO, Ms. Xin Yao, Assistant Director of the Overseas Cooperation Department and Representative in the Netherlands, Mr. Cheng Xu, Representative in Northern Europe and Ms. Lilly Liu, Senior Manager of the Overseas Cooperation Department, for their visit and strong interest in fostering long-term scientific collaboration.
On behalf of FORTH, Dr. Emmanuel Stratakis, Acting Director of the Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, Prof. Electra Gizeli, Vice-Director of the Institute of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology and Prof. Vasiliki Pavlidou, Acting Director of the Institute of Astrophysics, participated in the meeting.

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forth-ite.bsky.social @forth-ite.bsky.social · Jun 8

🌊🔉 Sound travels better in water than light – and that’s what makes underwater acoustics so powerful!

At FORTH’s Institute of Applied and Computational Mathematics (IACM),our Underwater Acoustics Group has been listening to the ocean since 1985 🎧

bit.ly/3Hzhodn

#WorldOceansDay #OurOceanOurFuture

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forth-ite.bsky.social @forth-ite.bsky.social · Jun 5

🌱FORTH for Environment & Climate Protection🌏

✔️Waste registration in the Electronic Waste Register
✔️High-efficiency, low-energy units
✔️LED lighting, inverter motors, centralized energy management systems
✔️2 photovoltaic plants, electric vehicles+EV charging stations, Nearly Zero Energy🏠

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forth-ite.bsky.social @forth-ite.bsky.social · Jun 4

📌 Thursday 5/6/2025

imbb-forth.bsky.social @imbb-forth.bsky.social · Jun 4

📌 Thursday the 5/6/2025
Mireia Monras Pelach and Javier Gonzalo Ruiz from
@vhio.bsky.social are invited to give a seminar for young IMBB researchers on "The Science of Management: the journey of a Scientific Manager ".
#CareerGrowth, #CareerGuidance, #ProfessionalDevelopment, #IMBB_MCTS

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forth-ite.bsky.social @forth-ite.bsky.social · May 27

The Ambassador of Germany Mr. Andrea Kindl, accompanied by the Honorary Consul of Germany in Heraklion Mr. George Kaloutsakis, visited @forth-ite.bsky.social, on May 26, 2025.

👉More info: www.forth.gr/el/news/show...

@imbb-forth.bsky.social

German Ambassador Kindl visits FORTH in Crete

www.amna.gr

forth-ite.bsky.social @forth-ite.bsky.social · May 23

📢 Now open for applications! The 2025 ERC Advanced Grant call for proposals‼️
Apply by 28 August 2025 👉 buff.ly/f6FEXHk

European Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · May 22

📢 Now open for applications! The 2025 ERC Advanced Grant call for proposals. 📢

Are you an established Principal Investigator who needs long-term funding to pursue ground-breaking research?

The ERC Advanced Grant could be for you!

Apply by 28 August 2025 👉 buff.ly/f6FEXHk

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forth-ite.bsky.social @forth-ite.bsky.social · May 20

💎 Prof. Gelina Harlaftis, Director of @imsforth.bsky.social received the John R. Lyman Award in Maritime History of the North American Society for Oceanic History, in May 2025, for her book "Onassis Business History, 1924–1975", Brill 2024.

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