▪️ 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

📣 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

🎉 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...

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...

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

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

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...

‼️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?

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...

🔬 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 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...

📢 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

🔹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

👩‍🔬🔬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

🔸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

🤝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

🌊🔉 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

🌱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🏠

📌 Thursday 5/6/2025

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

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

💎 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.

Today, the ERC formally adopted a decision to increase its support for researchers moving to Europe. On top of its normal grants, the ERC offers 'start-up' funding to help PIs establish laboratories / research teams in Europe. This extra funding is now x2 (up to €2 million!) europa.eu/!6Vdgmp

🟣@imbb-forth.bsky.social is a member of EU-LIFE @eu-life.bsky.social, an alliance of leading European research institutes in the life sciences with a mission to promote excellence in research by implementing & disseminating best practices in the organization & operation of scientific establishments.

🛰 Recent Publication in Astrophysical Journal Letters:NASA's IXPE Solves Mystery of X-Ray Creation in Black Holes 👉One of the lead authors of this study is Dr. Ioannis Liodakis, researcher at the Institute of Astrophysics of @forth-ite.bsky.social @ioppublishing.bsky.social

🔶Τhe International Neurosciences Conference of @embo.org is held with the active participation & co-organisation of @imbb-forth.bsky.social, with the aim to present recent scientific developments in the field of Molecular Neurobiology related to the nervous system development, function & health.

🏅 @forth-ite.bsky.social accepts proposals for the Award for Excellence in Academic Teaching in memory of B.Xanthopoulos-St.Pnevmatikos 2025 📚 Thematic cycle: Social Sciences and Humanities ⌛️ Closing date for the proposals Friday 18/7/2025 🔗 bit.ly/FORTH_Award #UniversityExcellence #FORTHAward

✔️Thirty-two ERC grantees have been selected and nominated as Ambassadors for the ERC. ✔️ Dr. Themis Alissafi from Greece is one of the Ambassadors. aerg.eu/ambassadors#...

A new project aims to enhance the support that our National Contact Points (NCPs) offer to researchers who are applying for ERC grants. Find out more 👉 europa.eu/!DTwpkB

🎉 #GirlsinICT Day 🗓 24th of April 🌍 A Global Day of Inspiration for Girls & Young Women in Tech! Since 2011, the ITU has established Girls in ICT Day to promote female participation in STEM & ICT fields,with the goal to inspire the next generation of innovators, researchers, and digital creators!

🟣@imbb-forth.bsky.social is a member of EU-LIFE, an alliance of leading European research institutes in the life sciences with a mission to promote excellence in research by implementing and disseminating best practices in the organization and operation of scientific establishments.

👏Congrats to Dr Spyros Artavanis Tsakonas, chairman of the Scientific Advisory Committee of IMBB @forth-ite.bsky.social, for receiving the 2025 Gairdner International Prize, together with Iva Greenwald and Gary Struhl @columbiauniversity.bsky.social for pioneering work on #Notch Signalling.

🟡Prof. Spyros Yannopoulos, Research Director at the Institute of Chemical Engineering Sciences of FORTH (www.iceht.forth.gr/en/), is the GRAPHERGIA project Coordinator. 📹Watch his interview to discover how FORTH is involved in GRAPHERGIA 👇

🌺Warm wishes for a Happy Easter! #Easter2025 #EasterWishes #Easterholidays

🗓️ 10 April 16.30 Livestream & in-person: europa.eu/!WQn96Y

📅 7-8 May PRAXI Network of @forth-ite.bsky.social, a member of the Enterprise Europe Network & coordinator of Enterprise Europe Network Hellas, in collaboration with DEFEA 2025, is organizing a matchmaking event within the framework of the international defense and security exhibition DEFEA 2025.

Congrats!!👏

🌟𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝟕𝐭𝐡 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐦 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐒𝐀 𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞🌟 📅 7-9 October 2025 📍 Location: @forth-ite.bsky.social, Heraklion, Crete 🌐 Learn more & register now: 👉 nikal.eventsair.com/7th-quantum-... 👉 forth.gr/en/news/show...

📝Applications for 2025 are open from March 27th till April 14th! The competition is led by Primorski Tehnološki Park of Slovenia in cooperation with the Science & Technology Park of Crete/FORTH www.stepc.gr & the Innovation Business Observatory of Crete Region(Greece) ibo.crete.gov.gr. popri.si/en/

To date, 102 🇪🇺 ERC-funded projects have been hosted in 🇬🇷 Greece - from all research domains 📜⚛️ 🧪! Find out more about this #FrontierResearch 👉 europa.eu/!6TgQCp

📣 In this critical moment for #research & #innovation in EU, when the new Competitiveness Fund and Framework Programme #FP10 are being developed, it is crucial that politicians understand the essential role of #FundamentalResearch in the creation of #startups and for #EUcompetitiveness in general ⬇️

Are you an ERC grantee thinking about applying for Proof of Concept grant funding? A gentle reminder: the next deadline for a call for proposals for funding is coming up soon on Thursday 13 March. All the info 👇

🔭Stargazing nights in Heraklion (Crete) with portable telescopes 🗓 Saturday 8/03 & Sunday 9/03 🕖19:00 - 21:00 📌 Heraklion Walls, Jesus Bastion 🪐Organized by the Institute of Astrophysics of @forth-ite.bsky.social, with the support of the Municipality of Heraklion. www.forth.gr/en/news/show...

👏Congratulations to Prof. Vasilis Ntziachristos, Director of the Institute of Electronic Structure & Laser of @forth-ite.bsky.social on being elected as a new member of @leopoldina.org. ✨Membership in the Leopoldina is considered one of the highest honors for scientists in Germany and beyond.

🎉 The new Science and Cultural Center of @forth-ite.bsky.social housed in the historic neoclassical building of FORTH, on the corner of Averof & Zografou Street, in the city of Heraklion, Crete, will be inaugurated on Monday February 17th, 2025 🕡 18:30. www.forth.gr/en/news/show...

Nektarios Tavernarakis, Prof. at the Medical School of the Uni. of Crete & Chairman of FORTH was unanimously elected President of the European Molecular Biology Conference, for a 4-year term starting in January 2025 ➡️ He is the first Greek to hold this position #EMBC www.forth.gr/en/news/show...

📝In their research published @naturecomms.bsky.social, Dr.P.Poirazi,Research Director @dendritesgr.bsky.social Lab @imbb-forth.bsky.social & the post doctoral researcher Dr.S. Chavlis,demonstrate how dendritic features in ANNs can significantly improve their efficiency & performance. bit.ly/4aKyC1S

📅 Monday February 17🕛12:00 📍 G.Lianis Amphitheater @forth-ite.bsky.social central building

🆕New publication in Optica journal❗ Researchers from the Inst. of Electronic Structure & Laser-FORTH,combine holograms & AI to create uncrackable optical encryption system.This approach could enhance security for digital currencies,healthcare,communications and more 👇 www.optica.org/about/newsro...

Professor Vassilis Charmandaris, Director of the Institute of Astrophysics @forth-ite.bsky.social & at the Skinakas Observatory, was unanimously elected yesterday (Sunday, 26-1-2025), Director of the Central Administration & President of FORTH. Warm congratulations!👏 👏 bit.ly/4hulErp