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The Foundation for Research and Technology–Hellas is the premier multidisciplinary research institution in Greece with well-organized facilities, highly qualified personnel & a reputation as a top-level research institution worldwide https://www.forth.gr

@imbb-forth.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 5:41 AMReposted by @forth-ite.bsky.social

A remarkable day at IMBB! 🧬

The 2026 Kafatos Lecture & a symposium on ancient biomolecules, with talks by Skourtanioti, Somel, Skoglund & Douka, capped by Nobel Laureate Svante Pääbo on Neanderthals, Denisovans and what ancient DNA reveals about us.
#AncientDNA
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@nobelprize.org Oct 5, 2026, 9:40 AMReposted by @forth-ite.bsky.social

BREAKING NEWS The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel “for their discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics.”

@forth-ite.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 8:11 AM

𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰

📝 By Ioanna Soufleri

Exploring humanity’s shared history through paleogenetics www.embl.org/news/people-...

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@imbb-forth.bsky.social Oct 1, 2026, 12:46 PMReposted by @forth-ite.bsky.social

🧬 The Bioinformatics Unit at IMBB-FORTH has launched its new website.

🌐 Explore the new website: bioinformatics.imbb.forth.gr

#Bioinformatics #IMBBFORTH #FORTH #UniversityOfCrete #ComputationalBiology #HPC #LifeSciences #Research

@forth-ite.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 2:28 PM

The Lecture will also be combined with the:
✨IMBB International Symposium on Ancient DNA & Proteins The Symposium entitled “Unfolding our history through ancient biomolecules” will take place earlier on the same day 🕒 15:00-18:00.
📍FORTH, Vassilika Vouton,Heraklion,Crete
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@forth-ite.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 2:24 PM

𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟗 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫

✨ 𝐊𝐚𝐟𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐬 𝐋𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 🕖 19:00–20:10 EEST
The lecture by Nobel Laureate Svante Pääbo is open to the public and is entitled “A Neanderthal Perspective on Human Origins and Health: How Ancient DNA is Revealing New Insights into Disease and Biology.”

👉 www.forth.gr/en/news/show...

@imbb-forth.bsky.social Sep 23, 2026, 12:08 PMReposted by @forth-ite.bsky.social

𝗜𝗠𝗕𝗕 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗗𝗡𝗔 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗶𝗻𝘀, 9 October 2026
🕒15:00–18:00 EEST
➡️ ancientbiomolecules.gr
🌟Kafatos Lecture 2026, 9 October 2026
🕖19:00–20:10 EEST
www.embl.org/.../alumni/e...
There is no fee for participating in the two events but registration is required.

@forth-ite.bsky.social Sep 21, 2026, 11:26 AM

🔬 Read about the research conducted by the Unit of Medical Technology & Intelligent Information Systems (MedLab)
@bri-forth.bsky.social coordinated by Prof. Dimitrios I. Fotiadis.

➡️ bit.ly/4cYsqG5

#WorldAlzheimersDay #LETHE #BrainHealth #DementiaPrevention #ArtificialIntelligence

@forth-ite.bsky.social Sep 18, 2026, 9:52 AM

𝐒𝐏𝐀𝐂𝐄-𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨 𝐃𝐚𝐲

Friday, 2 October 2026 from🕙10:00 to 19:00

📍 Auditorium of the FORTH Innovation and Advanced Training Hub (Vassilika Vouton, Heraklion)

📝Participation is free of charge, with prior registration at: www.space-crete.com
📋Agenda www.space-crete.com/en/events/sp...

@forth-ite.bsky.social Sep 17, 2026, 3:37 PM

Speaking to AMNA radio programme Praktorio 104.9 FM, Dr. Em.Trichas,who heads Business Development for the SMARTEC Nanoelectronics Pilot Line at FORTH’s Institute of Electronic Structure & Laser,said "Greece has a rare opportunity to build a fully domestic semiconductor ecosystem".
👉 bit.ly/4yLPz76

@forth-ite.bsky.social Sep 7, 2026, 9:42 AM

🌍🌤️Clean air is essential for human health,quality of life & the protection of our environment.
🔬 Read more about the research conducted by the FORTH/ICE-HT Laboratory of Air Quality Studies (LAQS),led by Prof. Spyros Pandis.
➡️ bit.ly/4gQook3
#AirQuality #AirQualityMonitoring #AtmosphericResearch

@forth-ite.bsky.social Sep 4, 2026, 3:13 PM

✍️ The signing ceremony took place at FORTH’s headquarters in Heraklion Crete, in the presence of Mr. Stavros Arnaoutakis,Regional Governor of Crete,Mr. Konstantinos Karantzalos, Secretary General of Telecommunications & Post & @gerambgreece.bsky.social Mr. Andreas Kindl.
www.forth.gr/en/news/show...

@forth-ite.bsky.social Sep 4, 2026, 3:11 PM

🤝The MoU was signed on Thursday 3/9, between, FORTH, the German aerospace & technology group OHB SE & its Greek subsidiary OHB-Hellas,by Dr. M.Moeller, Chief Strategy Officer of OHB SE; Dr.K.Panopoulou, Managing Director of OHB Hellas; & Prof.V. Charmandaris, President of FORTH

@forth-ite.bsky.social Sep 1, 2026, 1:32 PM

📚The study was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), with Dr. Linda Grigoraki and PhD candidate Mengling Chen, from the Molecular Entomology group at IMBB-FORTH, as leading authors.

@forth-ite.bsky.social Sep 1, 2026, 1:32 PM

🔬🧪 A recent study by the Institute of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology of FORTH @imbb-forth.bsky.social reveals the genetic mechanisms that enhance mosquito resistance to insecticides.
👉 www.forth.gr/en/news/show...

@forth-ite.bsky.social Aug 28, 2026, 1:01 PM

Crete is gaining new infrastructure for Greece’s space program, as the Ministry of Digital Governance & Artificial Intelligence installs a ground satellite station @forth-ite.bsky.social which will serve as the operational communication hub for Greece’s fleet of microsatellites.