New Director of the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, FORTHProfessor Ioannis Vontas, Collaborative Researcher, Faculty Member at the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology of FORTH, was elected Director of the Institute on June 22, 2021. His official appointment is expected in the next few weeks.

1st call for proposals NFFA-Europe – open from today, June 28th!Academic and industrial researchers can apply for access from today until September 1st, 2021, through the website www.nffa.eu

Re-Election of the Director at the Institute for Mediterranean Studies of FORTHGelina Harlaftis, Professor of Maritime History in the Department of History and Archaeology of the University of Crete and head of the Centre of Maritime History at the Institute for Mediterranean Studies of FORTH, was unanimously re-elected Director of the Institute on 23 June 2021.

Prof Athanasios Nenes was elected as an Ordinary Member of the Academia EuropaeaProf Athanasios Nenes was elected as an Ordinary Member of the Academia Europaea Prof. Athanasios Nenes, Affiliated Scientist of FORTH/ICE-HT, Coordinating Member of the Center for the Study of Air Quality and Climate Change (C-STACC) and Professor at the School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland was elected by Academia Europaea as an Ordinary member of the Academy. Τhe formal welcome and introduction ceremony will be held during the annual conference event of the Academy, that will take place in Barcelona, in October 19-21,2022.