FOUNDATION for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH)
FOUNDATION for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH)

Greece: Crete

Overview

The Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH), established in 1983, is one of the largest research centers in Greece with well organized facilities, highly qualified personnel and a reputation as a top-level research foundation worldwide. FORTH reports to the General Secretariat for Research and Technology of the Hellenic Ministry of Education, Research and Religious Affairs. The Foundation, with headquarters in Heraklion, includes six Research Institutes in different parts of the country:

In Heraklion

Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser (IESL)
Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB)
Institute of Computer Science (ICS)
Institute of Applied and Computational Mathematics (IACM)

In Rethymnon

Institute for Mediterranean Studies (IMS)

In Patras

The Institute of Chemical Engineering Sciences (ICE-HT)

Also, in Ioannina operates the Department of Biomedical Research under the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB).

 

… Research infrastructure complying with the activities of the home Institutions.

Business oriented  and exploitation tools operated through STEP-C (Science and Technology Park of Crete) and PRAXI created to provide a bridge between Research and Industry in Greece. 
. Adopting to the rapidly evolving needs of the region of Crete/ Greece, the research advancements at FORTH and the local Academic and Research Institutions, FORTH, through STEP-C offers, in addition to incubating facilities and services to start up companies with new and emerging technologies, specialized professional services that are difficult to find under one roof and geared to assisting and guiding companies to:

Unleash their potential through innovation
Assess and secure their intellectual capital
Support better their business interests and needs
Transfer their technological advancements into the manufacturing of innovative products and services

. Yes. service.

Sectors
Aeronautics & space - Automotive - Chemicals - Construction & building sector - Consumer goods/products - Energy - Environment - Agro-food - Electronics - Measurement - Healthcare
Technology
Robotics / Human machine interaction - Process industry (processing of novel materials, structures, etc.) - High performance computing / cloud-based simulation services - Intelligent/ sensor-based equipment - Electronic and optical functional materials - Industrial materials (incl. catalysts, membranes, adhesives, filters) - High performance materials (strong, light weight, resistant) - Materials for energy storage and generation - Smart and multifunctional materials (incl. phase change, shape memory, self-healing, self-manufacturing) - Surface engineering and coatings - Polymers, bioplastics - Enzymes - Biobased chemicals - Quantum technology - Optoelectronics (optical networks, optical sensors) - Outsides system connectivity (communication, data transfer, wifi) - Printed/flexible electronics - Memory and storage - Analogue and mixed signal devices (µ-wave, RF, THz) - Computing (low power computing, high performance computing, new computing (non von Neumann, beyond CMOS, beyond Moore)) - Heterogeneous components & more than Moore (MEMS, NEMS, sensors, transducers) - Heterogeneous integration/embedded systems - Nanomedicine - Nanomembranes - Nanostructured coatings - Nanoparticles Nanowires and tubes - Nanoemulsions and pigments - 2D materials - Photodetectors (solar cells, photo-diodes, photo-transistors) - Optical fibres - Laser based applications - Lighting (LED, OLED) - Optical communication and networks - Optical components & systems
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