Tracing Genetic Connections Across the Ancient Greek Colonial World

Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis is honoured with the FEBS Datta Medal at the 50th FEBS Congress that will take place in Maastricht, The Netherlands

ALBUMIN: The most abundant human blood protein acts as a shield against deadly fungal infections

Μosquito vectors of malaria rapidly develop resistance against new generation insecticides

Crete hosts a prestigious International Neurosciences Conference of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Prestigious HFSP Research Grant Awarded to IMBB Researcher, Dr. Michail Kotsyfakis

Nektarios Tavernarakis: The First Greek President of the European Molecular Biology Conference (EMBC)

Artificial Neural Networks with Dendrites: A Solution for Energy-Hungry AI Systems

Development of innovative tools for tackling ticks and the diseases they transmit in the context of climate change

Searching for new solutions to control malaria mosquitoes: IMBB-FORTH in Greece receives funding for the discovery of novel solutions for control of the malaria mosquitoes

Creation of a Center of Excellence at FORTH to promote innovative solutions for the detection of infectious diseases

Seed longevity is controlled by metacaspases

[Press Release] [Nature Communications]

Prestigious H.F.R.I. – SNF grant “Always strive for excellence – Theodoros Papazoglou” to IMBB researcher

International scientific collaboration reveals how intermittent fasting regulates ageing through autophagy

John Vontas and Christos Delidakis are elected as new members of EMBO

ReNeuroCell Therapeutics, IMBB-FORTH and University of Crete’s new spin-off, receives award at the START Smart Forum

Novel solutions for the detection of infectious diseases: New excellence hub at FORTH in collaboration with Oeiras - Portugal

New study uncovers a link between reproduction and a key mitochondrial stress response

Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis is honored with the Bodossaki Excellence Award for his outstanding contribution to Biomedical Sciences

IMBB-FORTH researchers identify the 18 World War II executed civilians of Adele, Rethymnon

The story 'An iron armor against fungal pathogens' for the research of Giorgos Chamilos group in IMBB is featured in the European 'Research Matters' campaign

Greek researchers from FORTH, NKUA and Harvard University reveal a new mechanism that regulates intestinal stem cells

Prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant awarded to IMBB-FORTH Researcher Dr. Panagiotis N. Moschou

Hellenic Network of Molecular Oncology: A new era in the fight against cancer

Stories from Young IMBB researchers: "How the RAS robber was trapped"

Stories from Young IMBB researchers: "Our complex world and how to recognize objects in it"

Stories from Young IMBB researchers: A story for Maria

New study profiles the chromatin dissociation dynamics of newly transcribed RNA

Stories from Young IMBB researchers: The happy liver cell

Stories from Young IMBB researchers: The legacy of an extinct pygmy hippo from Cyprus

Stories from Young IMBB researchers: Co-habitation with malaria

Prestigious Horizon Europe grant to FORTH, for the development of Next Generation Biopesticides and Novel Approaches for Precision Plant Protection

Announcing the selection of the 2023 FENS-Kavli Scholars

IMBB leads EU call to step up preparedeness for the next pandemic

New study reveals the mechanisms that drive neural tumour progression to malignancy

Dual academic distinction for Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis

EU grant awarded to IMBB-Biosensors lab

New study reveals a key role of mRNA metabolism determinants in ageing and disease, through the regulation of mitochondrial biogenesis and function

FORTH Researcher, Prof. Electra Gizeli, new elected member of the European Organization for Molecular Biology (EMBO)

Prestigious HFSP Research Grant awarded to FORTH Researcher Dr. Anastasios Pavlopoulos

Το ΙΤΕ συντονίζει το Ελληνικό Δίκτυο Μοριακής Ογκολογίας με χρηματοδότηση από το Ταμείο Ανάκαμψης και Ανθεκτικότητας

An innovative, non-invasive optical imaging technology allows monitoring of cellular lipid metabolism in live cells and organisms, during ageing

IMBB researchers develop innovative computational tools to unravel the role of dendrites in the brain

IMBB scientists uncovered a novel cellular mechanism that regulates ageing and fertility by preserving the architecture of nucleus and upholding nuclear quality control

Can the three-dimensional organization of the T cell genome regulate (auto)immunity?

Prestigious ERC Starting Grant awarded to FORTH Researcher Dr. Emmanouil Froudarakis

ERA Chair in Green Biotechnology - Microbial Biopesticides at IMBB- FORTH

Pathogenic bacteria inhibit host cell secretion to manipulate host immunity

Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis elected Chair of the European Institute of Innovation & Technology

FORTH researchers reveal how metabolic reprogramming in mitochondria promotes or undermines survival and longevity

International collaboration between IMBB-FORTH and the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (Germany)

IMBB researchers reveal that DNA damage in tissue-infiltrating macrophages triggers an exosome-based metabolic reprogramming leading to chronic inflammation

International scientific collaboration between IMBB-FORTH Researchers and Scientists at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and the University of Oslo, in Norway uncovers the novel role of the DNA base excision repair (BER) pathway in

New Director of the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, FORTH

The Institute of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology (IMBB FORTH - Greece) becomes a full member of EU-LIFE

IMBB researchers reveal that XAB2 functionally links the spliceosomal response to DNA damage with R-loop processing with important ramifications for transcription-coupled DNA repair disorders

An evolutionary rare strategy for circumventing pesticide resistance in the major bee parasite

Biosensors Lab receives funding from HFRI to develop a rapid diagnostic tool for Covid-19 antibodies detection

European Research Project, coordinated by IMBB-FORTH, receives prestigious Horizon 2020 grant for the development of highly selective and safe insecticides

Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis elected Vice President of the European Research Council

Novel method for COVID-19 diagnosis developed in Crete receives funding for immediate market release

In a Viewpoint article in Nature Reviews Neuroscience, IMBB Researcher P. Poirazi and other leading neuro-biologists discuss the major breakthroughs of the past 20 years and the future challenges in the field of Neuroscience

In a Commentary article published in Nature Immunology, Prof. Tavernarakis discusses the publication describing how obesity-induced inflammation impairs mitochondrial metabolism to exacerbate the consequences of high fat diet

IMBB Researchers and Scientists from the University of Padova uncover a novel pathogenesis mechanism for Autosomal Dominant Optic Atrophy, an incurable, visual loss disorder

IMBB-FORTH joins EU-LIFE as a new Associate Member

Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis elected Member of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology Governing Board

Neuroimplants to treat spinal cord injuries

IMBB researcher Electra Gizeli will coordinate a new HFSP-funded research effort aiming at better understanding the bio-mechanical properties of endosomal membranes

Researchers provide new insights into the pathogenesis of epilepsy

In a new study, IMBB Researchers in collaboration with colleagues at Los Angeles and New York provide new insights into the pathogenesis of epilepsy

New scientific discovery by researchers at FORTH DNA damage triggers metabolic reprogramming, leading to aging

The Achilles’ heel of malaria vectors: novel insecticide resistance mechanisms expressed in their legs

Prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant awarded to FORTH Researcher Dr. Giorgos Chamilos

Professor George A. Garinis awarded with the Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award

International scientific collaboration between IMBB researchers and scientists at the Harvard Medical School causally dissects the role of dendrites in sensory processing

Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis newly elected Member of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina

A 'Perspective' article in Nature Neuroscience by a group of leading neurobiologists discusses how components of artificial neuronal networks can drive progress in systems neuroscience. The Perspective is co-authored by IMBB Researcher P. Poirazi

In a Commentary article published in Nature, Prof. Tavernarakis discusses the publication describing the discovery of how neural excitation modulates lifespan

IMBB-FORTH Researcher Panagiota Poirazi has been awarded Einstein Visiting Fellowship to investigate neuronal mechanisms of behavioral flexibility

Researchers at IMBB-FORTH challenge the dogma that wants interneurons to be “simple”

Prof. George A. Garinis, FORTH affiliated researcher, earns an ERC Proof of Concept Grant

The 2019 Onassis Foundation Lecture Series in Biology and Chemistry is on the topic of Genome Editing

IMBB researchers uncover a link between mitochondrial maturation and germ cell differentiation

FORTH Chairman, Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis is elected Corresponding Member of the Academy of Athens

Professor George A. Garinis is elected member of European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

IMBB scientists describe a novel mechanism of interchromosomal gene regulation

The Proteomics Facility of FORTH among the leading European Proteomics Research Groups

International scientific collaboration between IMBB Researchers and Scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) of the United States and the University of Oslo, in Norway uncovers the novel role of mitophagy in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer

IMBB and Columbia Researchers pinpoint the cells that control the brain's memory flow

Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award to IMBB researcher Panayiota Poirazi

A step closer to understanding plant defence mechanisms

Dr. Papoutsi Postdoctoral researcher at IMBB/FORTH awarded with the prestigious NARSAD 2018 Young Investigator Grant

IMBB researchers reveal a novel mechanism regulating protein synthesis and ageing

Professor George A. Garinis will coordinate two international research programs on Ageing (HealthAge) and DNA damage (aDDRess) at the IMBB-FORTH

FORTH organizes a symposium to honor the memory of Fotis Kafatos 25 September 2018, Main Auditorium, FORTH, Heraklion, Crete

IMBB Researchers Identify a Critical Role of Iron Restriction inside Macrophages in Host Defense against Human Pathogenic Fungi

IMBB Researcher Vassiliki Nikoletopoulou became a member of the FENS-KAVLI network for excellence scholars

IMBB Researchers Identify a Novel Immunological Function of Melanin implicated in Pathogenesis of Human Fungal Diseases

International scientific collaboration between IMBB-FORTH Researchers and Scientists in Paris, France uncovers a novel function of aspirin as a caloric restriction mimetic agent

IMBB researcher Panayiota Poirazi elected member of the Organizing Committee for the FENS Forum 2018

IMBB researcher Domna Karagogeos elected Chair of the Committee of Higher Education and Training of the FENS

IMBB and UCLA researchers show how synaptic turnover facilitates learning and memory

Bayer and IMBB-FORTH in Greece collaborate to support discovery of novel insect control solutions

FORTH Chairman, Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis, receives the prestigious Helmholtz International Fellow Award

IMBB-FORTH Researchers reveal how stress and nutrient deprivation influence complex brain functions such as learning and memory

IMBB - FORTH’s Researcher Panayiota Poirazi elected as member of EMBO

FORTH - IMBB postdoctoral researcher receives the AXA Research Fund Postdoctoral Fellowship

Crete hosted an important European Neuroscience Conference

FORTH - IMBB researcher and University of Crete Medical School Professor receives the Galien Scientific Research Award

IMBB researchers reveal a novel function for DNA repair proteins during mammalian development

FET-OPEN grant awarded to Biosensors group

IMBB researchers decipher the role of mossy cells in recognizing different environments with the use of computational models

Prof. E. Gizeli and Dr G. Papadakis from IMBB-FORTH receive the 1st Award at the 2016 competition on Excellence in Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Scientists at IMBB discover two proteins necessary for transmission of malaria parasites by mosquitoes

A single mutation causing striking, unpredictable resistance against mites and insects, reveals the common mode of action of putative different insecticide classes

Researchers of IMBB-BR/Ioannina show that specific cellular internalization routes play critical role in blood vessel formation

IMBB researchers build models that predict how memories become linked across time

Election of New President of FORTH

The IMBB participates in major Horizon 2020 project, aiming to build European infrastructure to control insect vector - borne disease

Prof. Nektarios Tavernarakis earns an ERC Proof of Concept Grant

Dr. Vassiliki Nikoletopoulou, Researcher at the IMBB, earned a highly competitive ERC starting grant

Dr. Vassiliki Nikoletopoulou wins Starting Investigator ERC grant.

Prof. Nektarios Tavernarakis appointed new member of the ERC Scientific Council.

A novel insecticide resistance mechanisms in malaria vectors

Establishment of the Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation (HFRI) with support from the European Union’s investment bank

Inauguration of Ancient DNA Analysis Unit & International Meeting “Ancient DNA Analysis: A new view in the past”

Prof. Nektarios Tavernarakis earns an ERC Advanced Investigator Grant for the second time

Forth’s Innovative Research for food safety makes European citizens proud

Identification of insulin pathway components that delay Age-related Memory Impairment (AMI)

Plant Molecular Biology group of IMBB wins prize in the Research and Innovation competition organized by REDESTOS group

Biosensors Group is one of the winners in NOKIA Open Innovation Challenge 2015

Nobel Prize Awarded for Fight against Malaria, an IMBB Research Priority

IMBB researcher Panayiota Poirazi elected as the Chair of the FENS-KAVLI Network of Excellence

New genome sequence to provide insight into tiger mosquito and how deadly diseases are transmitted to humans

Biosensors Group at IMBB receives two EC grants within Horizon2020 to develop diagnostic platforms for DNA analysis

Major European Research Project, coordinated by IMBB-FORTH, receives prestigious Horizon 2020 grant for the development of molecular diagnostics for mosquito - malaria vectors

Undergraduate student at IMBB wins Google EMEA Scholarship

IMBB researchers uncover a novel mechanism that controls longevity by coordinating mitochondrial biogenesis and turnover in the cell, during ageing

IMBB-FORTH will be the Coordinator for the Research and Training Network “Chromatin3D”

Minotech-Post-Genomics Unit Analysis

IMBB researchers reveal a novel mechanism of long non-coding RNAs in the regulation of mammalian immune responses

Developing new drugs against Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) using a biological Chip (ALS-on-a-Chip)

Nature: New Greek government raises hopes for science

Greek science haunted by hydra of problems

The General Secretariat for Research and Technology has launched the new National Roadmap for Research Infrastructures which includes among others the large BioImaging-GR Infrastructure that is coordinating by FORTH/IMBB

IMBB researchers receive the prestigious BioMedical Research Award of the Academy of Athens

Γονιδιωματική ανάλυση κουνουπιών από το ΙΤΕ για την κατανόηση της μετάδοσης της ελονοσίας

Η Ελληνική Ακαδημία Νευροανοσολογίας τίμησε σε ειδική εκδήλωση τον Αχιλλέα Γραβάνη, Καθηγητή Φαρμακολογίας της Σχολής Επιστημών Υγείας του Πανεπιστημίου Κρήτης και Συνεργαζόμενο Ερευνητή του ΙΜΒΒ-ΙΤΕ

2014 European Fly Neurobiology (Neurofly) Biennial Conference

22nd Euroconference on Apoptosis Cell Death & Rejuvenation

Onassis Lectures 2014

IMBB researcher is elected member of the Academy of Europe

Dr. Poirazi to represent ERC at the World Economic Forum’s Meeting of New Champions

Food Behavior: The bacterial metabolite 2-aminoacetophenone promotes association of pathogenic food bacteria with flies

Ανάλυση «αρχαίου DNA» στο ΙΤΕ

InnovCrete at FORTH

VEGF Signaling Integrates the UPR Machinery of the Endoplasmic Reticulum in Physiological Responses such as Angiogenesis

From amputation to regeneration – researchers identify shared features of limb regeneration in crustaceans and vertebrates

Motions of a nanomotor get proteins out of the cell, an essential mechanism for cellular function

Nektarios Tavernarakis is the new Director of FORTH's Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology

IMBB researchers reveal that DNA damage triggers a chronic auto-inflammatory response leading to fat depletion

Professor Tokatlidis elected as member of EMBO

Panayiota Poirazi becomes a member of AcademiaNet after nomination by EMBO

IMBB researcher receives the Empeirikeion Foundation Academic Excellence Prize

EMBO Young Investigator award at IMBB-FORTH

IMBB researchers uncover a universal and potent protective mechanism against neuronal necrosis

ERC Starting Grant

Research at the IMBB reveals similarities in the development of insect and vertebrate body segments

IMBB researchers reveal a novel mechanism underlying necrotic neurodegeneration

New Advanced Multiphoton Confocal Microscopy facility established at IMBB

IMBB researchers reveal a novel mechanism that controls protein secretion

IMBB researchers reveal a novel mechanism regulating metabolism and ageing

NeuronAge research earns Tavernarakis an ERC Advanced Investigator Grant

IMBB researchers reveal a novel mechanism modulating ageing

GSRT SAC 2005

The IMBB received a 4.9/5.0 grade

Prof. Dr. Fotis C. KAFATOS elected member of the Scientific Council of the ERC

Bodossakis Prize