CERTH-Centre for Research and Technology – HELLAS (EKETA) / Ethniko Kentro Erevnas Kai Technologikis Anaptyxis

The Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH), the largest research centre in Northern Greece, was founded in March 2000. CERTH is a non-profit organization that directly reports to the General Secretariat for Research and Technology (GSRT), of the Greek Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs.The mission of CERTH is to carry out fundamental and applied research with emphasis on development of novel products and services of industrial, economic and social importance in the following fields:

1. Chemical and Biochemical Processes and Advanced Functional Materials
2. Informatics and Telecommunications
3. Land, Sea and Air Transportation
4. Agrobiotechnology and Food Engineering
5. Enviromental Friendly Technologies for Solid Fuels and Alternative Energy Sources
6. Biomedical Informatics, Biomedical Engineering, Biomolecular Medicine and Pharmacogenetics.