Greece

An innovation hub for Greece may be in the works for an abandoned industrial site visited by Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday.

Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis asked the heads of top pharmaceutical firms during an online meeting on Sunday to develop practical proposals to create a strong and competitive biopharmaceutical sector in the country. As the Prime Minister noted, the challenge was...

US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt said on Tuesday that Greece can progress economically and technologically and become a regional hub for innovation and entrepreneurship. Speaking to the President of the American-Hellenic Chamber, Nikolaos Bakatselos, at the 31st annual Greek...

Despite making considerable progress in recent years, Greece still lags behind other European Union countries in its performance within the vital arena of innovation. According to the results of the "European Innovation Scoreboard 2020" study, released on Tuesday, the country...

In an announcement by Carlos Moedas, EU Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation, Athens has been named the European Capital of Innovation for 2018. The announcement was made on Tuesday morning at the Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal. The award is given...

Athens has made it to the last stage of candidacy for the European Capital of Innovation Awards 2018, along with five other cities. Greece's capital will compete with Aarhus (Denmark), Hamburg (Germany), Leuven (Belgium), Toulouse (France) and Umea (Sweden). The city...

The European Institute of Innovation and Technology's (EIT) Awards promote innovation and encourage entrepreneurs from all around Europe by putting the most innovative ventures, entrepreneurial graduates, innovation teams and women from the EIT community in the spotlight. This year’s winning...

Athens is one of 12 European cities vying for the "European Capital of Innovation Award" for 2018, it was announced on Monday. The other finalist cities of this year’s European Capital of Innovation Award are Aarhus, Antwerp, Bristol, Gothenburg, Hamburg,...

A lively exhibition following the dynamic story of Greece’s industries and innovation over more than a century was launched Thursday in downtown Athens. 160 Years Made in Greece - Industry, Innovation, Novelty at the Athens Technopolis will run from Thursday to March...

Entrepreneurs could drive economic growth in Greece fairly quickly, United States Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt said in a speech at the Thessaloniki Summit on Friday, as long as the government removes bureaucratic obstacles. The summit was organised by the Federation of...

Greece was 22nd out of 28 EU countries in innovation in 2016, according to the main findings of the latest Innovation Scoreboard, published by the European Commission. Greece is classified as a moderate innovator and its performance has increased by...

The French embassy, the French Institute (L’Institut français de Grèce) and the French-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce & Industry are organizing the first business forum on energy, the environment and innovation which will be held on November 24-25 in Athens. "My...

National Bank's i-bank pass service excelled in the fourth international competition Distribution and Marketing Innovation Awards 2016 for financial services, organized by the prestigious organization EFMA, (with a membership of approximately 3,300 financial institutions in 130 countries) in collaboration...

Greek Economy Minister George Stathakis on Monday presented the funding sources which the government planned to use for the return of the economy towards innovation and export business activity. Addressing an Equity Investment Forum in Athens, Stathakis said that "in...

Greece ranks 29th among 50 countries included in Bloomberg’s 2015 world innovation index, the data showed on Friday. The country finds only Portugal behind it among Western European countries, while it leads over Eastern European countries. The ranking focuses on six...