NHRF Center of Excellence

The project primarily focuses on the establishment of a Center of Excellence at the National Hellenic Research Foundation (NHRF), centered on research for the development of advanced organic materials and innovative approaches for cancer diagnosis and treatment (theranostics), as well as bioelectronic applications.

The Project is expected to fulfill this mission mainly through the upgrade of the NHRF’s infrastructure, specifically through:

a) the purchase and installation of state-of-the-art laboratory equipment,

b) the renovation of approximately 565 m² of space on the basement and ground floors of the building to house new laboratories,

c) interventions for the modernization of existing infrastructures (mainly through improvements to laboratory furniture and the facilities of existing laboratories of the two scientific institutes covering approximately 1,000 m², as well as smaller-scale interventions in offices and seminar rooms),

d) the energy and environmental upgrade of the entire NHRF building complex, including renovation works on the building’s infrastructure.

The Project also includes in-house project management activities for the design, implementation, and systematic monitoring of the proposed infrastructure upgrade interventions and the commissioning of the new facilities.

Within the scope of the Project, collaboration is also foreseen between NHRF and:

1. the Technical Service of the Special Service for Coordination of the Implementation of Actions (MOD), for the approval and validation of the technical studies and supervision of the construction sub-project as the Supervising Authority, and
2. the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) for further project development and the tendering process of the technical study and construction sub-project, or any other relevant actions required within the scope of its responsibilities.

The primary objective of the Project is to enhance the research capacity of the NHRF and the momentum it demonstrates in important and innovative fields of science and technology, such as the development of advanced organic materials, mainly for theranostic cancer treatment, as well as for the development of new bioelectronic applications.