How did we succeed?

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Timeline of major milestones

2015

Demokritos submits a proposal to the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) for the SNF Industrial Fellowship Program. The proposal is selected for funding and an agreement is signed.

2017

For Demokritos, a public research organization, in order to accommodate the needs of the new Program. administrative procedures had to be adapted including: Auditing procedures for the financial evaluation of the participating companies and theadoption of new types of Fellowship contracts.

06/2017

The first bunch of successful candidates and companies signed contractual agreements. 63 projects were approved from about 120 submitted proposals.

07/2017

Official kick-off meeting of the SNF Industrial Fellowship Program at Demokritos.

12/2017

2nd Open Call, an additional 9 Fellowships have been awarded.

2019

06/2019

3rd Open Call, two more Fellows were selected.

2020

03/2020

4th Open call, two more Fellows were selected.

10/2020

2020Demokritos was nominated as one of the three finalists for the EU Enterprise Promotion award. The selection was primarily based on the successful execution of the Industrial Fellowship Program as well as for operating Lefkippos the Attica Tech Park and AHEDD the Attica Hub for the Economy of Data and Devices.