PRAXI Network:
Athens | Thessaloniki | Heraklion | Volos | Patra
Main Offices:
Kolokotroni 8, 105 61, Athens
Phone:. 210 360 7690
PRAXI Network is National Contact Point for Horizon Europe
Since 1998, PRAXI Network is appointed as the National Contact Point (NCP) for the Framework Programmes for Research and Innovation of the European Commission. Under this role, PRAXI Network serves as an official entity for information and advisory support for EU-funded research programmes. The General Secretariat for Research and Innovation (GSRI) has appointed on March 2021, PRAXI Network/FORTH as Horizon Europe National Contact Point (NCP) for 13 thematic areas.
Services
PRAXI Network provides information, advisory and consulting services and organises events, workshops and trainings for research centers and academic institutions as well as public and private organisations.
PRAXI Network is member of the European Networks of National Contact Points (NCPs) for specific thematic areas. The table below includes information about the National Contact Points per thematic area of Horizon Europe.
| Thematic Area | National Contact Points |
| Legal and Financial aspects | Dr Kostas Vavekis (vavekis@praxinetwork.gr) Vassiliki Kalodimou (kalodimou@praxinetwork.gr) |
| European Research Council (ERC) | Dr Evropi-Sofia Dalampira (dalampira@praxinetwork.gr) Despina Magiri-Skouloudi (dmskouloudi@praxinetwork.gr) |
| Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) | Despina Magiri-Skouloudi (dmskouloudi@praxinetwork.gr) |
| Research Infrastructures | Despina Magiri-Skouloudi (dmskouloudi@praxinetwork.gr) Dr Evropi-Sofia Dalampira (dalampira@praxinetwork.gr) |
| Culture, creativity and Inclusive Society | Maria Mikroni (mikroni@praxinetwork.gr) Yannis Marinakis (marinakis@praxinetwork.gr) Androniki Papaterpou (papaterpou@praxinetwork.gr) |
| Civil Security for Society | Dr Achilleas Barlas (barlas@praxinetwork.gr) Vaya Piteli (piteli@praxinetwork.gr) |
| Digital, Industry and Space | Vaya Piteli (piteli@praxinetwork.gr) Dr Yannis Kortidis (kortidis@praxinetwork.gr) |
| Climate, Energy and Mobility | Vassiliki Kalodimou (kalodimou@praxinetwork.gr) Maria Mikroni (mikroni@praxinetwork.gr) Vaya Piteli (piteli@praxinetwork.gr) |
| Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment | Despina Magiri-Skouloudi (dmskouloudi@praxinetwork.gr) Dr Evropi-Sofia Dalampira (dalampira@praxinetwork.gr) Antonis Sapountzis (sapountzis@praxinetwork.gr) Vaya Piteli (piteli@praxinetwork.gr) |
| The European Innovation Council (EIC) and European Innovation ecosystems | Dr Kostas Vavekis (vavekis@praxinetwork.gr) Dr Yannis Kortidis (kortidis@praxinetwork.gr) Despina Magiri-Skouloudi (dmskouloudi@praxinetwork.gr) |
| Widening Participation and ERA | Vassiliki Kalodimou (kalodimou@praxinetwork.gr) Maria Mikroni (mikroni@praxinetwork.gr) |
| Fission | Antonis Sapountzis (sapountzis@praxinetwork.gr) Dr Dimitra Tsoutsou (tsoutsou@praxinetwork.gr) |
| Fusion | Vassiliki Kalodimou (kalodimou@praxinetwork.gr) |
| European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) | Vaya Piteli (piteli@praxinetwork.gr) Antonis Sapountzis (sapountzis@praxinetwork.gr) George Panagopoulos (panagopoulos@praxinetwork.gr) |
Further information for the National Contact Points for all thematic areas of “Horizon Europe” is available here.
Coordination and Support Actions
PRAXI Network provides the Greek entities its services as a National Contact Point (NCP), in order to support their participation to European Framework Programmes for Research and Innovation. PRAXI Network also participates to all official National Contact Points Networks (Coordination and Support Actions) for the thematic areas that has been appointed as NCP. The NCP Networks receive European funding in order to provide continuous information and consultation services to all interested stakeholders.
