New funding for the Hellenic Pasteur Institute –Laboratory of Molecular Virology (Dr. Urania Georgopoulou-Reserch Director)

27 October, 2026

New funding for the Hellenic Pasteur Institute –Laboratory of Molecular Virology (Dr. Urania Georgopoulou-Reserch Director) within the framework of the “Research-Innovate” Action of the “Competitiveness” Programme of the NSRF 2021-2027 of Intervention II: “Partnerships between Enterprises and Research Organizations”

This project will strengthen the research excellence of the HPI. Dr. Urania Georgopoulou, Research Director at the HPI-Molecular Virology Laboratory, secured funding for the project entitled “Functional characterization and exploitation of plant extracellular vesicles (EVs) as innovative bioactive ingredients in skin cosmetics” with the acronym “PLEXDERM”. The interdisciplinary partnership includes three strong research institutions, the Hellenic Pasteur Institute, the National Hellenic Research Foundation and the Foundation for Research & Technology with the emerging SME YOUTH LAB.

See also : PLEXDERM