Director, Hellenic Foundation for Research & Innovation (HFRI).

Dr. Katerina Kouravelou is a Chemical Engineer and holds a postgraduate degree in “Science and Technology of Materials” and a PhD on Nanotechnology from the Department of Chemical Engineering of the University of Patras.

She has worked in various positions in the wider research sector, in the academia as well as the business sector, in companies (mostly spin-offs) which operate in Greece and in the wider European research ecosystem. Her most significant position was that of Director for Research and Development in the company Nanothinx S.A.

She has many publications in international journals and has participated in many scientific conferences.

At the same time, she is an evaluator for European research proposals (Horizon Europe, H2020 [MSCA, PILOTS, SME Instrument Phase I and II, now EIC-Accelerator]), as well as responsible for certifying the physical activities of EIC-Accelerator projects (formerly known as SME – Instrument Phase II).

Since April 28, 2022, she has taken office as the Director of the Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation (H.F.R.I.), where she was working since August 2018, initially as an executive and later on as head of the Department of Research Projects.