The administration of the Centre is accomplished the Department of Administration and the Department of Technological Applications and Support of Research, and the Secretariat of Special Funds for finances by third parties. The Centre is governed by an eleven-member board of Directors consisting of the Director of the Centre as its President, the directors of the eight institutes and two elected representatives of the employees as members.
The areas of activities of the NCSR “Demokritos”, as given in detail in the Operational Plan of the Centre for 2002-2005, are:
- NANOTECHNOLOGY
- MICROSYSTEMS
- INTEGRATED CIRCUITS FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATICS
- ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES FOR CULTURAL HERITAGE
- CONTROL OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
- NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY & RADIOPROTECTION
- TECHNOLOGIES OF ACCELERATION SYSTEMS & DETECTION
- PREPARATION & CHARACTERISATION OF INNOVATIVE MATERIALS
- BIOMOLECULES, NATURAL PRODUCTS & BIOTECHNOLOGY
- TECHNOLOGIES OF PHARMACEUTICALS & DIAGNOSTIC PRODUCTS.
These 10 areas were chosen aiming at:
- the development of high added value new knowledge and technologies;
- the possibility to exploit products and services of the Centre towards the socioeconomic development of the country; and
- the possibilities and conditions which would foster the development of new high technology production units.
Today, the scientific activities of the Centre are carried out in eight Institutes, each of which has complete freedom in choosing the research topics from its chartered subject. The Institutes of NCSR “Demokritos” are:
- Institute of Nuclear Physics
- Institute of Nuclear Technology and Radiation Protection
- Institute of Materials Science
- Institute of Informatics and Telecommunications
- Institute of Microelectronics
- Institute of Physical Chemistry
- Institute of Biology
- Institute of Radioisotopes and Radioagnostic Products
Available at the Centre is:
- Infrastructure for research, cooperation with industry and services.
- Education Office for post-graduate education and specialization in advanced technologies.
- Liaison Office and Technology Park for technology transfer to public and private sectors.
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