News – UBITECH

Posted on June 25, 2026July 8, 2026 by ubitech

UBITECH Launches SENTRY, a New Horizon Europe Action for AI-Driven Plant Pathogen Surveillance

The Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Action SENTRY officially launched its four-year programme of work with a kick-off meeting held on 23-25 June 2026 in Limassol, Cyprus, hosted by coordinating partner STREMBLE VENTURES LTD. UBITECH is proud to be a partner in this ambitious initiative, which brings together a consortium of research organisations, technology providers and agri-food stakeholders to safeguard crops and supply chains against the growing threat of plant pathogens. Running under Grant Agreement No. 101288591 for 48 months from June 2026, SENTRY delivers a systems-based phytosanitary solution that couples novel interventions with digital infrastructures across the entire agri-food chain.

Posted on June 24, 2026July 8, 2026 by ubitech

UBITECH Coordinates Launch of MNEME, a Horizon Europe Innovation Action Building a Collaborative Memory Platform for Cultural Heritage

UBITECH announces the official launch of MNEME – “A Collaborative Memory Platform for Cultural Heritage,” a new Innovation Action funded under the European Union’s Horizon Europe programme (Grant Agreement No. 101285462). The project kicked off with a two-day consortium meeting held in Athens, Greece, on 23–24 June 2026, bringing together partners from across Europe to align on the project’s technical roadmap, governance structures and pilot deployment strategy. MNEME will run for 30 months, coordinated by UBITECH. MNEME delivers a large-scale, user-driven validation of the European Collaborative Cloud for Cultural Heritage (ECCCH). The project ingests curated cultural assets, including texts, images and 3D models, and harmonises them with the CIDOC-CRM and IIIF standards to form a federated knowledge graph that enables cross-collection discovery, comparative analysis and shared storytelling across institutions.

Posted on June 11, 2026July 8, 2026 by ubitech

UBITECH Represents the ORION Horizon Europe Project at the 2026 Projects to Policy Seminar in Brussels

UBITECH, as the coordinator of the Horizon Europe project ORION, proudly represented the project at the 2026 Projects to Policy Seminar (PPS), held on 10–11 June 2026 in Brussels, Belgium. Jointly organised by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs (DG HOME) and the European Research Executive Agency (REA), the event brought together nearly 150 participants representing 36 newly funded Horizon Europe Cluster 3 security projects, alongside representatives from European Commission services, EU agencies, policymakers and security practitioners. The seminar provided an important platform for strengthening dialogue between research, innovation and European security policy.

Posted on June 4, 2026June 8, 2026 by ubitech

UBITECH Receives the Research & Innovation Award at the ΕΒΕΑ – ACCI Awards 2026

UBITECH has been honored with the Research & Innovation Award at the ΕΒΕΑ – ACCI | Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry Awards 2026, a distinction that recognizes the company’s long-standing commitment to research excellence, technological innovation, and the transformation of advanced knowledge into solutions with real-world impact.

The award ceremony took place on June 3 at the Megaron, Athens Concert Hall, bringing together representatives from government, academia, and the business community to celebrate organizations shaping the future of the Greek economy through innovation and entrepreneurship.

Posted on June 3, 2026July 8, 2026 by ubitech

UBITECH Joins Flagship “AI.grids” Initiative to Co-Develop Sovereign AI Models for Next-Generation Energy Grids

UBITECH has joined AI.grids, a project set up under the aegis of, and chaired by, the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Energy (DG ENER). At the signature ceremony held in Brussels, representatives from all 48 consortium members formally confirmed their participation: CRESYM, E.DSO, ENTSO-E, and T&D Europe, alongside 18 grid operators (6 DSOs and 12 TSOs), 21 research organisations, and 5 other industry players. UBITECH joins this consortium to contribute to the design, training, and deployment of EU sovereign AI foundation models engineered to revolutionize energy grid management and long-term infrastructure planning.

Posted on May 27, 2026July 8, 2026 by ubitech

UBITECH’s Energy Digitalisation Group Joins Core Development Team of Harvard SEAS-Maintained PowerAgent Community

In a major step forward for AI in energy, UBITECH’s Energy Digitalisation Group participates directly in the core development team of PowerAgent, an open-source community maintained by the Power and AI Initiative (PAI) at Harvard SEAS and dedicated to accelerating the development of LLM-powered tools and agentic AI in the power systems domain. PowerAgent forms the flagship “AI for Power” workstream within PAI’s broader research portfolio, which spans 14 projects exploring both AI for Power and Power for AI, including data centre–grid co-design and energy-aware LLM training and inference.

Posted on May 4, 2026May 4, 2026 by ubitech

Portables UBITECH Team Wins Global Distinction at FIRST World Championship 2026

The Portables UBITECH FTC team has achieved a landmark global distinction at the FIRST Tech Challenge World Championship 2026 in Houston, USA, securing the 3rd Place Inspire Award — one of the highest honors of the competition.

Competing among the world’s top robotics teams, the group delivered an outstanding performance across all evaluation pillars, earning international recognition for both its technical excellence and overall impact. This achievement marks a historic milestone, as the team becomes the first Greek team to reach this level of distinction on the global stage, highlighting the growing strength of the country’s innovation ecosystem.

This result is not only a competitive success, but a reflection of a broader mindset — one that combines curiosity, experimentation, and collaboration. It embodies a new generation of talent capable of translating knowledge into real-world outcomes, while contributing to a global dialogue around technology and innovation.

Posted on April 30, 2026April 30, 2026 by ubitech

UBITECH Joins the Launch of WIRED Greece, Bridging Technology, Culture, and the Future of AI

UBITECH joined forces with WIRED Greece for its official launch, contributing to the introduction of one of the world’s most influential technology and innovation media brands in the Greek market.

As part of the first issue, UBITECH was also featured through a dedicated native presence, reinforcing its positioning at the intersection of advanced technology, trust, and real-world impact.

Posted on April 2, 2026April 3, 2026 by ubitech

UBITECH and QUBITECH Showcase Research Innovation at Forum InCyber Europe 2026

UBITECH with its subsidiary QUBITECH participated in Forum InCyber (FIC) Europe 2026, held from March 31 – April 2, 2026, @ Lille, France, one of Europe’s leading events dedicated to digital security and trust. Through its presence at the European Pavilion, Both companies showcased advanced research initiatives and contributed to the European dialogue on cybersecurity, trusted infrastructures, and next-generation network systems.

Posted on March 31, 2026April 2, 2026 by ubitech

UBITECH Participates in Dialogue on AI and Cybersecurity at University of Western Macedonia

UBITECH participated in the event “AI & Cybersecurity: Artificial Intelligence as a Pillar of National and Digital Security”, organized by the University of Western Macedonia, contributing to an open dialogue on the role of artificial intelligence in shaping secure and responsible digital ecosystems.

Representing UBITECH, Nikos Chatzivasileiadis, Blockchain Tech Leader, joined a panel discussion alongside leading experts from academia and the public sector, focusing on the intersection of AI, cybersecurity, and digital trust.