Consortium & Partners

The National Public Health Organization (NPHO) is a legal entity of Private Law under the supervision of the Minister of Health. NPHO's mission is to provide services that contribute to the protection and improvement of health and increase the life expectancy of the population by enhancing the capacity of the National Healthcare System, with particular focus on public health services.

NKUA started operations on May 1837 and participates through the Department of Informatics and Telecommunications (DIT), specifically the Network Technologies, Services and Applications (NETSA) Laboratory.

BPI is a non-profit Research Institute supervised by the Hellenic Ministry of Rural Development and Food (MRDF), specializing in plant health and pest management.

The Agricultural University of Athens (AUA) is an autonomous state University established in 1920 and it is organized into 14 independent academic departments. ΑUA campus consists of 28 building complexes, 44 fully equipped laboratories, 55 auditoriums and teaching rooms, 13 greenhouses, and fields.

The University of Thessaly (UTH), a leading Greek public university with eight schools and a long-standing track record of coordinating EU-funded research, provides the scientific foundation for the CSN project. Through its ISO-certified Laboratory of Hygiene & Epidemiology—designated a WHO Collaborating Centre—and its Laboratory of Entomology & Agricultural Zoology, UTH supplies state-of-the-art BSL-2 facilities.

The Laboratory of Hygiene and Epidemiology was originally established at the former Technological Educational Institute (TEI) of Athens in 2015 and it was incorporated in 2019 into the Department of Public and Community Health, within the School of Public Health of the University of West Attica.

The Ministry of Environment and Energy through its General Secretariat of Natural Environment & Water (GSNEW) is responsible for policy planning and formulation for the protection and management of the aquatic environment and sustainable water services management.

The Ministry of Rural Development, through its General Directorate of Veterinary Services, is the central competent authority for organizing, conducting and supervising official controls and other official activities according to EU and national rules concerning animal health and food safety of animal origin.

The Ministry of Health is a ministry of the Greek government, primarily responsible for managing the National Health System of Greece and overseeing private healthcare providers. It is also responsible for the planning and implementation of Public Health policies. Its headquarters are located at 17 Aristotelous Street, Athens.

The General State Laboratory (G.S.L.) is a service of the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (I.A.P.R.), operating at the level of a General Directorate. The mission of the G.S.L. includes, among other things, the protection of public health, the environment, and consumer interests. To fulfill its mission, the G.S.L. maintains an extensive database containing the results of physicochemical and microbiological analyses of food and water samples.

The Hellenic Food Authority (EFET) is the Central Competent Authority in Greece for organizing, supervising, coordinating and conducting official controls and other official activities to verify compliance with national and EU rules for food safety, under the supervision of the Ministry of Rural Development and Food.