A New Chapter in the MSc - Sorbonne University Partnership!

On Monday and Tuesday 03 and 04 November 2025, we had the pleasure of welcoming Professor Bertrand Blondeau (Sorbonne Université, INSERM UMRS938, Centre de Recherches Saint-Antoine, Paris) to the Medical School - NKUA and the BSRC "Alexander Fleming", Greece. 

As part of this ongoing collaboration, Prof. Blondeau offered to the students of our International MSc Molecular Biomedicine program the first lecture by a faculty member from Sorbonne University. We extend our heartfelt thanks to our students for their warm welcome and lively participation!

Professor Bertrand Blondeau (Sorbonne University) with the students of the International MSc in Molecular Biomedicine at the Medical School - NKUA

During his visit, Prof. Blondeau met with Prof. George Kollias, Director of the International MSc program, as well as Dr. George Panayotou, Director and Chairman of the Board of the BSRC “Alexander Fleming”. He toured the research laboratories where the MSc mobility students will soon be hosted, and visited the Fleming Museum of Contemporary Science.

Warm thanks to Prof. George Kollias and Prof. Maria Tsoumakidou of the MSc Molecular Biomedicine, Prof. Spiros Efthimiopoulos and Prof. Christina Piperi of the NKUA, Dr. George Panayotou and Dr. Katerina Papanikolopoulou of the BSRC “Alexander Fleming”, Prof. Sonia-Athina Karabina and Prof. Elias El-Habr at the Sorbonne University, whose efforts continue to strengthen this dynamic academic bridge between our institutions.

Professor Bertrand Blondeau visit underscored our shared commitment to advancing biomedical education and research, fostering stronger links between Master’s programs in Paris and Athens through joint teaching, student and staff mobility, and collaborative research initiatives planned for the next future.