The Board of Directors is pleased to announce the addition of two more members to the PackPrint Science family. These are the company LMeco, which is active in the recycling of liquid food packaging and silicone paper, and Mrs. Alexandra Vergopoulou, who is active in the field of graphic arts.
Schimatari, 07-09-2026
The Board of Directors
The introductory and informational evening event on Graphic Arts, Printing, and Packaging, titled “This Is a Printing House!” was a resounding success. The event took place on Thursday, June 18, at the Public Tobacco Factory—on the premises of the Hellenic Parliament’s Printing Office.
The event was organized by the Center for Research, Development and Education of Packaging, Printing and Graphic Communication PackPrint Science, in collaboration with the Research Laboratory of Graphic Arts and Visual Communication Media Technology GRAPHMEDLAB of the University of West Attica, with the support of the Directorate of Publications and Printing of the Hellenic Parliament.
The Board of Directors is pleased to announce two more registrations in PackPrint Science: The label maker "Hermes" and the teacher Mrs. Thomaida Salogianni.
The Board of Directors welcomes the new members and wishes them a good and creative path towards our goals.
Two organizations with common visions and high goals join forces and lay the foundations for a creative future.
The Circular Economy Laboratory of the Municipality of Piraeus Piraeus Maker Space and the Center for Research, Development and Education of Packaging, Printing and Graphic Communication PackPrint Science co-organized on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, an evening in which exactly what is mentioned in the purposes of these two organizations was analyzed.
The topic was "Graphic Arts, Printing, Packaging: Implementing the Circular Economy in Practice - Prospects and Job Opportunities for Young People".
In the amphitheater of the former SKYP on 95 Athinon Piraeus Avenue Many Graphic Arts students from SAEK gathered to listen to the speakers and learn about the professional prospects that open up in this field.
George Triantafyllou and Tasos Politis from the PackPrint Science Center participated in the presentation of the Interpack exhibition, which will take place in Duesseldorf from 7 to 13 May 2026.
At the event, the exhibition program was presented by Ms. Cornelia Tautenhahn, press officer of Interpack, as well as the developments in packaging by Ms. Judith Binzer, representative of the VDMA (German Machinery Manufacturers Association). The event was perfectly organized by Alexia Castro and Diana Stiehle, of the Messe Duesseldorff delegation for Greece and Cyprus.
The Interpack exhibition is the leading event in the packaging industry worldwide. In particular, the full range will be presented, from the production and processing of packaging and packaging materials, to quality assurance with a focus on consumer protection.
The first courses for training young people in Packaging, printing and graphic communication took place at the Global Pack – Foodtech exhibition.
The presentation of the PackPrint Science Center with the two presentations by the Center's scientific director, Dr. Anastasios Politis, at the Packaging Inspiring Innovation forum was significant.
At the same time, important contacts were made with the businesses of the branches, with the main goal of collaborations for education and training in the immediate future.
The Board of Directors of PackPrint Science was constituted after the elections of 24-25/09/2025.
Its composition is:
President: Christos Koutrouditsos
Vice President: Augerinos Hatzichrysos
General Secretary: Giorgos Triantafillou
Treasurer: Maria Antonopoulou
Members: Vassilis Dimakis, George Nikolaou, Antonis Tsigonias
In the 7th place, Mr. V. Dimakis and Mr. Tasos Pallas had a tie in the elections. Mr. Pallas sent a letter to the Board of Directors. with which he declares that he is always next to the Center and renounces the lottery so that someone younger can take the place.
The members and collaborators of the PackPrint Science Center for Research and Education of Packaging, Printing and Graphic Communication, feel devastated by the untimely loss of Kostas Vgontzas of the Lychnia company.
We express our deepest condolences to the family and the company.