LaboratoryofAdvancedMaterialsandDevices(AMDeLab)wasestablishedafterthe mergeof AppliedPhysicsLaboratory,OpticalCharacterizationLaboratory, Thermal Analysis LaboratoryandLaboratoryforElectrical/MagneticCharacterizationandmicro/nanodevices design.Thelaboratorywascreatedwithavisionofaversatileresearchstructureoriented onthephysicochemicalcharacterizationandstudyofmaterialsanddevices.AMDeLab belongstotheDepartmentofPhysics,FacultyofSciencesinAristotleUniversityof Thessaloniki.The research activities of AMDeLab are focused in the following fields:•Growth and synthesis of advanced materials.•Physicochemical characterization, study of materials and devices.•Study of cultural heritage works.TheresearchplanofAMDeLabisdevelopedindirectinteractiontotheneedsofthe productionsectorfromlocaleconomy,takingadvantageofthewidepossibilitiestooffer integratedcharacterizationsandstudiesofmaterialsanddevicestogetherwithits partnership in competitive research programs.StaffmembersofAMDeLabalsocovertheeducationalandtheresearchactivitiesofthe DepartmentofPhysics,aswellasotherdepartmentsof AristotleUniversity,ingraduateand postgraduate level in the fields falling into its scientific interests.