EBC Brainy Insights
The EBC Brainy Insights are a weekly service provided by the Brussels Office to members and partners, including the latest news relevant to the brain community in terms of EU funding, related policy news, news from the scientific community and more. The EBC Brainy Insights are designed to be a “one stop email” for all the latest news and to keep our stakeholders fully up to date without having to look far.
Below you can find a selection of past mailings:
Save the date for the 2025 Brain Innovation Days
The European Brain Council (EBC) is pleased to announce that the 5th edition of the Brain Innovation Days will take place on 15-16 October 2025 at La Tricoterie in Brussels! The Brain Innovation Days, led by EBC, originate from a collaboration between the scientific and business communities, uniting to highlight opportunities within the brain space. Researchers, clinicians, industry professionals, and [...]
Brain Health on the Global Stage in Davos During World Economic Forum 2025
The World Economic Forum (WEF)'s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland has long been a leading gathering where global leaders in business, policymaking and activism converge to address critical international challenges. This year's meeting, held from January 20 to 24, 2025, focused on the theme "Collaboration for the Intelligent Age", with priorities including rebuilding trust, reimagining growth, and safeguarding the [...]
Transforming Sovereign Wealth to Mental Wealth – Norway’s Social Production Report Launches during the World Economic Forum
The Mental Wealth Initiative (MWI), in partnership with esteemed collaborators from the European Brain Council, Norwegian Brain Council, the European Policy Centre, the World Bank, Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, and the Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association, proudly announce the release of their report, "The Value of Social Production in Norway," during the World Economic Forum, in Davos, Switzerland, [...]
Perspective Paper Event at the European Parliament on 3 December 2024
We are at a historical crossroads in the management of Alzheimer’s disease, with new treatments becoming available in various countries. For the first time in history, science is delivering new, potentially disease-modifying treatments for devastating diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease. However, the current healthcare system and regulatory frameworks do not easily allow the implementation of [...]
EBC Invited to Address the European Parliament Public Health Committee
Brussels, 17 October 2024 - Today, EBC's Vice-President, Prof. Claudio Bassetti, addresses the European Parliament Subcommittee on Public Health (SANT) meeting in Brussels on neurological health, presenting not only on the burden of neurological disorders but the increasing momentum around prioritising brain health and brain capital in Europe and beyond.As Europe faces unprecedented challenges around brain health, the European Brain [...]
Press Release: Davos Alzheimer’s Collaborative Sounds Alarm on the Urgency of a Global Response to Alzheimer’s, Calling on G7 Leaders to Move Swiftly
ANCONA, ITALY – The Davos Alzheimer's Collaborative (DAC), with the European Brain Council, the Global CEO Initiative on Alzheimer’s Disease, the Associazione Italiana Malattia di Alzheimer and Fondazione Prada, today issued an urgent call-to-action for G7 leaders to address the escalating global challenge of Alzheimer’s and dementia by taking bold measures to ensure broad and equitable access to life-extending [...]
EBC Launches “Rethinking Alzheimer’s Disease Pathway: From Diagnosis to Care” Perspective Paper
The European Brain Council (EBC), in collaboration with the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA), is very pleased to launch the "Rethinking Alzheimer's Disease Pathway: From Diagnosis to Care" Perspective Paper on the occasion of the World Alzheimer's Month. The aim of this report is not merely to document the status quo, but to challenge it—to rethink [...]
Press Release – Global Campaign Strengthens Worldwide Effort to Combat Brain Disorders
NEW YORK, NY – (September 20, 2024) – The Davos Alzheimer's Collaborative, the European Brain Council (EBC), the Brain Capital Alliance, UsAgainstAlzheimer’s and the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute today announced the launch of a worldwide campaign to elevate brain health to the top of global health and economic agendas on the occasion of a high-level side event at the [...]
Press Release – 100 Organisations Call on Policymakers to Place the Brain Higher on the European Policy Agenda
Brussels, September 9, 2024 – The European Brain Council (EBC), its member organisations, national brain councils and 100 supporting partners are rallying support for the increased prioritisation of brain health on EU health and research agendas. As part of the No Health Without Brain Health campaign, they urge all stakeholders, policymakers, and the wider public to endorse critical policy [...]
EBC Brainy Insights
EBC Brainy Insights, Week of 11 May 2020