Bill Gates took part in a panel discussion at Karolinska University Hospital on the future of Alzheimer’s research. The panel featured four leading researchers, including Miia Kivipelto, Henrik Zetterberg, and Maria Ankarcrona—three scientists whose work has been supported by Swedish Brain Council. The discussion highlighted key breakthroughs in diagnosis, treatment, and prevention, ranging from [...]
On 15 January 2026, the Belgian Brain Council (BBC) took part in a political forum on brain health (REBELEPSY) held at the Belgian Federal Parliament to advocate for stronger national policy and political engagement on brain and mental health issues. At the event, the BBC brought forward evidence and perspectives from scientists, clinicians and [...]
The National Hub for Brain Health, launched and coordinated by the Portuguese Agency for Clinical Investigation and Biomedical Innovation (AICIB), represents a significant step toward structuring and aligning Portugal’s efforts in brain health. By bringing together a broad range of national stakeholders, including research institutions, healthcare providers, industry, patient organisations and public administration, the [...]
Neurological and mental health disorders substantially reduce life expectancy and represent a major public health and socioeconomic burden in Europe, accounting for a significant proportion of disability and productivity loss. In Spain, conditions affecting brain health are among the most costly chronic diseases, representing nearly 8% of the national gross domestic product. In response [...]
On December 10, 2025, the International Congress Center hosted the first edition of the Children's Health Forum – an event dedicated to a holistic approach to children’s health and development from birth to school age. During the Forum, I had the pleasure of moderating the panel How to ensure the safety and mental health [...]
Bulgaria will establish six high-tech stroke treatment centres in the country’s largest cities to reduce its record-high stroke mortality, with the project to be financed through EU funds under the Recovery Plan, the Sofia health ministry told Euractiv. One of the EU’s poorest member states, Bulgaria, struggled for years to absorb money from the [...]
The 6th Interdisciplinary Conference “Brain & Mind” will be held 18–20 December 2025 at the Book Castle Hall of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center in Athens. This hybrid-format conference (on-site and online) brings together neuroscientists, psychiatrists, psychologists, biologists, neuroimaging experts, philosophers and other researchers to explore the intricate relationship between brain and mind. [...]
The Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association (EMEA), The Brain Capital Alliance, and The Brain Economy Hub, in collaboration with the Spanish Brain Council, WeMind Cluster, and NeuroCentury, hosted the webinar “Spanish Brain Plan – Paving the Way for the Brain Economy” on 30 October 2025, 15:00–16:45 CET. Held under the auspices of the World Economic Forum’s [...]
On October 20, 2025 at a round table organized by the Brain Health Council Foundation in partnership with the Bulgarian Medical Association and the Sofia Medical Association, the draft National Plan for Brain Diseases in the Republic of Bulgaria (2026–2030) was presented and discussed. The document outlines a long-term program for building a comprehensive, [...]
On Tuesday, September 23, 2025, at 4:30 PM in Madrid, the Spanish Brain Council and the Ramón Areces Foundation will host a scientific conference on the growing international trend of involving patients and the public in health research. This approach shifts from a traditional model focused solely on researchers to one in which affected individuals [...]
