On 14th October, POLITICO hosted the second of its 'Outside, In' series presented by Phillips, bringing together health care experts from the public and private sectors to examine the opportunities and solutions technology can provide to address the challenges of an aging population. The Aging Society has become a burning topic of the 21st century in Europe. While across the developed [...]
On 14th October, the EP Interest Group on Brain, Mind and Pain – In partnership with the EP Interest Group on Mental Health, Wellbeing and Brain Disorders held its meeting at the European Parliament in Brussels. The meeting brought together Representatives of the European Parliament and DG Sante from the European Commission, but also victims suffering [...]
As announced earlier this year through our newsletter, the European Brain Council started a twitter campaign - #Move4YrBrain - in order to raise awareness on the benefits of physical exercise on the brain. The initiative was launched on 31st May by joining the 20km of Brussels, and we are proud to announce that part of the EBC staff took [...]
It is with great sorrow that we inform you of the sudden death of our dear colleague Pedro Montellano who unexpectedly passed away last Friday, 2 October 2015. Pedro was the Vice-President of the European Brain Council and President of GAMIAN Europe, the Global Alliance of Mental Illness Advocacy Networks. Pedro was not only a colleague [...]
On September 28th, the European Commission's Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (SANTE) organized an event entitled "50 years of EU Pharma legislation: Achievements and future Perspectives" marking the 50th anniversary of the adoption of the first EU pharmaceutical law. In recent years, the pharmaceutical legislation has led to outstanding medical advances resulting in dramatic improvements [...]
The EBC held its 3rd 2015 Board and 1st General Assembly Meetings in Brussels on 23-24 September. On this occasion, delegates from EBC’s member organisations and industry partners discussed the activities planned for 2015 and 2016. The following issues were addressed: Value of Treatment: A progress report on the development of the “Value of Treatment” [...]
On 22nd September, e-Infrastructures- with the cooperation of RDA for data intensive science, organized a workshop on “Infrastructure for Understanding the Human Brain”which was held in Paris. Understanding the human brain remains a major challenge of the 21st century. Many groups worldwide are tackling the challenge of accelerating our understanding of the human brain through large-scale [...]
On 21st September, the European Animal Research Association (EARA) held a meeting in Leuven with the aim to discuss improving Belgian public and political decision makers’ understanding and acceptance of animal research for bio-medical purposes. The meeting revolved around discussion on the current communication situation and challenges in Belgium, the landscape in animal research and [...]
The field of substance abuse treatment has made significant advances in the development of effective interventions. These consist of a wide spectrum of therapies including a growing group of pharmaco-therapies on one end and major forms of psychosocial-therapies on the other. Unfortunately, despite the advances in the development of effective treatments, these and other treatments [...]
On 7th September, the Expert Platform (EP) on Mental Health, of which the European Brain Council is a member, met in Brussels to discuss its activities. The Expert Platform brings together mental health experts, representatives of major organizations involved in mental health in Europe, as well as representatives of the European institutions as observers, with the goal [...]