1 November 2018 marked the launch of the European Brain Council (EBC)-coordinated EU project The European Brain Research Area (EBRA). EBRA was designed to respond to the Horizon 2020 call, SC1-HCO-10-2018, entitled “Coordinating European brain research and developing global initiatives”, which called for the reduction of fragmentation and duplication of research efforts, fostering synergies through [...]
The final agenda of the upcoming EBC event "Enhanced engagement through public-private partnerships: Sustaining therapeutic innovation to address patient needs" is now available. The full day event provides the opportunity for EBC members and industry partners to showcase their latest initiatives to the broader EBC membership and other key stakeholders and to create a forum and [...]
Wednesday, 10 October, was World Mental Health Day 2018 and EBC marked this year's day with an event on Mental Health in Elite Sport in the European Parliament. Hosted by the EP Sport Intergroup with group member MEP Bogdan Wenta and co-planned with Vrije Universiteit Brussels, EBC was happy to work with a number of [...]
June 2018 marked the publication of the proposals for the Horizon Europe programme which will fund research and innovation across the EU from 2021-2027. The proposed overall budget is €94.1 billion. Within this budget, €7.7 billion is allocated to fund the “Health cluster” under Pillar II. Against this backdrop, Prof. Martin Rossor highlighted the challenges [...]
On the 25th of September, EBC held its latest event in the European Parliament, this time building on the Value of Treatment's work on Alzheimer's and The Socioeconomic impact of Alzheimer’s in Europe. This event was an opportunity to further present the EBC Value of Treatment project, particularly the work and findings of the Alzheimer's [...]
Empowering people affected by mental ill health is beneficial to individuals and their carers. It is also crucial for developing more patient centered, efficient and cost-effective health systems. This is the key message of a comprehensive Call to Action launched by GAMIAN-Europe today. The Call, developed with the direct input from a variety of leading [...]
Prof. Monica Di Luca, President of the European Brain Council (EBC), addressed the preparations for the Horizon Europe programme and highlighted the importance of adopting a R&I mission related to the brain in a recent article in the Parliament Magazine. In June 2018, the European Commission submitted proposals for a mission-oriented and impact-focussed Framework Programme [...]
On 21 November 2018, the European Brain Council, together with its industry partners, hosts the event “Enhanced engagement through public-private partnerships: Sustaining therapeutic innovation to address patient needs” as part of its Value of Innovation series. The full day event will provide the opportunity for individual EBC members and industry partners to showcase their latest [...]
The European Brain Council (EBC) recently provided feedback to the European Commission on the Horizon Europe proposals that were published in June 2018. EBC’s response can be accessed here. A robust and impact-focused next Framework programme is a key requisite for reducing the societal burden of brain disorders, which affect more than 1 out of [...]
In line with our ongoing advocacy work in the responsible use of animals in scientific research, EBC echoes the sentiments expressed by member organization, FENS (Federation of European Neuroscience Societies) as well as SfN (Society for Neuroscience) in their statement released today expressing support for Professor Nikos Logothetis and his colleagues at the Max Planck Institute for [...]
