On the occasion of Rare Disease Day, 29 February 2024, the European Brain Council (EBC) held the event Towards a Rare Brain Disease Ecosystem at the University Foundation, Brussels, to raise awareness on rare brain diseases and their societal impact. The event brought together researchers, clinicians, persons living with a rare brain disease and industry to [...]
EBC is pleased to fully kick off the No Health Without Brain Health campaign in the lead up to Brain Awareness Week 2024 and the upcoming EU Elections, aimed to increase public and policy awareness around brain health in Europe and beyond. Society is facing brain challenges like never before — improving the health [...]
Alcohol is a risk factor for several brain disorders and is tightly coupled with mental illness. These are findings in the new research report "Alcohol and the Brain", compiled by an international research group. On the 22 February, the report will be launched in the European Parliament, in an event hosted by MEP Malin [...]
EBC is pleased to announce that registration is now open for our annual Brain Awareness Week event, hosted in the European Parliament by Member of European Parliament (MEP), Colm Markey (EPP, IE) on Thursday, 7 March 2024 at 11:00-13:00. Across the globe, society is facing brain challenges like never before — improving the health [...]
Registration is now open for the hybrid event 'Towards a Rare Brain Disease Ecosystem', set to take place 29 February 2024 at 10:00-14:00 at the University Foundtion in Brussels and online. The main purpose of Rare Disease Day is to raise awareness about rare diseases and their impact on the lives of those affected. It [...]
During the 2024 World Economic Forum in Davos (Switzerland), EBC was invited to take part in a number of panels in the brain health space to push for a better prioritization of brain health and research in the international economic agenda. 16 [...]
On 24 February 2024, the European Brain Foundation (EBF), in partnership with the French Rugby Federation, Rugby Europe, and World Rugby, will host its first event on the subject of Brain in Sport dedicated to concussion, providing the most comprehensive information possible on concussion and its treatment, including key opinion leaders and experts in [...]
As you know, 2024 will be a pivotal year for brain health, research, and innovation - at both the European and international level. One major milestone is coming soon: European elections will take place on June 6-9 2024. In anticipation, EBC, together with its nine member organisations, is pleased to release its 2024 Elections Manifesto, to help [...]
On 28 November 2023, the European Brain Council (EBC), in partnership with the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and the Spanish Brain Council, held the event “Our Brains, Our Future: The Value of Brain Research – from Basic to Clinical – to Improve Patient Outcomes in Europe” in the Senate of Spain, Madrid, under the [...]
On 14 November 2023, the European Brain Council (EBC) held a meeting in the European Parliament in Brussels to discuss ‘Good off-label use practices: Where are we? What next?’, hosted by MEP Stelios Kympouropoulos (EPP, Greece). The meeting touched upon both off-label use and repurposing. Off-label use is the practice of using a medicine [...]
