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Event Highlights – Rare Disease Day 2026
The European Brain Council (EBC) Rare Disease Day Event convened clinicians, patients, policymakers, researchers and industry leaders to advance coordination on rare diseases in Europe. Building on the Rare Brain Disease (RBD) Ecosystem, the event sought to identify systemic gaps, strengthen research–care integration, and review EU regulatory and research developments. A key outcome was laying the foundations for scaling [...]
Event Report – 2026 SANT Hearing
On 24 February 2026, the European Parliament Committee on Public Health (SANT) held a Public Hearing on ‘Brain health: Policy challenges and opportunities to manage neurological diseases’. The European Brain Council (EBC) was pleased to be invited to take part in this essential discussion through the contribution of its President-Elect, Professor Sameer Zuberi, as well as Board Member and [...]
EBC Launches ‘Rethinking Neurofibromatosis Type 1’ to Propose Policy Recommendations for an Improved Care Pathway
The European Brain Council (EBC), in collaboration with Neurofibromatosis Patients United (NFPU), is pleased to launch the 'Rethinking Neurofibromatosis Type 1' project on the occasion of EBC's Rare Disease Day event, held on February 24th, 2026 in Brussels. Neurofibromatosis is a rare genetic disease, that includes three different diseases that affect over 250,000 people in Europe. All are genetic [...]
EBC Launches ‘Rethinking Myasthenia Gravis’ Advocacy Paper
The European Brain Council (EBC), in collaboration with the Institute of Management of Scuola Superiore de Sant'Anna, is pleased to launch the 'Rethinking Myasthenia Gravis' Advocacy Paper on the occasion of EBC's Rare Disease Day event, held on February 24th, 2026 in Brussels. Rethinking Myasthenia Gravis (MG) is a research-driven project that will offer policy recommendations to make tangible [...]
Press Release – Brain Health: Policy Challenges & Opportunities to Manage Neurological Diseases
Brussels, 24 February 2026 – Today, the European Parliament Committee on Public Health (SANT) will hold a Public Hearing on ‘Brain health: Policy challenges and opportunities to manage neurological diseases’. Brain disorders, neurological and mental alike, represent one of the most pressing health challenges facing the European Union. At least one in three Europeans currently lives with a brain [...]
Save the Date for the Brain Health Day: Prevention, Policy, Progress
As part of Brain Awareness Week 2026, the European Brain Council (EBC) joins the European Academy of Neurology (EAN) and the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS), within the Brain Health Mission and the support of MEP Angelika Winzig (AT, EPP), to hold a Brain Health Day: Prevention, Policy, Progress on 18 March 2026. The day features three events [...]
Rethinking Schizophrenia in Denmark: Schizophrenia and Brain Health
Following our successful Poland Country Profile launch in June 2025, we are pleased to release the second instalment in the Rethinking Schizophrenia Country Profiles series: This time for Denmark. On 8 December 2025, the Danish Brain Council and the European Brain Council convened a webinar titled "A Comprehensive, High-Quality Approach to the Treatment of Schizophrenia in Adolescents and Young [...]
European Brain Council in Davos During World Economic Forum 2026
From January 19-23, 2026, the European Brain Council (EBC) travelled to Davos, Switzerland for the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting in order to engage with global leaders and decision-makers. EBC seized this opportunity to advance brain health as a fundamental pillar of economic prosperity through a series of strategic events and sessions, particularly through discussions focused on brain capital, [...]
January 2026: Start of the European Partnership for Brain Health!
January 2026 marks the official launch of the European Partnership for Brain Health (EP BrainHealth), following the two-year preparatory 'Coordination & Support Action (CSA) BrainHealth' project. EP BrainHealth is a major initiative involving over 55 partner institutions from more than 30 countries across Europe and beyond, co-funded by the European Commission. Launched in January 2026, EP BrainHealth is a [...]
EBC supports WHO’s historical declaration on noncommunicable diseases and mental health
The European Brain Council welcomes landmark commitment to integrated approach for NCDs and mental health. Last week, 175 UN Member States adopted the Political Declaration of the Fourth High-Level Meeting on Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) and Mental Health – the first declaration to address NCDs and mental health together through a fully integrated approach, and crucially, the first to explicitly recognise [...]