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Connecting brains for the future: Brain Innovation Days 2022 event report
On 11-12 October 2022, the European Brain Council was pleased to host its second in-person Brain Innovation Days in Brussels. Held in conjunction with the Final Conference of the European Brain Research Area, the Days brought together the main circle of influence in the brain sector, with key players in the brain research and innovation field networking together: investors, [...]
Alzheimer Europe Conference: Symposium on rethinking the early detection and diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a major unmet medical need that requires innovation to be aligned with public health needs. It represents between 60% and 70% of the dementia cases. It is still diagnosed too late when the symptoms become evident as the disease progresses. AD is now portrayed as continuum consisting of 3 stages: an asymptomatic preclinical phase, a [...]
European Brain Foundation officially launches at the Brain Innovation Days
11 October 2022 | On the occasion of the 2nd in-person Brain Innovation Days, the newly-formed European Brain Foundation (EBF) — an independent multidisciplinary and multistakeholder charity whose founding members represent leading European neurological, neurosurgical, and psychiatric clinical societies as well as neuroscience research and patient organisations — was officially launched. Born from the idea of EBC's Past President, [...]
EBC holds roundtable on Global Partnerships in Brain Research at the Science Summit @ UNGA77
On 26 September 2022, in the framework of the Science Summit at the 77th United Nations General Assembly, the European Brain Council and Cohen Veterans Bioscience, in partnership with the Brain Capital Alliance and OECD Neuroscience-inspired Policy Initiative convened a meeting on Global Partnerships in Brain Research in New York, USA. Bringing leaders in neuroscience around the table, the meeting [...]
Final Programme Available for Brain Innovation Days – Register Now!
The Brain Innovation Days are just one month away, taking place in Brussels on 11-12 October 2022. The programme is final, the applications processed and we are so excited to bring you one-and-a-half days of high-level brain innovation. Join us in Brussels to: Be part of the circle of influence in the brain sector & network with key players in the brain research [...]
Support EBC call to European Commission for Thematic Network on Brain Health
Update: On 23 September, EBC received word from the European Commission Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE) that the proposal to expand the mental health thematic network to encompass brain health as a whole was not selected among the top four that will be launched in the EU Health Policy Platform. Though we are [...]
One week left to shape the programme of the Brain Innovation Days!
The Brain Innovation Days bring the brain ecosystem together to foster dialogue, exchange knowledge, accelerate investment in research & innovation and facilitate business development. This year’s Brain Innovation Days event, to be held on 11-12 October 2022 in Brussels, will centre around “Connecting Brains”; bringing together the current and future generations of brain research and innovation. Abstract submission to be part of the [...]
Sir Colin Blakemore (1944-2022): A Tribute
Neuroscientist, outstanding science communicator, advocate of animal rights, rationality and openness. The Observer described Blakemore as one of the UK's most influential scientists and a determined and courageous opponent of the violence of the animal rights movement. Colin, despite threats to himself and his family, including a parcel bomb opened by his children (which did not explode), continued [...]
Event Report: EBC at FENS Forum 2022
EBC was pleased to be back to another in-person congress last week, attending the FENS Forum on 9-13 July in Paris, France. EBC had a series of events throughout the five days, including a permanent stand in the Exhibition Hall, which brought a lot of interest and saw many EBC materials and giveaways distributed to the 8000+ congress attendees, with [...]
Preparing Europe for Novel Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies: PAREA officially launched on 23 June 2022
The Psychedelic Access and Research European Alliance – PAREA was officially launched today at a virtual event. Keynote Address was delivered by Dr Thomas Insel, former Director of the US National Institute of Mental Health (2002 – 2015). Other speakers included representatives from the European Parliament, European Commission, European Medicines Agency, patients and organizations representing them as well as PAREA [...]