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 associated with dementia in Europe [...]

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 EU-level and national (mental) health [...]

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 for 2021-2027, entitled Horizon Europe. [...]

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 initiatives to the broader EBC [...]

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 3 European citizens. As such, [...]

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 Biological Cybernetics in Tübingen, Germany. The [...]

In celebration of World Brain Day 2018, the European Federation of Neurological Associations (EFNA) has released results of its recent Survey of Young Europeans with Neurological Conditions: https://www.efna.net/EFNAYoungPeopleSurvey   Between March 12th and May 15th 2018, 1368 responses to the survey were received from 39 countries. Almost 80% of the respondents were female, with the majority of the responses coming from [...]

Last week brought to a close the bi-annual FENS Forum of Neuroscience, held in Berlin, Germany on 7-11 July. EBC was pleased to have multiple sessions as part of the 5-day agenda, kicking it off with a poster session during the IBRO Global Advocacy Initiative Networking Reception as well as an introduction into the work of EBC by EBC President, Prof. [...]

Today marks the launch of the EBC statement “Counting down to zero: Towards a future with underfunded health research?” which calls on the European Commission, the European Parliament and the Council to increase the budget of the “Horizon Europe” programme to at least €120 billion. What is more, the statement calls on European decision-makers to redistribute the budget in order [...]