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PRESS RELEASE: Value of Treatment for Brain Disorders in Europe
‘Value of Treatment for Brain Disorders in Europe’ report reveals wide disparities in treatment of brain diseases 22 June 2017 Brussels – The European Union spends just over three euro a year per patient on research into brain disorders – while levels of access to treatment in many Member States are becoming worse, not better, a medical conference organised by the [...]
2 days until the Final Conference on the Value of Treatment for Brain Disorders research project “Brain: Time Matters” 22 June 2017
You're invited! The EBC Final Conference on the Value of Treatment for Brain Disorders research project will take place on Thursday 22 June 2017 at 10:00 am, followed by a reception at 17:15 pm, held under the auspices of the Maltese EU Presidency. The conference will take place in Hall 400, The Square Meeting Centre, 3 Coudenberg, 1000 Brussels. The full [...]
NBC Academy 2017 – 12-13 July
The EBC is making preparations for the 3rdNBC Academy which will bring together national brain councils in Brussels, thereby fostering cooperation in the field of brain disorders. Key topics to be discussed are the development of national brain plans, EU research funding and the outcomes of the recently concluded Value of Treatment research project.
World Multiple Sclerosis Day held on May 31
May 31 marked "World MS Day" this year, and EBC and partners worked together to produce an infographic to raise awareness on how MS affects fellow Europeans. Even though this one day is dedicated to raise awareness of those living with MS, it is important to remember that patients living with the neurological disease are highly impacted by it every [...]
Mental Health Awareness Week 2017: Surviving or Thriving
Surviving or Thriving was the central theme of this year`s Mental Health Awareness Week. The annual awareness week was held from the 8th until the 14th of May. The main focus this year was on the influence of mental health on people's ability to live their life to the fullest. Good mental health was celebrated as an asset required to [...]
Dutch Brain Council
Foetaal Alcohol Syndroom Stichting Nederland (FAS Stichting) (English: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Association Netherlands) became the 25th member of the Dutch Brain Council this month. FAS Netherlands aims to raise awareness about Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, which are a number of conditions that can occur in baby`s whose mother drank alcohol during pregnancy. By gaining 25 members in nearly 2 years [...]
NEW VIDEO: Brain Awareness Week Outreach Event, Highlights
EBC has just released another video on its YouTube channel, a highlights video of the EBC outreach event held on 16th March 2017 at The European Parliament in Strasbourg. The outreach event was titled: "Expanding Brain Research in Europe: A Societal Need?" and was held in the framework of Brain Awareness Week 2017, a global campaign to increase public awareness of [...]
Belgian Brain Council Upcoming GA: 17 June
The Belgian Brain Council will be having its General Assembly on 17th June 2017, with appointment of new President, new Secretary General, and new Pharma Industry delegate. On the occasion of International Parkinson's Day, 11 April 2017, the Belgian Brain Council released their National Brain Plan: A four paged document detailing the setting up of a Belgian National Brain Plan. The document [...]
Portuguese Brain Council Meeting: 19 April
A meeting to discuss finalizing creation of the Portuguese Brain Council (PBC) took place in Lisbon on 19th April 2017 at Ciência Viva - a national agency for the promotion of initiatives for the public awareness of Science and Technology in Portugal. Representatives of key scientific societies discussed what has been achieved so far, what are going to be the [...]
EBC President Prof. David Nutt TEDx Talk now online
On 6th March 2017, EBC’s president, Professor David Nutt, delivered a presentation as one of this year’s speakers at the TEDx Brussels event, a full afternoon of live talks by world-class speakers on a diverse range of topics, held at BOZAR, Brussels. In keeping with the TEDx theme "no limits", Professor Nutt’s Talk, titled “No Limits: To the Brain?”, addressed the potential for [...]