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Tickets now available for the European Brain Foundation Fundraising Gala Dinner
You are warmly invited to attend the European Brain Foundation (EBF)'s first Fundraising Gala Dinner, which will take place in Brussels on 16 March 2023, during Brain Awareness Week. The recently-formed European Brain Foundation — 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 [...]
Save the Date launches for European Brain Foundation Fundraising Gala Dinner
The European Brain Foundation (EBF) invites you to Save the Date for its first Fundraising Gala Dinner, which will take place in Brussels during the Brain Awareness Week on 16 March 2023. The Gala Dinner will fall under the theme “Healthy Brains – a key to future generations in Europe”. A nod to the EBF’s core mission and goal to serve society [...]
Registration now open for the launch event of the RETHINKING Alzheimer’s disease White Paper
Registration is now open for the launch event of the RETHINKING Alzheimer's disease White Paper, taking place virtually on 24 January 2023 at 12:30 – 14:00. The European Brain Council (EBC), in collaboration with the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA), will present its White Paper “RETHINKING Alzheimer’s disease: Detection and diagnosis“. This paper is the first of EBC’s “RETHINKING [...]
European Commission publishes Health at a Glance 2022 report
05 December 2022 The European Commission and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development have published Health at a Glance: Europe 2022, as part of their ongoing series which assesses EU Member States’ health systems. This year’s edition examines key challenges European countries need to overcome to develop stronger, more resilient health systems following the COVID 19 pandemic. The [...]
European Commission adopts EU Global Health Strategy
30 November 2022 The European Commission has adopted a new EU Global Health Strategy which aims at improving global health security and defining the role and responsibility of the EU in tackling key global challenges and health inequalities. The strategy positions global health as an essential pillar of EU external policy and as an external dimension of the European [...]
EBC attends European Health Summit
Friends of Europe – European Health Summit: Reimagining health systems: green, agile and citizen-centred 29 November 2022 The summit looked at how the innovative thinking triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic to overcome unexpected challenges could be maintained to address future challenges and changes. The summit looked at three key shifts: the changing role of citizens in health; health and the [...]
Save the date for the launch event of the RETHINKING Alzheimer’s disease White Paper!
The launch event of the RETHINKING Alzheimer's disease White Paper, calling for change in Alzheimer's care, will take place virtually on 24 January 2023 at 12:30 - 14:00. About Alzheimer's disease Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease that progresses in stages, beginning with a long silent phase before symptoms occur. It is the underlying cause in 70% of people with [...]
A call for health and life sciences to be recognized as the 3rd strategic pillar for Europe for a true EU Health Union
On 14 November, the EU Health Coalition published a vision for European health, supported by a set of concrete recommendations and policy proposals designed to make it happen. The Coalition is a multi-stakeholder initiative exploring the future of healthcare in Europe. The recommendations were officially launched in Brussels at the third EU Health Summit: Towards an EU Health Union. Our vision [...]
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 [...]