The Regional Meeting of National Brain Councils (NBCs) will be held on 10th July in Belgrade. This meeting will bring together NBCs, scientific societies and patient groups operating in South-East Europe in order to exchange views on common challenges and the rationale for enhancing stakeholder cooperation between patients, brain researchers and clinicians at national level. [...]

The annual Congress of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP)  will be held on 7-10 September 2019 in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is Europe’s premier scientific meeting for disease-oriented brain research, annually attracting between 4,000 and 6,000 neuroscientists, psychiatrists, neurologists and psychologists from around the world. For further information on the congress and to register, please [...]

At a critical time when there is a very strong risk of a no-deal scenario, the big questions concerning Brexit for patients across the whole EU remain unanswered. This event will focus on explaining to new MEPS the challenges of safeguarding public health and health security. It will also highlight what the European Parliament can do [...]

On 17-21 September 2019, the European Paediatric Neurology Society (EPNS) – one of EBC’s newest members – will hold its 13th Annual Congress in Athens, Greece. EPNS is a society for physicians with a research or clinical interest in Paediatric Neurology. With more than 1,500 members, the EPNS is a thriving and growing society which continues to [...]

The International Brain Research Organisation, IBRO,  will hold its World Congress of Neuroscience on 21-25 September 2019 in Daegu, South Korea. The IBRO World Congress has been held every four years since 1982. It is one of the most prestigious international meetings attended by over 3500 neuroscientists from around the world. It is a fascinating [...]

The European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS) will hold its annual congress in Dublin, Ireland this year, from 24 – 28 September 2019. EANS is both an independent federation of European national neurosurgical societies and a fast-developing association of individual neurosurgeons from around the world. It is a professional community whose aim is to enhance [...]

The EBC project Rethinking MS in Europe: Prioritising integrated services for people with multiple sclerosis in Europe will launch at the upcoming MEP Interest Group on Brain, Mind and Pain-hosted event on Ensuring Equitable Access to Treatment, Services and Support. Building on the findings from the 2017 Value of Treatment report, this project develops a multidisciplinary [...]

On 12 November 2019, the EU-funded MULTI-ACT project – in which EBC is heavily involved – will host its first project-dedicated event in Brussels, Belgium. The project, which began in May 2018, aims to increase the impact of health research on people with brain diseases by creating and implementing a new model allowing for the [...]

Save the Date: 5 December 2019 10:00-13:30 Brussels One year into the EU-funded EBRA (European Brain Research Area), the project will host its first event. Project Coordinators, European Brain Council, and partners Human Brain Project, JPND and ERA-NET NEURON cordially invite you to join us on 5 December 2019 to learn more about the project, [...]

Using digital tools to deliver care more cost-effectively presents a massive opportunity to relieve Europe’s strained healthcare systems. European Commission President-Elect Ursula von der Leyen has made clear her ambition to ensure that the next five-year EU legislative cycle (2019-2024) harnesses the potential of digital innovation to drive improvements in all aspects of healthcare: pledging [...]