As part of Brain Awareness Week 2026, the European Brain Council (EBC) joins the European Academy of Neurology (EAN) and the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS), within the Brain Health Mission and the support of MEP Angelika Winzig (AT, EPP), to hold a Brain Health Day: Prevention, Policy, Progress on 18 March 2026. [...]
Following our successful Poland Country Profile launch in June 2025, we are pleased to release the second instalment in the Rethinking Schizophrenia Country Profiles series: This time for Denmark. On 8 December 2025, the Danish Brain Council and the European Brain Council convened a webinar titled "A Comprehensive, High-Quality Approach to the Treatment of [...]
Bill Gates took part in a panel discussion at Karolinska University Hospital on the future of Alzheimer’s research. The panel featured four leading researchers, including Miia Kivipelto, Henrik Zetterberg, and Maria Ankarcrona—three scientists whose work has been supported by Swedish Brain Council. The discussion highlighted key breakthroughs in diagnosis, treatment, and prevention, ranging from [...]
On 15 January 2026, the Belgian Brain Council (BBC) took part in a political forum on brain health (REBELEPSY) held at the Belgian Federal Parliament to advocate for stronger national policy and political engagement on brain and mental health issues. At the event, the BBC brought forward evidence and perspectives from scientists, clinicians and [...]
From January 19-23, 2026, the European Brain Council (EBC) travelled to Davos, Switzerland for the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting in order to engage with global leaders and decision-makers. EBC seized this opportunity to advance brain health as a fundamental pillar of economic prosperity through a series of strategic events and sessions, particularly through [...]
January 2026 marks the official launch of the European Partnership for Brain Health (EP BrainHealth), following the two-year preparatory 'Coordination & Support Action (CSA) BrainHealth' project. EP BrainHealth is a major initiative involving over 55 partner institutions from more than 30 countries across Europe and beyond, co-funded by the European Commission. Launched in January [...]
The National Hub for Brain Health, launched and coordinated by the Portuguese Agency for Clinical Investigation and Biomedical Innovation (AICIB), represents a significant step toward structuring and aligning Portugal’s efforts in brain health. By bringing together a broad range of national stakeholders, including research institutions, healthcare providers, industry, patient organisations and public administration, the [...]
The European Brain Council welcomes landmark commitment to integrated approach for NCDs and mental health. Last week, 175 UN Member States adopted the Political Declaration of the Fourth High-Level Meeting on Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) and Mental Health – the first declaration to address NCDs and mental health together through a fully integrated approach, and crucially, [...]
Neurological and mental health disorders substantially reduce life expectancy and represent a major public health and socioeconomic burden in Europe, accounting for a significant proportion of disability and productivity loss. In Spain, conditions affecting brain health are among the most costly chronic diseases, representing nearly 8% of the national gross domestic product. In response [...]
The European Brain Council (EBC) attended the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought ceremony yesterday at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, where the 2025 award was presented to Georgian journalist Mzia Amaglobeli and Belarusian journalist Andrzej Poczobut. Established by the European Parliament in 1988 and named after Russian physicist and human rights advocate Andrei [...]
