EBC Newsletter (November, 2020)
The EBC Newsletter for November 2020 can be accessed here.
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12-2020
Value of Treatment 2: working sessions report
The Value of Treatment (VOT) research project, initiated and coordinated by EBC, aims to identify treatment gaps and causing factors along the care pathway and propose solutions to address them; assess health gains and socio-economic impacts resulting from best practice healthcare interventions, in comparison with current care or no treatment. Furthermore, its objective is to [...]
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12-2020
In Memoriam
Pedro Manuel Palma Leal Ortiz de Montellano VICE-PRESIDENT We remember our dear colleague, Pedro Montellano, who unexpectedly passed away on 2 October, 2015. Pedro was the Vice-President of the European Brain Council and President of Gamian-Europe, the Global Alliance of Mental Illness Advocacy Network. He was also a Board member, Executive Director and [...]
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11-2020
Campaigning for a European Year for Mental Health
In a meeting of the MEP Alliance for Mental Health, held on 10 November, representatives of mental health-related organisations and MEPs underlined the need and voiced their support for a dedicated European Year for Mental Health, to be instigated in the short term. Background to this event, organised by GAMIAN-Europe, is the general [...]
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11-2020
EBC Newsletter (October, 2020)
The EBC Newsletter for October 2020 can be accessed here.
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10-2020
EBC Newsletter (September, 2020)
The EBC Newsletter for September 2020 can be accessed here.
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10-2020
The Brain Innovation Days kick off today: a 1-year journey to discover the future of brain research
The Brain Innovation Days launch as an online event on 13 October 2020, which will be followed by a series of digital sessions and a physical event in 2021. The European Brain Council and beLean.net launch the first ever Brain Innovation Days, set to launch virtually on 13 October 2020, kicking off one full year of a packed brain innovation agenda. This lunchtime interactive [...]
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10-2020
Event report: EBC Sessions at Digitalscience@UNGA75
The sciencedigital@UNGA75 series of virtual side events organised within the context of the 75th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA75) was held from 24 September to 2 October 2020. The central theme of these activities was to advance awareness of the role and contribution of science and digital technologies to the attainment of the United Nations [...]
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10-2020
6th National Brain Councils Academia
On the 29th September 2020, the National Brain Councils active in the “Share4Brain” EU project (Erasmus+) organized a virtual session with the auspices of the European Brain Council. Monica di Luca, EBC President, talked about the challenges that the EU will face to combat the rapid expansion of brain diseases. Frédericq Destrebecq, EBC Executive [...]
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10-2020
Registration now open for the Brain Innovation Days!
The time has come! Registration is now open for the digital launch of the Brain Innovation Days, to be held on 13 October 2020 at 12:30-14:30. This lunchtime interactive session will fall under the overarching theme, "Disrupt and rewire: how brain innovation is changing Europe" and will bring together key opinion leaders, researchers, regulators, policymakers, start-ups, innovators, clinicians and more. Speakers will explore and answer [...]