EBC was present at the Research and Innovation Days that were held in Brussels from 24th-26th September 2019. This conference was organized by the European Commission in order to collect the input from stakeholders regarding the priorities, objectives and expected impact of the Horizon Europe programme. The Research and Innovation Days were held within the [...]
EBC was present last week at the 10th World Congress of Neuroscience, organized by EBC member, the International Brain Research Organization (IBRO). Held every four years since 1982, the IBRO World Congress is now one of the most prestigious international scientific meetings. The congress was held in Daegu, South Korea and was organized in collaboration with [...]
The EBC Newsletter for September 2019 can be accessed here.
The European Brain Council has joined members European Federation of Neurological Associations (EFNA) and European Academy of Neurology (EAN) in sending an open letter to EU leaders, making a strong case for increased prioritisation of neurological/brain health in EU policies and calling for concrete measures to be undertaken to counteract the increasing burden of brain [...]
4 September 2019, Copenhagen, Denmark The “AD Detect and Prevent” project, which is led by the Danish digital therapeutics company Brain+, is pursuing the ambitious aim of developing a digital tool to improve the detection of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) prior to the possible onset of dementia and combining this with lifestyle programmes for reducing lifestyle [...]
Further to the agreement on Horizon Europe that the EU institutions reached in trilogue on 20th March 2019, the European Commission has started preparing the implementation of the programme through a process of “strategic planning”. To this end, the European Commission has launched a public consultation in order to collect input as regards to the objectives, priorities and expected [...]
The 1st Regional Meeting of National Brain Councils (NBCs), which brought together a wide range of health stakeholders from South-East Europe, was held on 10th July 2019 in Belgrade, Serbia. On this occasion, delegates from 9 different European countries, representing NBCs, patient groups, psychiatric associations and neuroscience societies, met in order to exchange views on [...]
EBC was present again this year at the Congress of the European Academy of Neurology, marking their 5th year of annual congresses. This year the congress was held in Oslo, Norway, and EBC was pleased to be able to participate in the Exhibition Hall as well as in the Scientific Theatre and EFNA-EAN Special Session. [...]
The EBC Newsletter for June 2019 can be accessed here.
The European Brain Council is currently welcoming applications for a Project Manager/Scientific Officer to cover for the maternity leave of our current Scientific Officer, with the possibility of extension into longer-term contract. See details here.
