Madrid, 25 April 2018 – On this day, the Spanish Brain Council, in collaboration with the European Brain Council, is delighted to organise a roundtable discussion on the off-label use of medicines. The event will bring together around 20 experts and representatives of patient associations, medical societies, as well as pharmaceutical companies, to discuss the [...]

Today, 23rd April 2018, the European Brain Council launches its Brain Mission. The mission may sound simple: Understand. Fix. Enhance. But, as the brain is the most complex human organ, disorders of the brain are extremely complicated to analyse, diagnose and treat in comparison to other diseases, continued engagement and support of the scientific and [...]

Marc dooms elaborated in a recent interview on some of the issues and challenges associated with off-label use of medicines across Europe. Additionally, he shared his views on the principles laid down in the Good Off-Label Use Practice (GOLUP) declaration and how off-label use affects patient safety.                 [...]

On the 23rd-24th April, EBC will hold a two-day event at the University Foundation in Brussels entitled "Brain Research in Europe: Shaping FP9 and Delivering Innovation to the Benefit of Patients". The two days will include three separate but complementary sessions on "FP9 and Missions", "The Value of Innovation", and "Brain Research: Shifting Gears and [...]

It is officially Brain Awareness Week 2018! Founded by the Dana Foundation, Brain Awareness Week (BAW) is the global campaign to increase public awareness of the progress and benefits of brain research. Every March, this year falling on 12-18 March, BAW unites the efforts of partner organizations worldwide in a celebration of the brain for [...]

EBC will be present again this year at the 26th European Congress of Psychiatry to be held in Nice, France from 3-6 March 2018. Every year, EPA’s Congress brings together expert clinical psychiatrists, researchers and leaders of stakeholder organizations in the field of mental health. The 2018 Congress motto is Mental Health: Integrate, Innovate, Individualise. [...]