On 7th March, EBC attended the Breakfast Colloquium on Myalgic Encephalomyelitis in the members restaurant of the European Parliament hosted by MEP Helga Stevens, organised by EMEA and the Belgian ME Association. Formed in 2008, The European ME Alliance is a grouping of European organisations who are involved in supporting patients suffering from myalgic encephalomyelitis [...]
Last Monday, 6th March, EBC's president, Professor David Nutt, delivered a presentation as one of this year's speakers at the TEDx Brussels event, a full afternoon of live talks by world-class speakers on a diverse range of topics, held at BOZAR, Brussels. The theme for this year's TEDx Brussels was "No Limits". Rudy Aernoudt, the TEDxBrussels Curator explains: [...]
On Tuesday 28 February, the Horizon 2020 - Performance and Further Simplification meeting took place at the European Parliament in Brussels. The meeting was hosted by EU commissioner for Research and Innovation, Carlos Moedas, and focused on how participation can be simplified in Horizon 2020, the EU's research and innovation programme. In particular, new funding rules [...]
On Tuesday 28 February, the Value of Treatment discussion paper was released. The Value of Treatment for Brain Disorders (VoT) is a 2-year research project undertaken by EBC with the overall goal of assessing the treatment gap and the cost of non-(or inadequate) treatment, and promoting a holistic healthcare approach (versus fragmentation and results in silo). [...]
The EBC newsletter for February, 2017 can be accessed here.
EBC is pleased to support an event being organised by the European Multiple Sclerosis Platform on 7th March 2017 from 11.00 - 12.30 at the European Parliament, Brussels (room ASP A3E2) during Brain Awareness Week. The event, titled: "Can Real World Data Advance Equity of Health Care in Europe?" will address [...]
EBC held the first Industry board meeting and board meeting of 2017 on the 8 - 9th of February. On this occasion, delegates from EBC’s member organisations and industry partners discussed the ongoing activities of the organisation and plans for the year ahead. The main outcomes that can be singled out include: The Board of [...]
EBC is pleased to invite you to attend a celebration dinner to celebrate the work of the Value of Treatment research project. The dinner will be held at the Panoramic Hall in the Square Meeting Centre, rue Ravensteinstraat 2, 1000 Brussels. Welcome drinks will be served from 18:00. Please complete the form below and click [...]
Mental health is everyone’s concern: A Joint statement by 17 European organisations, including EBC, released on Monday 13th February is calling for more action on Mental Health in Europe Our joint statement on mental health urges the EU and Member States to step up efforts to fully implement the Joint Action’s resulting Framework for Action [...]
