On 24 February 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) released its 2024 European Health Report, marking the end of the European Programme of Work 2020-2025 and reflecting on key achievements and major public health challenges the European region is facing. It is structured into several sections, covering topics such as non-communicable diseases and mental [...]
Towards A Rare Brain Disease Ecosystem Rare Disease Day 2025 | 'More than you can imagine' The Rare Disease Day event 2025, organised by the European Brain Council (EBC), was held on February 20, 2025. The event gathered researchers, clinicians, policymakers, industry representatives and patient advocacy groups to address [...]
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The European Brain Council (EBC) is pleased to announce that the 5th edition of the Brain Innovation Days will take place on 15-16 October 2025 at La Tricoterie in Brussels! The Brain Innovation Days, led by EBC, originate from a collaboration between the scientific and business communities, uniting to highlight opportunities within the brain space. [...]
In 2025, under Canada’s leadership, the G7 has an unprecedented opportunity and responsibility to place brain health and brain skills at the heart of global economic strategy. The economy runs on “brain capital”, the combined power of brain health and cognitive skills. Yet, it remains largely absent from major policy discussions. At a time [...]
On 18 March 2025, EBC is pleased to invite you to the Brain Health Plans Summit, an event dedicated to the establishment of brain health plans. This event is particularly timely, as it fully resonates with EBC’s current involvement in an EU thematic network “Towards an EU Coordination Plan for the Brain”, its engagement [...]
The World Economic Forum (WEF)'s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland has long been a leading gathering where global leaders in business, policymaking and activism converge to address critical international challenges. This year's meeting, held from January 20 to 24, 2025, focused on the theme "Collaboration for the Intelligent Age", with priorities including rebuilding trust, [...]
The Mental Wealth Initiative (MWI), in partnership with esteemed collaborators from the European Brain Council, Norwegian Brain Council, the European Policy Centre, the World Bank, Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, and the Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association, proudly announce the release of their report, "The Value of Social Production in Norway," during the World [...]
We are at a historical crossroads in the management of Alzheimer’s disease, with new treatments becoming available in various countries. For the first time in history, science is delivering new, potentially disease-modifying treatments for devastating diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease. However, the current healthcare system and regulatory frameworks do not [...]
