Stephanie Kramer2024-03-06T09:42:51+00:0015-02-2024|News|
EBC is pleased to announce that registration is now open for our annual Brain Awareness Week event, hosted in the European Parliament by Member of European Parliament (MEP), Colm Markey (EPP, IE) on Thursday, 7 March 2024 at 11:00-13:00. Across the globe, society is facing brain challenges like never before — improving the health [...]
Hugo Hermantin2024-03-27T13:17:19+00:0002-02-2024|Global Partnerships|
Across the globe, society is facing brain challenges like never before — improving the health and wellbeing of citizens has become the top priority for many governments and brain health should not be left behind. In the lead up to Brain Awareness Week 2024, EBC will hold its annual event around brain health awareness [...]
Dominika Suchonova2024-04-23T13:58:29+00:0012-01-2024|
EBC is pleased to hold a Mini Conference 'Prioritizing Brain Health in Youth: Bringing Neuroscience to Society and Informing Policy' at the upcoming FENS Forum. The event will take place on 25 June 2024 at 10:00-12:00. According to OECD half of the population will have to contend with mental health problems at some point [...]
Stephanie Kramer2024-03-28T16:10:06+00:0008-12-2023|
On January 25th, 2024, the European Brain Council, in partnership with Rice University Baker Institute for Public Policy and the Brain Capital Alliance, hosted a full-day event, Brain Health for Society: Insights from Brain Capital. Guided by Frédéric Destrebecq, Executive Director of the European Brain Council, this event included invited speakers and stakeholders and [...]
Dominika Suchonova2023-11-02T11:02:33+00:0002-11-2023|
The SFCNS Swiss Brain Health Plan Kick-Off Meeting will take place on November 22, 2023 from 13:00-18:00 at the Kunsthaus Zurich. This Swiss Brain Health Plan implements the Swiss Brain Health Strategy in accordance with the EAN Brain Health Strategy, launched by the WHO and the European Academy of Neurology EAN in 2022. The joint goal [...]
admin_ebc2024-03-07T15:36:22+00:0012-05-2023|News|
Brain disorders – neurological and mental alike – are widespread, highly disabling and often difficult to treat. Approximately 60% of the European population lives with a neurological condition. Prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health problems already affected around 84 million people in the EU, amounting to [...]
Stephanie Kramer2023-06-21T15:41:07+00:0023-03-2023|News|
On 16 March 2023, the European Brain Council (EBC) held its annual Brain Awareness Week event, this time with a full-day programme focused around Global Partnerships in Brain Research, showcasing ongoing work to enable dialogue and foster further collaboration within the community. The event was a perfect opportunity for participants to learn from their [...]
Dominika Suchonova2023-02-13T11:34:37+00:0013-02-2023|
The world is increasingly relying on brain capital, where a premium is put on brain skills and brain health (e.g. individual’s cognitive, emotional, and social brain resources). Investing in building brain capital is fundamental to meet modern societal challenges and to drive innovation. However, understanding the brain, brain health, and brain disorders is essential [...]
Stephanie Kramer2023-03-02T11:59:13+00:0016-12-2022|
Brain Awareness Week 2023: Global Partnerships in Brain Research Brussels, Belgium | 16 March 2022 | 10:00-17:00 Enhancing global collaboration in the domain of research and innovation is key for effectively addressing today’s societal challenges and improving the health and well-being of citizens. This is particularly true for brain disorders, including both neurological and [...]
Stephanie Kramer2023-01-03T11:12:46+00:0021-11-2022|
EBC Member, the European Academy of Neurology, hosted an event on ‘The Future of Brain Health: Clinically Informed & Patient-Centred Brain Research’ on 8 December in the European Parliament. Held under the auspices of the Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union and hosted by MEP Ondřej Knotek, the event highlighted [...]