We would like to welcome you all to Barcelona for the EANS2023 Annual Congress. This will take place during 24th and 28th of September, which coincides with the finale of Barcelona’s local festivities. It will be our great honour and privilege to host you in what is probably one of the [...]
On the occasion of Migraine & Headache Awareness Month, the European Brain Council launches "Migraine, my brain" campaign to highlight the need to rethink migraine care. The campaign falls under "RETHINKING Migraine in times of COVID-19", a research-driven project offering tangible policy changes to improve the lives of people living with migraine across Europe. [...]
We are excited to announce that after one year of digital sessions, the Brain Innovation Days will take place in person on 12-13 October 2021 in Brussels, Belgium! Under the overarching theme, United for Brain Innovation, the Brain Innovation Days will bring together key opinion leaders and stakeholders from the ever-growing brain innovation ecosystem [...]
The 7th Academy Meeting of National Brain Councils was held virtually on 15th April 2021. Prof. Monica Di Luca, President of the European Brain Council, started the meeting with words of welcome to the participants, followed by an Opening Address by MEP Tomislav Sokol (HR, EPP) on the perspective of a European Health Union. [...]
The Brain Innovation Days team is very pleased to announce that registration is now open for the third Brain Innovation Days event, to be held virtually on 27 April 2021 at 12:30 - 14:00 CET. This lunchtime interactive session will fall under the theme "Fast-tracking brain innovation in times of COVID-19". The last 14 [...]
UPDATE: On Monday evening, the European Parliament took the extraordinary decision to close its doors to all external visitors for at least the next three weeks as COVID-19 sweeps across Europe. Consequently, this event has now been cancelled. We value the importance of the topic we were meant to cover and hope that awareness on [...]
Experts call for coordinated public education and research programmes to avert a brain disease crisis Experts are calling for a public health campaign aimed at promoting a ‘brain-healthy lifestyle’ to reduce the risk of developing neurodegenerative brain diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease. The campaign should support existing health promotion work by [...]
The Brain, Mind and Pain (BMP) initiative has today launched its Book of Evidence for the 2019-2024 EU mandate. This Book of Evidence (BoE) sets a strategic vision on policy action to deliver better care for people with neurological and chronic pain disorders in the EU. It will be used as the core policy document of the [...]
Though Brain Awareness Week is still approaching, held next week on March 11-15, the European Brain Council held its annual event early this year, ensuring access to the European Parliament in Brussels and an audience of policymakers and the general public. This year, the event focused on "Mood and Food: Exploring the gut-brain connection", examining [...]
The Belgian Brain Council and partners invite all to join the competition with the aim to increase awareness about brain research and brain disorders and to fund a medico-social project for persons living with a brain condition. All details are below:
