Tech Tour Mental & Brain Health is a highly selective investment programme that culminates in a live event featuring 24 of the most promising start-ups. These companies are chosen from a large pool of applicants by an independent panel of active investors and industry experts, ensuring a curated line-up of high-impact ventures. Why [...]
As a follow-up to the recommendations outlined in the European Brain Council’s (EBC) Rethinking Schizophrenia Care Pathway in Europe Study Paper, the third phase of the Rethinking schizophrenia project takes a closer look at how mental health care — particularly schizophrenia treatment — is currently delivered at the national level. This phase focuses on [...]
Introduction On 5 June 2025, the European Brain Council (EBC) and the Mental Health Power Foundation organised a roundtable titled “Beyond Mental Health – A Brain Health Approach to Schizophrenia Prevention and Care” in Warsaw. Held under the patronage of the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union and the Polish Psychiatric [...]
On the occasion of Mental Health Week, starting on May 19, 2025, Dr. András Kulja, MEP, Vice Chair of ENVI, and SANT Vice Coordinator, together with MEP Zoltán Tarr, Head of Delegation, and CULT Vice-Coordinator, will host a two-day summit dedicated to mental health and recovery in modern society. Following the SANT Committee’s mission [...]
The Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum will take place in Davos (Switzerland) from 20 to 24 January 2025. The event convenes global leaders to address key global and regional challenges. These include responding to geopolitical shocks, stimulating growth to improve living standards, and stewarding a just and inclusive energy transition. Announcing [...]
Academia, corporate leaders, finance executives, and trailblazing entrepreneurs will coalesce for a dynamic set of panel discussions on The Evolution of Mental Health at the House of Trust event during the 2024 World Economic Forum! We'll explore the transformative journey of mental health, exploring its modern evolution, the pivotal role of businesses in promoting [...]
EBC is pleased to host a symposium on ‘Assessing the Value of Mental Health Treatments for Youth in Europe’, set to take place on 7 April 2024 at 10:00-11:30 at the 32nd European Congress of Psychiatry. While substantially diverse across healthcare segments and ill-health conditions, excess healthcare costs associated with the increased risks of physical comorbidities linked to mental [...]
The European Brain Council (EBC) is very pleased to announce the start of the Rethinking Schizophrenia project, launched at the Brain Innovation Days, organised by EBC, which took place on 26-27 October 2023 in Brussels. During the third edition of the event, participants had the opportunity to explore the Rethinking Schizophrenia poster exhibition, featuring [...]
On July 28, on the occasion of the informal EPSCO Council, EBC joined 5 organisations active in the area of mental health representing mental health professionals, patients, carers and brain researchers, to call on the Spanish Presidency to consider proposing concrete EU-level action on mental health. This call is issued against the background of [...]
The Croatian Government adopted the Strategic Framework for Mental Health until 2030. The document recognizes mental health as a public health priority and stresses the need to undertake comprehensive and specific measures of health promotion, prevention and protection of mental health and treatment of mental disorders. It describes an increased prevalence of mental disorders [...]
