On 14 November 2023, the European Brain Council (EBC) held a meeting in the European Parliament in Brussels to discuss ‘Good off-label use practices: Where are we? What next?’, hosted by MEP Stelios Kympouropoulos (EPP, Greece). The meeting touched upon both off-label use and repurposing. Off-label use is the practice of using a medicine [...]
The European Brain Council (EBC) joins members of the ERA-NET NEURON and JPND (namely DLR - German Aerospace Center, the French National Research Agency - ANR, the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research - Inserm) and EBRAINS in partnership within the EU-funded Coordination & Support Action (CSA) BrainHealth, officially launched on 1 [...]
The European Brain Council (EBC) with support from the European Confederation of Pharmaceutical Entrepreneurs (EUCOPE) will organise a breakfast meeting with the topic: ''Good off-label use practices: Where are we? What next?'' in the European Parliament on November 14th from 08:00-09:30 CET . The event is hosted by MEP Stelios Kympouropoulos (EPP, Greece). Good [...]
In the framework of the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the European Brain Council (EBC) looks forward to organising the event "Our Brains, Our Future: The Value of Brain Research - From Basic to Clinical - to Improve Patient Outcomes in Europe", in partnership with the Spanish Brain Council and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), hosted in [...]
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 [...]
EBC's flagship event, the Brain Innovation Days, will take place later this week - to be held at The Egg in Brussels, Belgium on 26-27 October 2023. The concept of the Brain Innovation Days – led by the European Brain Council – comes from within both the scientific and business communities, fusing together to [...]
EBC was honoured to be part of the Defeating Dementia Conference, bringing together leading experts in dementia, which took place on 2 October 2023 in The Hague. The event was organised by the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport of The Netherlands in collaboration with the World Dementia Council. Representatives from G20 governments, international institutions, [...]
On the occasion of World Mental Health Day on October 10, 2023, MEP Dr. Kympouropoulos hosted in the European Parliament the conference entitled "All in one brain: a discussion on mental health", with the participation of the Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, Ms Stella Kyriakides and the Deputy Minister of Health and psychiatrist [...]
On the occasion of World Mental Health Day on 10 October 2023, The European Psychiatry released a Special Issue on The Value of Treatment (VOT) focusing on Early Intervention and Continuity of Care for Mental Disorders (Anorexia Nervosa, Autism and Major Depressive Disorder). With this new Study, the European Brain Council (EBC), together with [...]
Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia, is a pressing issue for our lifetime. Society needs to be responsive to ensure that people can live with more dignity and access services and resources despite their diagnosis. On 26 September 2023, the European Brain Council (EBC), in collaboration with the European Federation of Pharmaceutical [...]
