EBC is happy to support the statement released by CPME, on behalf of the European Health Stakeholder Group, to call for a formal association of the UK to the Horizon Europe research programme. The European Health Stakeholder Group aims to raise awareness of the implications that Brexit could have for patients and the public at large and make sure [...]

On 17-18 November 2021, the European Brain Council was pleased to be able to hold its General Assembly and annual Strategic Workshop again in Brussels, bringing members together — in person and virtually — to discuss the ongoing work of 2021 and the future plans for 2022. The General Assembly allowed for the EBC Executive Committee [...]

After over 18 months of planning and three digital events, the first-ever, in-person Brain Innovation Days, led by the European Brain Council, took place on 12-13 October in Brussels, Belgium. Postponed in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the two-day event was able to go ahead this year under strict sanitary measures and was a welcome [...]

On 12 October, representatives of the highest levels of research policy and brain science met in Brussels for the first European Brain Summit, organised by the European Brain Council (EBC) and EBRAINS, in conjunction with the Brain Innovation Days and Human Brain Project Summit. Leading researchers and policy makers presented their vision of the future of [...]

Brussels, October 8, 2021: The European Brain Council (EBC), an organization that is at the forefront of advocacy for brain research in Europe and EBRAINS, an association that supports science in the field of brain research, including as coordinator of the EU-funded Human Brain Project, are together organizing the first European Brain Summit in Brussels on October 12. The [...]

Registration is now open for the two-day Brain Innovation Days event, to be held physically in Brussels, Belgium, on 12-13 October 2021. Under the overarching theme, United for Brain Innovation, the Brain Innovation Days will bring together, in-person*, key opinion leaders and stakeholders from the ever-growing brain innovation ecosystem to create synergies and showcase the importance of brain innovation. [...]

This week, the European Brain Council launched its 2020 Annual Report. In spite of a very challenging year, we are extremely proud that we were able to carry on our activities and continue to deliver upon the agenda and objectives that were defined for the organisation. COVID-19 naturally had a major impact on many areas over 2020. The entire brain [...]