One of EBC’s annual activities is to hold an outreach event for Members of the European Parliament and the general public during the Brain Awareness Week (BAW). This global campaign is held in March every year and aims to increase public awareness on the progress and benefits of brain research. This year we focus on [...]

Brain Awareness Week (BAW) is the global campaign to increase public awareness of the progress and benefits of brain research. Every March, BAW unites the efforts of partner organizations worldwide in a celebration of the brain for people of all ages. Activities are limited only by the organizers’ imaginations and include open days at neuroscience [...]

The 27th European Congress of Psychiatry, organized by EBC member the European Psychiatric Association, will take place on 6-9 April 2019 in Warsaw, Poland. The EPA Congress in 2019 is guided by the Congress motto, “Psychiatry in Transition – Towards New Models, Goals and Challenges”. EPA 2019 will facilitate discussion and educational forums on a [...]

Based on interactions with stakeholders during conferences and workshops, the Scientific Panel for Health set out a vision for the future of health and biomedical research in two consensus documents: ‘Better Research for Better Health’ in 2016, and a proposal ‘Building the Future of Health Research’ in 2018. Health is a fundamental right. Yet health [...]

The 5th Academy of National Brain Councils will be held in Dubrovnik, Croatia on 9-10 May 2019. The online registration form can be accessed here.

The International Conference on Neurological Disorders and Neurorestoration will be held from 10th-13th May 2019 in Dubrovnik, Croatia. This unique international meeting will cover a wide range of areas connected to neurology, neuroscience and neurorestoration, such as neuroinflammation, neurodegeneration, ischemic diseases, paroxysmal and extrapyramidal diseases. The School of Medicine of the University of Zagreb, supported [...]

The 5th Congress of the European Academy of Neurology (EAN) will take place from 29 June to 2 July 2019 in Oslo, Norway. This years’ congress bring together over 6000 neurologists from across Europe and the world. EBC will be present with a stand in the Exhibition Hall (Stand #C28) and with a presentation in [...]

The Regional Meeting of National Brain Councils (NBCs) will be held on 10th July in Belgrade. This meeting will bring together NBCs, scientific societies and patient groups operating in South-East Europe in order to exchange views on common challenges and the rationale for enhancing stakeholder cooperation between patients, brain researchers and clinicians at national level. [...]

The annual Congress of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP)  will be held on 7-10 September 2019 in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is Europe’s premier scientific meeting for disease-oriented brain research, annually attracting between 4,000 and 6,000 neuroscientists, psychiatrists, neurologists and psychologists from around the world. For further information on the congress and to register, please [...]

At a critical time when there is a very strong risk of a no-deal scenario, the big questions concerning Brexit for patients across the whole EU remain unanswered. This event will focus on explaining to new MEPS the challenges of safeguarding public health and health security. It will also highlight what the European Parliament can do [...]