The Coordination and Support Action (CSA) BrainHealth prepared the European Partnership for BrainHealth to structure research and innovation in this area. The CSA BrainHealth started on November 1st, 2023 with a runtime of 24 months. Funded by the European Commission, it built the umbrella for 21 participants from 11 countries. The CSA BrainHealth addressed policy-makers and funders from European Member States, Associated and Third Countries, and other stakeholders, in close interaction with the research community. A wide-ranging and diverse CSA BrainHealth network was created including the Funders Forum, the Stakeholders Forum, and the Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) to support the development of the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) in preparation for the European partnership for BrainHealth. The network was successfully working, and the boards contributed substantially. Among these, the Funders Forum comprising 57 funding organisations from 32 countries and the SAB, comprising 17 highly reputated scientists and clinicians from the diverse areas of neuroscience, neurology, psychiatry and mental health highlight not only the very high interest in the CSA and in the European partnership for BrainHealth, but also provide evidence of the building of trust in the stepwise process of this impressive endeavour.
The European Partnership for BrainHealth will holistically approach the biomedical, economic, and societal challenges in the field of brain health in Europe and worldwide, aiming for collaborative and innovative solutions for preservation and improvement of brain health, as well as prevention, diagnosis and therapies for neurological and mental disorders.
