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European Brain Research Area

Project description

Collaboration and cooperation in the European brain research area

More than half of European citizens live with a brain disorder. The EU has made considerable investments in brain research, and while these initiatives generated important knowledge, the translation into health interventions is hindered by the complexity of the brain and fragmentation of the efforts. Because collaboration and cooperation are key to increase the impact of brain research, the European Brain Council brought together the major initiatives and stakeholders in the European Brain Research Area project. Together, they assessed the European Brain research landscape, developed the Shared European Brain Research Agenda, increased coordination within targeted brain research communities and fostered patient involvement.

Objective

Brain research in Europe is a rapidly evolving field, and increasingly at the forefront of science. The complexity of understanding physiological brain functions and brain diseases brings responsibilities to develop novel tools and approaches to advance our understanding of unknown basic brain functions, as well as opportunitiesto generate novel therapeutic approaches, thus confronting with a major societal challenge in Europe and worldwide. Considering the costs of brain diseases for the European society, and that these costs will increase considerably in the coming years due to the ageing of the European population, the EU and its Member States have made considerable investments in brain research leading to a significant increase of initiatives in this area. Although these initiatives have generated considerable amounts of knowledge and innovative approaches, the translation into new health interventions is hindered by the complexity of the challenge and by excessive fragmentation of the efforts. Effective and efficient collaboration and cooperation among the various initiatives are often identified as a key success factor to achieve brain research full impact. In particular, there is a constant need for strengthening the information flow and accelerating the exchange of experience on the on-going and future projects as well as maintaining continuous dialogue between all the stakeholder groups and initiatives to allow that objectives are aligned and needs are met. EBRA will fully respond to these needs by bringing together the various stakeholders and major brain research initiatives, at European level and beyond, and creating the conditions for real and effective cross fertilisation, dialogue, building consensus and exploiting research potential to deliver new health interventions in brain disorders.

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CSA - Coordination and support action

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(opens in new window) H2020-SC1-BHC-2018-2020

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Coordinator

THE EUROPEAN BRAIN COUNCIL AISBL
Net EU contribution

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€ 1 216 550,00
Address
RUE D EGMONT 11
1000 Bruxelles / Brussel
Belgium

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Region
Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad
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€ 1 216 550,00

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