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Under the overarching theme, “Disrupt and rewire: How brain innovation is changing Europe”, the Brain Innovation Days aim to bring together key opinion leaders and stakeholders from the ever-growing brain innovation ecosystem to create synergies and showcase the importance of brain innovation and how, one innovation at a time, it is changing Europe and the world.

DIGITAL EVENT – 26 January 2021

From Innovative Ideas to Creative Brain Interventions

The European Brain Council and beLean.net are pleased to announce the second Brain Innovation Days digital session, to take place on 26 January 2021 at 12:30 (CET).

The lunchtime digital session “From Innovative Ideas to Creative Brain Interventions” will bring together stakeholders from across the brain space and host the first ever Brain Innovation Days Pitch Competition.

Nine finalist start-ups will go head-to-head to pitch their business for the chance to win the 1^st Brain Innovation Awards The Jury Award will be awarded by a jury of esteemed experts in related fields, , while the audience will determine the winner of the 1st Brain Innovation Public Award for Best Pitch.

Furthermore, look forward to a panel discussion on the challenges faced by innovators in Europe – from idea to business – and the support structures that exist to alleviate and guide the process.

Why Brain Innovation

Brain disorders are on the rise: 1 in 3 Europeans will live with a brain disorder at some stage in their life. In parallel, brain science and innovative solutions for treatment are booming. However, the question remains: what is currently working for patients and their quality of life? We still have a way to go and the accelerating brain innovation revolution needs to be tackled in a collaborative manner. This is what the Brain Innovation Days stand for.

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1st Brain Innovation Awards – Jury and Public

After careful analysis of over 90 applications from start-ups all over Europe, 9 finalists will have a chance to impress the jury by pitching their product or idea in 3 minutes. However, the finalists needn’t only impress the jury – the audience vote counts towards the 1st Brain innovation Public Award. Both winners will receive a free exhibition booth and free access to our physical event to be held in Brussels on October 12 and 13 2021 and a one-day workshop on their business plan. In addition, the Jury winner will receive an in-depth review from all jury members.

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Videos

On the occasion of the launch of the Brain Innovation Days on 13 October 2020, messages came in from key stakeholders in the brain community supporting the initiative and explaining the importance of brain innovation.

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Articles

Researchers, start-ups and innovators, big pharma and beyond are all working tirelessly to provide innovative solutions. The Brain Innovation Days aim to highlight the importance of understanding the brain, showcase the potentials of increased innovation in the brain field and the impressive work coming out of the brain innovation space.

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Brain Talks

Brain Talks is a podcast produced by Brain Innovation Days, the online community of key opinion leaders and stakeholders from the ever-growing brain innovation ecosystem.

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Themes and Topics

Under the theme “Disrupt and rewire: how brain innovation is changing Europe”, the Brain Innovation Days enter one full year of brain innovation activities: exploring how the actors involved are finding new ways to work together, what exists and can still be done to support this cooperation, what breakthroughs can lead us to better brain health and how brain innovation is changing the world as we know it.

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Brain Innovation Journey Highlights

Virtual launch event, exploring how brain innovation is changing Europe

Online panels, interviews and more with prominent speakers in their fields

“My Start-up in 180 seconds” Pitching Competition with an award for the ‘Best Pitch’

Matchmaking and networking opportunities

Online content streams with regular updates on the latest in brain innovation

PROGRAMME

PITCHING SESSIONS

Talk less, show more. Under this motto start-ups active in brain innovation will be invited to pitch their business projects to the audience. They will only have a limited time to make their case for the Award.

The Brain Innovation Days will host a “My Start-up in 180 seconds” pitching competition, with an award for Best Pitch. Chosen applicants can participate by pitching their project, of which “the most innovative” one will be crowned by a jury made up of members from EBC, beLean.net and external experts. The winner will be rewarded with a 360-degree scan of their business by beLean.net.

MATCHMAKING

The Brain Innovation Days stand out from other events as they put a large emphasis on networking and potential matchmaking within the community.

Acting as a catalyst for a community that can often be fragmented, the Brain Innovation Days, throughout the year, aim to create a hub – an extended community, of sorts – for maximum exposure for all attendees, connecting innovators with funders, researchers with start-ups and keen innovation partners, policymakers with the health & research communities and more.

BECOME PART OF THE BRAIN INNOVATION DAYS

Are you a company, funder/investor or start-up interested in supporting the Brain Innovation Days? A number of sponsorship packages are available to choose from, bringing extra perks such as programme access, customised multimedia for online communication and additional perks for the future on-site event.

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2 days of exciting events and multiple activities

Available to both physical and virtual audiences

Over 200 attendees expected from various expertises

Prominent, disruptive speakers in the field of brain research

An advanced meeting platform for one-on-one meetings

PRICING

FOR VISITORS

€ 289

High-level programme
Stakeholder-led breakouts
Exhibition Village
Meeting platform
Agora sessions
Matchmaking and Networking opportunities
Pitching competition
Various ways of showcasing your work

€ 289

High-level programme
Stakeholder-led breakouts
Exhibition Village
Meeting platform
Agora sessions
Matchmaking and Networking opportunities
Various ways of showcasing your work

€ 359

High-level programme
Stakeholder-led breakouts
Exhibition Village
Meeting platform
Agora sessions
Matchmaking and Networking opportunities
Pitching competition
Various ways of showcasing your work

FOR VISITORS

Early Bird Special

1-Day Pass

2-Day Pass