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On 12-13 October 2021, under the overarching theme, “United for Brain Innovation”, the Brain Innovation Days brought 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.

BRAIN INNOVATION DAYS in pictures

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. Relive key moments from the event in the photo gallery below!

Articles

Researchers, start-ups, big pharma and beyond are all working tirelessly to provide innovative solutions. Want to learn more about the latest in the field? Read about the latest here.

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Brain Talks

Brain Talks is a podcast that invites key opinions leaders from the wider brain community to speak on exciting topics in the brain field, including neuroscience breakthroughs, leading innovations, policy-driven issues and creating successful start-ups.

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Job Opportunities

The Brain Innovation Days aim to create matchmaking and networking opportunities for all members of the brain innovation community. Looking or offering a job or funding opportunity in the field?

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Videos

Missed a previous digital session or want to have a look back at your favourite one? Watch all the replays and highlights of the Brain Innovation Days journey so far, right here.

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Brain Talks

Job Opportunities

Videos

Researchers, start-ups, big pharma and beyond are all working tirelessly to provide innovative solutions. Want to learn more about the latest in the field? Read about the latest here.

The Brain Innovation Days aim to create matchmaking and networking opportunities for all members of the brain innovation community. Looking or offering a job or funding opportunity in the field?

Missed a previous digital session or want to have a look back at your favourite one? Watch all the replays and highlights of the Brain Innovation Days journey so far, right here.

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 and add-on perks are available to choose from, including access to the programme, customised online content, exposure for your company/organisation and more.

Platinum sponsor

Silver sponsors

EBC Members

Knowledge partners

Platinum sponsor

Silver sponsors

KNOWLEDGE PARTNERS

EBC Members

Exhibition village

Organisations and Companies Featured

STAY IN TOUCH

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Articles

Researchers, start-ups, big pharma and beyond are all working tirelessly to provide innovative solutions. Want to learn more about the latest in the field? Read about the latest here.

Brain Talks

Brain Talks is a weekly podcast a that invites key opinions leaders from the wider brain community to speak on exciting topics in the brain field, including neuroscience breakthroughs, leading innovations, policy-driven issues and creating successful start-ups.

Job Opportunities

The Brain Innovation Days aim to create matchmaking and networking opportunities for all members of the brain innovation community. Looking or offering a job or funding opportunity in the field?

Videos

Missed a previous digital session or want to have a look back at your favourite one? Watch all the replays and highlights of the Brain Innovation Days journey so far, right here.

PITCHING SESSIONS

After careful analysis of over 90 applications from start-ups all over Europe, 9 finalists had a chance to impress the jury and the public by pitching their product or idea in 180 seconds during the second digital event held on 26 January 2021. We are very pleased to announce that PIPRA AG (short for Pre-Interventional Preventive Risk Assessment) became the winner of the 1^st Brain Innovation Jury Award for Best Pitch. PIPRA AG is developing a cutting-edge AI-based pre-operative test to assess patient’s risk of suffering from cognitive disorders after a surgery. The 1^st Brain Innovation Public Award for Best Pitch went to Icompanion, the digital companion for people with neurological conditions and their physicians.

Congratulations to our winners!

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

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

Articles

Brain Talks

Job Opportunities

Videos

Articles

Brain Talks

Job Opportunities

Videos

10:10 - 10:30 - AGORA SESSION
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Bridging gaps in brain innovation: adopting open science research practices to boost trust in neurotech

10:05 - 10:20 - BRAIN TALK
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Cannabinoids and the Brain

LARS EDVINSSON, BRAIN PRIZE WINNER

15:40 - 16:55 - BREAKOUT ROOM

Build brains better Brain capital focused policies and investments

11:45 - 13:00 - BREAKOUT SESSION
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Daily EEG for People with a Brain Disorder

Daily EEG for People with a Brain Disorder

10:05 - 10:20 - BRAIN TALK
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Prof Lars Edvinsson, New frontiers in understanding and treating migraine headeache

11:45 - 12:10 - HOW TO SESSION
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Entrepreneurship in Healthcare: from start-up to corporate

Led by BlueHealth Innovation Centre

16:10 - 16:30 - AGORA SESSION
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Living with absence epilepsy - a parent's view on patient-driven innovation

15:45 - 16:05 - AGORA SESSION
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MindBot: a cobot platform to look after workers’ mental health

10:50 - 11:15 - AGORA SESSION
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Relevance of gender issues in Neurology

15:00 - 15:20 - AGORA SESSION
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Shifting the paradigm with Adaptive/Responsive Cranialized Brain Pacemaker to treat neurodegenerative diseases by cutting DBS surgery time in half!

10:25 - 10:40 - BRAIN TALK
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Dr Viktor Jirsa, Virtual Epileptic Patient technology

12:25 - 12:40 - AGORA SESSION
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DYRK1A, a novel therapeutic target for Down syndrome and Alzheimer's disease

11:45 - 12:00 - BRAIN TALK
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Prof Marcello Massimini, A perturb-and-measure approach to detect consciousness in unresponsive patients

10:00 - 11:15 - BREAKOUT SESSION
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Creative interventions at the interface of neuroscience and artificial intelligence

BREAK

GUIDED MINDFULNESS SESSION

GUIDED MINDFULNESS SESSION

10:50 - 11:15 - HOW TO SESSION
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How to Finance your Startup – Lessons from 10 years investing and coaching startups

Led by Imec.istart

09:40 - 11:30 - PANEL DISCUSSION
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Business Development in Neurology, Psychiatry and Unmet Needs

10:30 - 11:20 - PANEL DISCUSSION
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Business Development: Imaging, AI and Digital

11:45 - 12:25 - PANEL DISCUSSION
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Financing Brain Innovation

14:20 - 14:35 - INNOVATION SHOWCASE
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NIMOCHIP: a microfluidic lab-on-a-chip for better diagnostIcs of nerurodegenerative diseases

14:00 - 15:15 - BREAKOUT SESSION
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Cannabis and the Brain

Session sponsored by Cannabinoid Education 360

10:45 - 11:00 - BRAIN TALK
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Dr Makarand Bagul, Cannabis in medicine: hype or hope?

Session sponsored by Cannabinoid Education 360

14:00 - 15:15 - BREAKOUT SESSION
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Science recruiter - Evaluation and recruiter platform for cognitive neuroscience

12:10 - 12:25 - INNOVATION SHOWCASE
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Smart insoles: the next step in personalised mobility medicine

11:05 - 11:20 - BRAIN TALK
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Simon Kohl, Using light for Brain Innovation? The potential of optical brain imaging for innovation in neurotech

14:00 - 14:15 - INNOVATION SHOWCASE
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Postoperative delirium- how to avoid 8 Million preventable dementias per year

18:30 - 21:00
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WELCOME RECEPTION

Featuring the Brain Talk
Home use of neuromodulation

11:45 - 12:05 - AGORA SESSION
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Teleneurorehabilitation: new therapeutic approaches in acquired brain injury

Articles

Brain Talks

Job Opportunities

Videos

Articles

Brain Talks

Job Opportunities

Videos

10:10 - 10:30 - AGORA SESSION—Bridging gaps in brain innovation: adopting open science research practices to boost trust in neurotech

10:05 - 10:20 - BRAIN TALK—Cannabinoids and the Brain

LARS EDVINSSON, BRAIN PRIZE WINNER

15:40 - 16:55 - BREAKOUT ROOM Build brains better Brain capital focused policies and investments

11:45 - 13:00 - BREAKOUT SESSION—Daily EEG for People with a Brain Disorder

Daily EEG for People with a Brain Disorder

10:05 - 10:20 - BRAIN TALK —Prof Lars Edvinsson, New frontiers in understanding and treating migraine headeache

11:45 - 12:10 - HOW TO SESSION—Entrepreneurship in Healthcare: from start-up to corporate Led by BlueHealth Innovation Centre

16:10 - 16:30 - AGORA SESSION—Living with absence epilepsy - a parent's view on patient-driven innovation ​

15:45 - 16:05 - AGORA SESSION—MindBot: a cobot platform to look after workers’ mental health​

10:50 - 11:15 - AGORA SESSION—Relevance of gender issues in Neurology

15:00 - 15:20 - AGORA SESSION—Shifting the paradigm with Adaptive/Responsive Cranialized Brain Pacemaker to treat neurodegenerative diseases by cutting DBS surgery time in half!

10:25 - 10:40 - BRAIN TALK — Dr Viktor Jirsa, Virtual Epileptic Patient technology

12:25 - 12:40 - AGORA SESSION—DYRK1A, a novel therapeutic target for Down syndrome and Alzheimer's disease

11:45 - 12:00 - BRAIN TALK — Prof Marcello Massimini, A perturb-and-measure approach to detect consciousness in unresponsive patients

10:00 - 11:15 - BREAKOUT SESSION—Creative interventions at the interface of neuroscience and artificial intelligence

BREAK GUIDED MINDFULNESS SESSION

GUIDED MINDFULNESS SESSION

10:50 - 11:15 - HOW TO SESSION —How to Finance your Startup – Lessons from 10 years investing and coaching startups Led by Imec.istart

09:40 - 11:30 - PANEL DISCUSSION—Business Development in Neurology, Psychiatry and Unmet Needs

10:30 - 11:20 - PANEL DISCUSSION —Business Development: Imaging, AI and Digital

11:45 - 12:25 - PANEL DISCUSSION —Financing Brain Innovation

14:20 - 14:35 - INNOVATION SHOWCASE—NIMOCHIP: a microfluidic lab-on-a-chip for better diagnostIcs of nerurodegenerative diseases

14:00 - 15:15 - BREAKOUT SESSION—Cannabis and the Brain Session sponsored by Cannabinoid Education 360

10:45 - 11:00 - BRAIN TALK —Dr Makarand Bagul, Cannabis in medicine: hype or hope? Session sponsored by Cannabinoid Education 360

14:00 - 15:15 - BREAKOUT SESSION—Science recruiter - Evaluation and recruiter platform for cognitive neuroscience

12:10 - 12:25 - INNOVATION SHOWCASE​—Smart insoles: the next step in personalised mobility medicine

11:05 - 11:20 - BRAIN TALK — Simon Kohl, Using light for Brain Innovation? The potential of optical brain imaging for innovation in neurotech

14:00 - 14:15 - INNOVATION SHOWCASE—Postoperative delirium- how to avoid 8 Million preventable dementias per year

18:30 - 21:00 —WELCOME RECEPTION Featuring the Brain Talk Home use of neuromodulation

11:45 - 12:05 - AGORA SESSION—Teleneurorehabilitation: new therapeutic approaches in acquired brain injury

10:10 - 10:30 - AGORA SESSION
—
Bridging gaps in brain innovation: adopting open science research practices to boost trust in neurotech

10:05 - 10:20 - BRAIN TALK
—
Cannabinoids and the Brain

15:40 - 16:55 - BREAKOUT ROOM

Build brains better Brain capital focused policies and investments

11:45 - 13:00 - BREAKOUT SESSION
—
Daily EEG for People with a Brain Disorder

10:05 - 10:20 - BRAIN TALK
—
Prof Lars Edvinsson, New frontiers in understanding and treating migraine headeache

11:45 - 12:10 - HOW TO SESSION
—
Entrepreneurship in Healthcare: from start-up to corporate

Led by BlueHealth Innovation Centre

16:10 - 16:30 - AGORA SESSION
—
Living with absence epilepsy - a parent's view on patient-driven innovation

15:45 - 16:05 - AGORA SESSION
—
MindBot: a cobot platform to look after workers’ mental health

10:50 - 11:15 - AGORA SESSION
—
Relevance of gender issues in Neurology

15:00 - 15:20 - AGORA SESSION
—
Shifting the paradigm with Adaptive/Responsive Cranialized Brain Pacemaker to treat neurodegenerative diseases by cutting DBS surgery time in half!

10:25 - 10:40 - BRAIN TALK
—
Dr Viktor Jirsa, Virtual Epileptic Patient technology

12:25 - 12:40 - AGORA SESSION
—
DYRK1A, a novel therapeutic target for Down syndrome and Alzheimer's disease

11:45 - 12:00 - BRAIN TALK
—
Prof Marcello Massimini, A perturb-and-measure approach to detect consciousness in unresponsive patients

10:00 - 11:15 - BREAKOUT SESSION
—
Creative interventions at the interface of neuroscience and artificial intelligence

BREAK

GUIDED MINDFULNESS SESSION

10:50 - 11:15 - HOW TO SESSION
—
How to Finance your Startup – Lessons from 10 years investing and coaching startups

Led by Imec.istart

09:40 - 11:30 - PANEL DISCUSSION
—
Business Development in Neurology, Psychiatry and Unmet Needs

10:30 - 11:20 - PANEL DISCUSSION
—
Business Development: Imaging, AI and Digital

11:45 - 12:25 - PANEL DISCUSSION
—
Financing Brain Innovation

14:20 - 14:35 - INNOVATION SHOWCASE
—
NIMOCHIP: a microfluidic lab-on-a-chip for better diagnostIcs of nerurodegenerative diseases

14:00 - 15:15 - BREAKOUT SESSION
—
Cannabis and the Brain

Session sponsored by Cannabinoid Education 360

10:45 - 11:00 - BRAIN TALK
—
Dr Makarand Bagul, Cannabis in medicine: hype or hope?

Session sponsored by Cannabinoid Education 360

14:00 - 15:15 - BREAKOUT SESSION
—
Science recruiter - Evaluation and recruiter platform for cognitive neuroscience

12:10 - 12:25 - INNOVATION SHOWCASE
—
Smart insoles: the next step in personalised mobility medicine

11:05 - 11:20 - BRAIN TALK
—
Simon Kohl, Using light for Brain Innovation? The potential of optical brain imaging for innovation in neurotech

14:00 - 14:15 - INNOVATION SHOWCASE
—
Postoperative delirium- how to avoid 8 Million preventable dementias per year

18:30 - 21:00
—
WELCOME RECEPTION

Featuring the Brain Talk
Home use of neuromodulation

11:45 - 12:05 - AGORA SESSION
—
Teleneurorehabilitation: new therapeutic approaches in acquired brain injury