The European Brain Foundation Reactivates its Move for Your Brain Campaign
On the occasion of the 2024 Brain Awareness Week, the European Brain Foundation and the European Brain Council have decided to shine a light on the benefits of physical exercise on the brain by reactivating its #Move4YrBrain campaign. Physical activity and healthy lifestyles have a clear and demonstrated impact on brain health. “Physical activity is known to affect brain health across the life course, with physical inactivity being responsible for nearly 8% of DALYs due to stroke globally as well as 2% of global dementia prevalence. Increased physical activity, on the other hand, has been shown to have neuroprotective and
Brain in Sport Event Highlights
On February 24, the European Brain Foundation (EBF), in partnership with Rugby Europe, held its first public event on the subject of Brain in Sport dedicated to concussion. Providing the most comprehensive information possible on concussion and its treatment, experts and key opinion leaders in the field spoke on the state of play in the concussion field from a medico-scientific perspective and included testimonies from players, to demonstrate the risk of concussion and head trauma across a variety of sports sport exists and how best to manage it. This event, held in both English and French, gathered medical managers of various sports federations, rugby medical authorities,
European Brain Foundation Tackles Concussion in Sports with “Brain in Sport” Event
The European Brain Foundation (EBF), in collaboration with Rugby Europe, is set to host an event titled "Brain in Sport: Preventing & Managing Concussion and its Consequences." This event will shed light on the critical issue of concussion in sports, featuring insights from renowned athletes and moderated by Stéphane Lémeret, a distinguished racing driver and journalist. Event Description: A concussion is a type of brain injury caused by a blow to the head, prone to occur in sport and while minor at times, can also carry long-term damage and repercussions if frequent and not taken seriously. In fact, concussion
EBF is a guest of the Axiom Catalyst Podcast
"We would like to create and deliver change and improvement to those living with a brain condition." EBF Executive Director, Frédéric Destrebecq was invited to the podcast of Axiom Healthcare Strategies hosted by Anna Graca to speak about joining efforts of patient organizations, research and clinical networks, as well as drug innovators and policymakers to tackle challenges related to brain health. It is estimated that around 30 million Europeans live with a rare condition and between 75% - 80% of those have neurological symptoms. Despite the significant progress that has been made to ensure that a patient-centered approach is
Alpaca supports the EBF with food sustainability!
After the Fundraising Gala Dinner, the rest of the food was donated to Alpaca Solutions! The company positions itself as capable of evolving in tomorrow's society. Its humane, ecological and societal values positively improve the methods of the event industry. Alpaca implements sustainable solutions specially designed to reduce the ecological footprint of the event. As sustainability is one of the aspects that the EBF cares for, we wanted to make sure that there is no food wasted after the Gala Dinner. Unconsumed meals were distributed to those in need and by doing so, we reduced the carbon footprint. Thank
Vincent Vanasch is official Patron of the EBF
The European Brain Foundation (EBF) is delighted to announce that Vincent Vanasch became its official Patron! Vincent is an acknowledged Belgian hockey player, the World (2018), European (2019), and Olympic (2021) Champion. EBF's Executive Director, Frédéric Destrebecq and EBF's Project Manager, Monika Hoang had the pleasure to meet with Vincent in November 2022 and since then he decided to support the EBF. This is not only because of the EBF's mission to improve citizens' Brain Health, which is so closely linked to mental health but also due to the personal reasons. One of Vincent's mottoes is "Talent wins games,
Final Programme Announced for Gala Dinner on 16 March
The EBF is pleased to share the final programme of its upcoming Fundraising Gala Dinner.
EBF announces first Fundraising Gala event
The Fundraising Gala Dinner will take place on 16 March 2023, in Brussels, on the occasion of Brain Awareness Week.
European Brain Foundation officially launches at the Brain Innovation Days
On the occasion of the 2nd in-person Brain Innovation Days, the newly-formed European Brain Foundation (EBF) was officially launched.
