European Brain Council

The European Brain Council (EBC) is a coordinating international health organization founded in 2002. It comprises major organisations in the field of brain research and brain disorders in Europe, and thus its structure involves a network of patients, scientists and doctors, working in partnership with the pharmaceutical and medical devices industries. The EBC works with decision-making bodies such as the European Commission,^[2] the European Parliament^[3] and the World Health Organization.^[4]

European Brain Council (EBC)

Formation	2002
Type	Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
Legal status	ASBL
Headquarters	Brussels, Belgium
President	Wolfgang H. Oertel[1]
Key people	Vice Presidents: Wolfgang Gaebel, Juan Lerma[1]
Website	www.braincouncil.eu

Membership

Patient organisations

• European Federation of Neurological Associations
• GAMIAN-Europe (Global Alliance of Mental Illness Advocacy Networks-Europe)

Scientific members

• European Academy of Neurology
• European Federation of Neurological Societies
• European College of Neuropsychopharmacology
• European Psychiatric Association
• Federation of European Neuroscience Societies
• Pan European Regional Committee of the International Brain Research Organization