Brain health: how European research can join forces
Aviesan Meeting on January 27, 2022 - 8:50 /12:30
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French main stakeholders in Life Sciences and Health research area are united in Aviesan, the French National Alliance for Life Sciences and Health. Aviesan provides critical national strategic and planning capabilities, thereby fostering France's attractiveness for industry and R&D economic players as well as added value for political stakeholders.
Within the EU French presidency frame, Aviesan will organize a meeting on "Brain Health” in Brussel on January 27th. This symposium aims to focus on the health burden and advocate for better European coordination on the research about this topic. The attendance will be composed of EU country representatives and deciders. The goal is to convince the audience for the critical need for increased research funding.
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08:50 - 09:00 ' Welcome words
Gilles Bloch, President of Aviesan
09:00 - 09:10 ' Introduction French Ministry of research, French Ministry of Health and French Ministry of Economy
09:10 - 09:25 ' Why should we invest in brain research?
Elena Becker-Barroso, Editor of Lancet Neurology
09:25 - 09:55 ' The needs of translational research on the brain
Jean Antoine Girault, MD PhD, President of the FENS (Federation of European Neuroscience Societies)
Break
10:15 - 10:45 ' Mental Health: update on the impact of the Covid crisis
Marion Leboyer, MD, PhD, Professor of psychiatry
10:45 - 11:05 ' Patient perspective
Joke Jaarsma, President - European Federation of Neurological Associations (EFNA)
11:05 - 11:35 ' Perspective of brain research in Europe
Irène Norstedt DG RTD, Director of People, European Commission
11:35 - 12:05 ' Strategic vision for brain research
Etienne Hirsh and Bernard Poulain, co-directors of the Neurosciences thematic institute (Aviesan)
12:05 - 12:20 ' Conclusion, Political involvement for Brain research
Véronique Trillet-Lenoir, MEP
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