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November 19, 2018 12:00 - November 20, 2018 12:00
There is a need to enhance cross-border cooperation aimed at tackling the high percentage of brain disorders (mental and neurological) in Europe.
This COST Connect event will provide a platform for fostering common understandings across various research initiatives in the field of brain research.
The event aims to identify and address knowledge gaps in brain research and coordinate research and innovation activities at a European level, by bringing together stakeholders with different perspectives to provide relevant perspectives and share good practices.
An important objective is to enhance collaboration between researchers, innovators and policy makers from the fields of neuroscience, psychiatric genetics, psychosocial research, psychiatry, psychology, medical genetics, molecular sciences, chemistry, computing and robotics.
The event will help to:
- Strengthen effective leadership and governance for brain research;
- Fight against dispersion of resources and fragmentation of research activities;
- Support the cooperation of COST Actions with relevant stakeholders in the field of brain research;
- Encourage collaborations between relevant stakeholders and trigger alignment of resources to develop research and innovation on brain research;
- Promote synergies between activities funded through other EU programmes;
- Provide networking opportunities for all partners involved;
- Promote joint activities including proposition for open calls;
- Propose effective mechanisms for data sharing and knowledge exchange.
Further information about this COST Connect event can be requested via [email protected] from Judith Litjens and Bart Veys, COST Policy Officers.
Attendance to this event is by invitation only.