Organization for Human Brain Mapping

What Organization for Human Brain Mapping does

The Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM) is an international nonprofit professional society founded in 1995 with its first annual meeting held in Paris, France. It is dedicated to advancing understanding of the anatomical and functional organization of the human brain through neuroimaging methods including fMRI, EEG, MEG, PET, and related imaging technologies. The organization is headquartered at a four-person Executive Office in Roseville, Minnesota, and is governed by a volunteer international Council whose 2026-2027 composition spans nine countries.

OHBM's core offering is the OHBM Annual Meeting, the premier international brain science conference that rotates annually among North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific venues and attracts approximately 3,000 researchers, healthcare professionals, and industry representatives. Surrounding the meeting, OHBM operates an ecosystem of complementary platforms: the Aperture Neuro open-access journal, OHBM OnDemand (an archive of conference presentations), the OHBM Podcast (Neurosalience), a YouTube channel, a blog, and the Brainhack open-science satellite event. The society also maintains five regional chapters (Alpine, Australian, China, Korea, and Neuroscience Alliance) and multiple Special Interest Groups focused on Open Science, Brain-Art, Sustainability, Women Faculty, and Student/Postdoc development.

Revenue is generated through three primary streams: annual membership dues (subscription/recurring), annual meeting registration fees, and corporate sponsorships and exhibition fees from major neuroimaging vendors including Siemens Healthineers, GE Healthcare, Philips Neuro, and Elekta. OHBM also runs a portfolio of twelve award programs — including the Glass Brain Award, Fellow of OHBM, and Karl Zilles Award in Integrative Neuroscience — that function as credentialing assets for the field. The organization has no parent company, no disclosed funding rounds, and operates as an independent membership-based society.

Name

Organization for Human Brain Mapping

Legal name

Organization for Human Brain Mapping

Website

https://humanbrainmapping.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Organization for Human Brain Mapping is an international nonprofit professional society founded in 1995, serving neuroimaging researchers, healthcare professionals, and industry representatives through its annual rotating global conference, membership programs, the Aperture Neuro journal, and five regional chapters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Scientific Society

NAICS

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (54), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (541)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Academic & Scientific Conferences (MPAGAGAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Virtual/Hybrid Conference Production & Platform Management (THAHACAM), Meeting & Conference Planning & Coordination (HSACADAA)

Keywords

• Neuroimaging research
• Brain mapping conferences
• Neuroscience professional society
• Academic journal publishing
• Scientific event management

Headquarters

HQ city

Minneapolis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Annual Meeting Registration: Revenue generated from registration fees for the annual OHBM conference, which attracts approximately 3,000 researchers, healthcare professionals, and industry representatives
2. Membership Dues: Annual membership fees for researchers and professionals in the neuroimaging field, with membership application and renewal available through the website
3. Sponsorships and Exhibits: Corporate sponsorships and exhibition fees from companies in the neuroimaging and brain science industry at annual meetings

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

OHBM operates an international professional society centered on the OHBM Annual Meeting, the world's premier brain science conference that rotates annually between North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific and attracts approximately 3,000 researchers, healthcare professionals, and industry representatives. The society sells individual membership dues, conference registration, and corporate sponsorship/exhibit packages, and delivers educational content through the Aperture Neuro open-access journal, OHBM OnDemand portal, podcast, YouTube channel, Brainhack open science events, and Special Interest Groups.

Product overview

The Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM) operates as an international professional society centered on its Annual Meeting—the world's premier brain science conference. The society offers a platform-plus-content model consisting of the annual conference as its core offering, supplemented by Aperture Neuro (open-access journal), OHBM OnDemand (educational video portal), the OHBM Podcast, YouTube Channel, Blog, Career Center, and various community programs including Special Interest Groups (SIGs) and Regional Chapters. The organization facilitates educational exchange and networking in neuroimaging research through both in-person annual meetings and virtual content platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Aperture Neuro: Official publishing platform of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping
• OHBM OnDemand
• OHBM Hackathon
• OHBM Brainhack

Products and services

• OHBM Annual Meeting The premier international brain science conference held annually in rotating locations across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific, bringing together approximately 3,000 researchers, healthcare professionals, and industry representatives to exchange groundbreaking research across neuroimaging methods and applications.
• Aperture Neuro OHBM's official open-access scientific journal focused on neuroimaging research, launched to advance open science in the brain mapping community.
• OHBM OnDemand Online education portal providing access to recorded presentations, educational courses, and symposia from OHBM Annual Meetings.
• OHBM Professional Membership Annual professional membership for neuroimaging researchers and professionals, providing access to the global OHBM community, member directory, annual meeting benefits, journal access, and Special Interest Group participation.

Quantifiable outcome

• 3,000+ attendees annually at major meetings
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and major.

• Japan Human Brain Mapping SocietycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupported the bid to host OHBM 2028 in Yokohama, representing collaborative efforts to bring the annual meeting to Japan
• Yokohama City Visitors BureaucoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal government bureau supporting the OHBM 2028 bid to host the conference at PACIFICO Yokohama
• City of YokohamacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal government collaborating to bring OHBM 2028 annual meeting to Yokohama, Japan
• Japan National Tourism OrganizationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerTourism organization supporting the OHBM 2028 conference bid in Japan
• PACIFICO YokohamacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVenue partner for OHBM 2028 Annual Meeting at PACIFICO Yokohama convention center
• Alpine Chapter (Regional Chapter)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional chapter advancing the alpine brain imaging community via organization of educational events on human brain mapping techniques, based in Austria/Switzerland region
• Australian Chapter (Regional Chapter)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional chapter uniting and invigorating the neuroimaging community in Australia, organizing lectures, workshops, and networking events
• China Chapter (Regional Chapter)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional chapter hosting academic conferences/meetings on behalf of OHBM in China
• Korea Chapter (Regional Chapter)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional chapter holding annual conferences and organizing academic workshops on human brain mapping techniques in South Korea
• Neuroscience Alliance Chapter (NEURAL)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal chapter bringing together neuroscientists, clinicians, and human rights professionals to strengthen equitable access to neuroscience research and improve patient outcomes
• Siemens HealthineersmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerMajor exhibitor and sponsor at annual OHBM meetings, providing neuroimaging technology and industry symposiums
• GE HealthcaremajorGTM or Marketing PartnerKey industry sponsor at OHBM 2020 virtual meeting, providing symposium content and engagement lounges
• Philips NeuromajorGTM or Marketing PartnerMajor exhibitor and sponsor providing neuroimaging technology and sponsoring engagement activities at annual meetings
• ElektaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerExhibitor at annual OHBM meetings showcasing neuroimaging and brain stimulation technology

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS): A large interdisciplinary society covering biomedical engineering including neuroimaging methods (EEG, MEG, signal processing). It competes for engineering-oriented neuroimaging researchers and sponsors in the brain-mapping ecosystem.
• American Academy of Neurology (AAN): A much larger clinical neurology professional society that incorporates neuroimaging content into its meetings and continuing education, competing indirectly for the healthcare professional segment of OHBM's audience.

Direct peers

• Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS): A federation of European neuroscience societies that operates the FENS Forum, a regional analog to OHBM's annual meeting in scope and audience — directly competing for European brain-mapping attendees and sponsors.
• Cognitive Neuroscience Society (CNS): A U.S.-based professional society for cognitive neuroscientists that hosts an annual meeting overlapping heavily with OHBM's attendee base and competes for academic members in the neuroimaging research community.
• International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM): The premier MRI-focused scientific society, which overlaps directly with OHBM on the fMRI and MRI-based neuroimaging community and competes for the same neuroimaging researchers and OEM sponsors (Siemens, GE, Philips).
• Society for Neuroscience (SfN): The largest neuroscience professional society in the world, hosting the annual Neuroscience meeting that competes with OHBM for attendees, members, and industry sponsorship across the broader brain research community.

Emerging players

• Organization for Computational Neurosciences (OCNS): A smaller, more specialized society focused on computational neuroscience. It overlaps with OHBM at the methodological frontier and may pull computational-leaning members and attendees from the broader neuroimaging community.
• Society for Psychophysiological Research (SPR): A smaller professional society for psychophysiology researchers that overlaps with OHBM on EEG-based brain mapping and methodological exchange, though with a narrower clinical/psychological orientation.

Others

• Human Brain Mapping journal (Wiley): The flagship scientific journal of the human brain mapping field (long associated with the OHBM community). It is a complementary content asset rather than a direct competitor, but its publication strategy overlaps with Aperture Neuro.

Regional players

• Asia Pacific Neural Network Assembly (APNNA): A regional Asia-Pacific society for neural network and brain-mapping researchers that overlaps with OHBM's Asia-Pacific chapter footprint and could represent either a competitor or a partner for regional engagement.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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