European Partnership for Brain Health

What European Partnership for Brain Health does

The European Partnership for Brain Health (EP BrainHealth) is a publicly funded, pan-European research coordination and funding partnership that brings together 64 participants across 36 countries under a single strategic framework. It is co-funded by the European Commission under Horizon Europe (grant agreement No 101259512), with an expected pooled budget of over €500 million over ten years contributed by the Commission and more than 50 national funding organizations from 31+ countries. The partnership coordinates transnational brain health research spanning prevention, early detection, treatment, and care across neurological, psychiatric, and neurodegenerative conditions, and it plans to run more than 20 joint transnational calls over its lifetime. It is governed through a Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) developed via multi-stakeholder consultation, with bodies including a Governing Board and a Scientific Advisory Board chaired by Thomas Gasser.

Name

European Partnership for Brain Health

Legal name

European Partnership for Brain Health

Website

https://brainhealth-partnership.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2026

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The European Partnership for Brain Health is a publicly funded European Commission co-funded partnership that coordinates over €500 million of transnational brain health research across 64 participants in 36 countries, running joint transnational calls and serving researchers, funders, and patient organizations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Research Funding Coordination

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology) (541714)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Health & Medical Research Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Global Health Research, Clinical Trials & Product Development Partnerships (PDPs) (HLAJAOAM)

Keywords

• Brain health research
• Research funding coordination
• Transnational research collaboration
• Neuroscience partnership
• Horizon Europe programme

Headquarters

HQ city

Bonn

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. European Commission Horizon Europe Funding: EP BrainHealth is co-funded by the European Commission under Horizon Europe research and innovation programme (grant agreement No 101259512). This serves as the primary public funding source for the partnership.
2. National Member Contributions: The partnership brings together over 50 funders and stakeholders from 31 countries who contribute national funding. Member states pool resources to support transnational research calls in brain health.

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Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

EP BrainHealth is a research coordination and funding partnership that pools public funding from the European Commission and national funders to support transnational collaborative research in brain health. It launches Joint Transnational Calls, develops Strategic Research and Innovation Agendas, organizes foresight symposiums and patient reviewer training workshops, and provides researchers across Europe with coordinated access to major neuroscience research infrastructures.

Product overview

The European Partnership for Brain Health (EP BrainHealth) is a research coordination and funding partnership, not a commercial product company. It does not offer a traditional product portfolio. Instead, it operates as a convening body that coordinates transnational research funding, organizes scientific events and webinars, develops strategic research agendas, and facilitates stakeholder engagement across the European brain health research ecosystem. Its activities include launching joint transnational calls for brain health research funding, hosting patient reviewer training workshops, organizing foresight symposiums and general assemblies, and providing resources including the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA). The partnership brings together over 60 participants from more than 30 countries under Horizon Europe funding to advance brain health research, prevention, treatment, and care across Europe and globally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Joint Transnational Calls (JTCs) for Brain Health Research Coordinated transnational funding calls that pool resources from over 50 national funders and the European Commission to support multi-country collaborative brain health research projects spanning prevention, early detection, treatment, and care. Available to academic researchers and research institutions across the 31+ participating countries.
• Patient Reviewer Training Workshops Structured training workshops that prepare patient advocates and people with lived experience of neurological and mental health conditions to serve as patient reviewers evaluating research proposals submitted to the partnership's Joint Transnational Calls. Designed to embed patient perspectives into funding decisions and foster a patient-centered research culture.
• Foresight Symposiums Strategic foresight events such as the EP BrainHealth Foresight Symposium 2026, hosted by Inserm at PariSanté Campus in Paris. These symposiums bring together researchers, policymakers, and stakeholders to identify emerging priorities and shape future research directions in brain health.

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly €500 million budget over ten years for brain health research
• +2 more outcomes

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Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered strategic, minor and core.

• International Brain Research Organization (IBRO)strategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026IBRO represents a global network of neuroscience societies that collaborates on international brain research initiatives, including participation in EP BrainHealth's global webinar series.
• BrainLat InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026Represented Latin America in EP BrainHealth's global webinar on science collaboration, contributing to the partnership's international outreach activities.
• S7 Science Academies (G7)strategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2026The S7 Academies (science academies of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, UK, and US) issued a joint statement calling for brain health to be elevated to a global policy priority, aligning with EP BrainHealth objectives.
• European CommissioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026The European Commission is the primary co-funder through Horizon Europe (grant agreement No 101259512). The Commission works with national funders to establish and support the EP BrainHealth as a European Partnership under Horizon Europe.
• DLR Projektträger (German Aerospace Center)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2026DLR hosts the EP BrainHealth Coordination Office in Bonn, Germany. They manage the day-to-day operations, coordination activities, and serve as the primary administrative hub for the partnership.
• EBRAINScoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2026EBRAINS is a key research infrastructure partner providing tools and services for brain health research including biobanking, data management, imaging, and translational research capabilities. They organize webinars on research infrastructure usage for JTC applicants.
• Inserm (French National Institute of Health and Medical Research)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Inserm hosted the Foresight Symposium 2026 at PariSanté Campus in Paris and contributed to developing the SRIA framework.
• European Federation of Neurological Associations (EFNA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026EFNA represents patient organizations and contributes to ensuring patient perspectives are integrated into the partnership's research funding priorities.
• GAMIAN-EuropeminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Patient organization representing people affected by mental health conditions, contributing to patient involvement in research agenda-setting.
• Alzheimer's Disease InternationalminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026International organization providing perspectives on dementia and brain health, participating in foresight symposium and expert editorial viewpoints.
• OECDstrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2025The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development participates in CSA BrainHealth webinars, providing data and evidence on brain health economics and policy frameworks.
• UNESCOstrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2025UNESCO contributed to global brain health discussions through CSA BrainHealth webinars, focusing on ethics of neurotechnologies.
• UNICEFstrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2025UNICEF participates in brain health policy discussions, contributing expertise on brain health across the lifespan, particularly for children and adolescents.
• University of LatviaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2025Hosted the second CSA BrainHealth General Assembly in Riga in May 2025, supporting the preparatory phase of the partnership.
• European Brain Council (EBC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2023EBC is a non-funding partner that provides strategic guidance, hosts events like the Brain Innovation Days, and leads international collaboration and global outreach work packages.
• JPND (EU Joint Programme - Neurodegenerative Disease Research)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2023JPND is a predecessor initiative focused on neurodegenerative diseases that is transitioning into EP BrainHealth. It brings expertise in transnational funding coordination for neurodegeneration research.
• ERA-Net NEURONcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2023NEURON is a predecessor initiative focused on neurological diseases that is transitioning into EP BrainHealth. It brings experience in funding collaborative neuroscience research across Europe.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Wellcome Trust: Wellcome is a large independent health research funder that supports brain and mental health research globally. It is a broad incumbent because of its larger scale and broader portfolio, but it funds overlapping neuroscience research priorities and is a reference point for transnational health research funding.
• National Institutes of Health (NIH): NIH is the largest public funder of biomedical research in the world, including substantial investment in brain health through the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) and the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). It is a broad incumbent reference for European funders when shaping the scale and structure of brain research programs.

Direct peers

• European Partnership for Personalised Medicine (EP PerMed): EP PerMed is a Horizon Europe co-funded European Partnership with a similar structure, mandate, and funding model to EP BrainHealth. It is the most direct structural peer because it pools resources from EU member states and the European Commission to fund transnational personalized medicine research.
• European Brain Council (EBC): EBC is a strategic non-funding partner of EP BrainHealth that convenes patient organizations, researchers, and industry on brain policy. It is a direct peer because of its overlapping mission on brain health agenda-setting and its role in coordinating external outreach.
• European Partnership for Pandemic Preparedness: Another Horizon Europe co-funded European Partnership that, like EP BrainHealth, pools national and EU funding to support transnational research. It is a direct structural peer with a similar governance and funding model, but it focuses on pandemic preparedness rather than brain health.
• Human Brain Project (HBP) / EBRAINS: The Human Brain Project and its successor EBRAINS are major European brain research infrastructure initiatives that complement EP BrainHealth. EBRAINS is a core research infrastructure partner of EP BrainHealth providing data and tools to funded researchers.
• Innovative Health Initiative (IHI): IHI is a public-private partnership under Horizon Europe that co-funds cross-sector health research and innovation. It shares EP BrainHealth's structure of pooled EU and industry funding, transnational calls, and a multi-stakeholder governance model.
• European Federation of Neurological Associations (EFNA): EFNA is a core patient organization partner of EP BrainHealth representing neurological patient associations across Europe. It is a direct peer in the brain health ecosystem, focused on patient engagement and policy advocacy.
• ERA-NET NEURON: ERA-NET NEURON is a second direct predecessor of EP BrainHealth, focused on neurological disease research funding across Europe. Its coordination model, transnational call structure, and funder network are being absorbed into EP BrainHealth.
• EU Joint Programme – Neurodegenerative Disease Research (JPND): JPND is a direct predecessor of EP BrainHealth focused on neurodegenerative disease research coordination across Europe. Its mission, transnational funding model, and participant community overlap heavily with EP BrainHealth's neurology and neurodegeneration scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/EP_BrainHealth
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@epbrainhealth
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/brain-health-partnership

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