Tagged with Brain

France France’s historical contribution to medical research is almost unparalleled globally, with 13 winners of the annual Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine, and even more for Chemistry. Most famously, Louis Pasteur’s work on germ theory and pasteurisation in the 19th century laid the groundwork for much of what we know…

France France may have ceded Europe’s top spot for the sheer number of clinical trial starts to Spain in 2023, but it remains one of Europe’s most strategically valuable destinations for complex, high-science clinical research. In oncology and rare diseases clinical R&D especially, France punches well above its weight, supported by…

France Alexis Genin, CEO of Brain & Mind, discusses the strategic vision behind France’s first national hub for neuroscience product development. Established to overcome the fragmented landscape in neuroscience innovation, Brain & Mind unites over 40 partners across industry, research, and investment. Under Genin’s leadership, the organization has focused on closing…

Europe The European Brain Council (EBC) is a key player in advancing brain health research and policy across Europe, bringing together diverse voices to address the pressing issues of neurological and mental health. As Frédéric Destrebecq, the EBC’s Executive Director, explains, “We must restore the trust between science and society for…

Europe The Women’s Brain Foundation, formerly the Women’s Brain Project, has evolved into a fully-fledged foundation dedicated to advancing research in gender precision medicine with a strong focus on brain health. CEO pro-bono Dr Antonella Santuccione Chadha comments on the organisation’s newly extended global reach, progress in understanding the link between…

Spain A roundup of some of the top stories coming out of Spain’s life sciences sector, including Brookfield’s ongoing interest in Grifols; Rovi’s change of heart about selling its CDMO business; Reig Jofre’s partnership with startup DyCare for an AI-powered digital rehabilitation platform; Almirall’s European filing for its triazole antifungal compound;…

Italy Tiziana Mele, managing director of Lundbeck Italia, explains the impact of COVID on mental health care from the perspective of a company dedicated to brain health, outlines the Italian operation that includes both  commercial and production capacities and shares Lundbeck’s support of independent clinical trials in the country. At Lundbeck,…

Switzerland Antonella Santuccione Chadha*, Head of Stakeholder Engagement for Alzheimer’s disease at Biogen and co-founder and CEO of the Women’s Brain Project, dives into the non-profit organization’s role in rethinking the way we look at sex and gender as a gateway to precision medicine. She explains how artificial intelligence (AI) is…

Norway Anette Margrethe Storstein MD PhD of the Norwegian Brain Council introduces the burden of neurodegenerative disease in Norway today, the ongoing impact of the country’s National Brain Plan, and Norway’s untapped potential in neuroscience R&D.   Norway has unfulfilled innovation potential. There is a lot to be gained from an…

pharma The president of the Institut Pasteur talks about how they must build on their differentiating factors, with a focus on interdisciplinary research, why they are not a French institute with international partnerships, but an international institute that is based in France and how if there was one aspect he would…

R&D Lundbeck Turkey’s managing director discusses CNS and mental illness in Turkey, and their recent development of manufacturing operations in Turkey for their new product. Given this specialization in and deep knowledge of CNS, how would you assess the Turkish medical systems’ ability to handle mental illness? First of all, when…

CNS Lundbeck’s country manager gives a thorough overview of CNS disorders in Malaysia and states: “It is important to remind everyone that mental health conditions or brain diseases are not to be overlooked.” While this is a challenge, it also represents an opportunity for Lundbeck to provide best-in-line products to patients.…