2019
The EBRAINS research infrastructure, a key outcome of the EU-funded Human Brain Project, is officially launched.
A state-of-the-art ecosystem for neuroscience
EBRAINS is on a mission to revolutionise how neuroscience is conducted. The digital ecosystem that we provide enables advances in brain research that translate to innovations in neuroscience, healthcare and technology.
A digital research infrastructure
Accelerating collaborative brain research
EBRAINS provides a digital research infrastructure that accelerates collaborative brain research between leading organizations and researchers across the fields of neuroscience, brain health, and brain-related technologies.
A culture of collaboration
Committed to open science
The EBRAINS community exemplifies open science, collaborating on new research projects and infrastructure development, sharing data and knowledge, and working across disciplines, institutions and borders. EBRAINS is a member of the European Open Science Cloud association (EOSC). EBRAINS is also dedicated to promoting Responsible Research and Innovation practices and to helping shape research in ethically sound ways that serve the public interest.
Scientific vision
Interoperability at the core
EBRAINS Research Infrastructure’s uniqueness resides in our ambition to make extensive brain data, tools, and models interoperable. This enables researchers to bridge data scales and draw on work from across disciplines to address questions in neuroscience that have been roadblocks for progress.
EBRAINS AISBL
Governance
EBRAINS is an international non-profit association (AISBL), headquartered in Brussels Belgium, with another branch in Switzerland. It is made up of 10 Full Members and over 30 Associate Members. The Research Infrastructure is organised around a central hub that coordinates a pan-European network of services delivered through National Nodes. EBRAINS is governed by three bodies, the General Assembly, the Board of Directors and the Management Board. A National Node Board gathers Node representatives. EBRAINS also has two Advisory Committees, the Science and Technology one and the Ethics and Society one which will soon be instated.
EBRAINS is organised around a central hub that coordinates a pan-European network of services that are delivered through national nodes.
Our roadmap towards greater interoperability
EBRAINS’ mission is to enable the academic and scientific community to advance research in neuroscience by leveraging big data and modern information and communications technologies (ICT) in an integrated way. Unlocking new knowledge about the brain has the potential to making incredible progress in medicine and technology that benefits people and our society.