EBRAINS’ ambition is to enable a new era in brain research. Here you can find more information about the EBRAINS effort to build a shared digital brain research infrastructure for the EU.
About EBRAINS
EBRAINS provides digital tools and services which can be used to address challenges in brain research and brain-inspired technology development. Its components are designed with, by, and for researchers. The tools assist scientists to collect, analyse, share, and integrate brain data, and to perform modelling and simulation of brain function.
EBRAINS’ goal is to accelerate the effort to understand human brain function and disease.
This EBRAINS research infrastructure is the entry point for researchers to discover EBRAINS services. The services are being developed and powered by the EU-funded Human Brain Project.
You can register to use the EBRAINS research infrastructure HERE
EBRAINS is open to integrating brain research technologies developed elsewhere and seeks collaboration with other research infrastructures. Contact info@ebrains.eu with inquiries.
The EBRAINS AISBL
EBRAINS is an AISBL (Association Internationale Sans But Lucratif) under Belgian Law. Its mission is to coordinate the Human Brain Project (HBP) in SGA3 (2020 - 2023) and to build the future of the EBRAINS Research Infrastructure.
The HBP’s explicit goal is to develop the EBRAINS research infrastructure and make it available to the scientific research community and other user groups, as a beneficial legacy that will continue to help advance knowledge and understanding of the brain after the end of the HBP FET Flagship in 2023. The EBRAINS AISBL will play a key role in bringing about that transformation and will provide the coordination nucleus of the post-FET Flagship EBRAINS structure.
An Association Internationale Sans But Lucratif, or International not-for-profit association, is the legal term used in Belgium for an internationally acting non-profit organization based on Belgian law and located in Belgium.
Members
Full Members
| Institution | Country | |
|---|---|---|
| Universiteit Hasselt | Belgium | |
| Commissariat à l'énergie atomique | France | |
| Forschungszentrum Jülich | Germany | |
| Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche | Italy | |
| University of Oslo | Norway | |
| Universidad Politécnica de Madrid | Spain | |
| KTH Royal Institute of Technology | Sweden | |
| École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne | Switzerland |
Associate Members
| Institution | Country | |
|---|---|---|
| University of Antwerp | Belgium | |
| Vrije Universiteit Brussel | Belgium | |
| Aix-Marseille Université | France | |
| Université Grenoble Alpes | France | |
| Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin | Germany | |
| Universität Heidelberg | Germany | |
| Bitbrain Technologies | Spain | |
| Fundación de Investigación HM Hospitales | Spain | |
| Fundació Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya | Spain | |
| Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu | Spain | |
| Institut D'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer | Spain | |
| Quirónsalud | Spain | |
| Universidad Rey Juan Carlos | Spain | |
| Karolinska Institutet | Sweden |
Governance Structure
EBRAINS governance is organized around 3 governing bodies, the General Assembly, the Board of Directors and the Management Board.
Board of Directors
Daniela CORDA (CNR)
Asunción GÓMEZ PÉREZ (UPM)
Jan HESTHAVEN (EPFL)
Wolfgang MARQUARDT (Jülich)
Annika STENSSON TRIGELL (KTH)
André SYROTA, Chairman of the Board of Directors (CEA)
Wim VANDUFFEL (KU Leuven)
Frode VARTDAL (UiO)
Management Board
Pawel Swieboda
Chief Executive Officer, EBRAINS AISBL
Director General, Human Brain Project
pawel.swieboda@ebrains.eu
Jan Bjaalie
Member of the Management Board and Special Advisor for Neuroinformatics
j.g.bjaalie@medisin.uio.no
Christian Fauteux
Chief Programme Officer, EBRAINS AISBL
christian.fauteux@ebrains.eu
Viktor Jirsa
Chief Science Officer, EBRAINS AISBL
viktor.jirsa@univ-amu.fr
France Nivelle
Chief Communications and Content Officer, EBRAINS AISBL
france.nivelle@ebrains.eu
Juan Sanchez
Chief Operations Officer, EBRAINS AISBL
juan.sanchez@ebrains.eu
Steven Vermeulen
Chief Information Infrastructure Officer, EBRAINS AISBL
steven.vermeulen@ebrains.eu
EBRAINS AISBL is headquartered in Belgium and also has an office in Switzerland.
Our head office is located at Glaverbel building - Chaussée de la Hulpe 166 – B-1170 Brussels - Belgium
Our Swiss Branch is located at Campus Biotech - Chemin des Mines, 9 - CH-1202 Geneva - Switzerland
Contact EBRAINS
Send us an email at info@ebrains.eu