At a Glance

“The Human Brain Project should lay the technical foundations for a new model of ICT-based brain research, driving integration between data and knowledge from different disciplines” - public proposal for the Human Brain Project (HBP).

The HBP proposal is chosen for funding by the EC as a FET Flagship. The Flagship sets sail into the “Ramp-up Phase”. Work begins on the six initial platform prototypes: Neuroinformatics, Simulation, Medical Informatics, Neuromorphic Computing, Neurorobotics and High-Performance Computing.

The six initial platforms are formally opened during an event in Geneva. A concept paper published in Neuron further specifies that the platforms are to become an integrated research infrastructure for brain research and related fields. A co-design approach is established to guide the development in response to scientific needs.

The EBRAINS AISBL is founded. A paper in PLOS Biology gives a first view of the HBP Joint Platform.

The EBRAINS research Infrastructure is formally launched. EBRAINS services become increasingly interlinked, allowing cross-platform workflows for complex scientific aims.

EBRAINS is selected for the ESFRI Roadmap of European Research Infrastructures. EBRAINS is presented in a position paper in eNeuro highlighting a paradigm shift in brain research.

EBRAINS has 40 member institutions from 12 European countries. The infrastructure has become firmly integrated in the European brain research landscape. First National Nodes are being formed. 

The Human Brain Project (HBP) concludes. The HBP Toolbook is published as an overview of the hundreds of digital tools developed and made available on EBRAINS. A participatory process to develop a roadmap paper for the next decade of digital neuroscience is started.

The EC-funded EBRAINS 2.0 project kicks off to further develop the infrastructure, involving 59 partner institutions from 16 European countries. The roadmap paper “The coming decade of digital brain research: A vision for neuroscience at the intersection of technology and computing” with more than a hundred authors is published in Imaging Neuroscience.

EBRAINS is advanced with support of the European Commission and a network of 11 National Nodes and 45 institutional partners from 15 countries across Europe. EBRAINS now counts around 15,000 registered users from 95 countries worldwide.