EBRAINS Lithuania Established

The EBRAINS Lithuania National Node is composed of the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (LSMU), Kaunas University of Technology, Vytautas Magnus University, and the Hospital of the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kauno klinikos. LSMU will act as the Node coordinator.

The Node will help to strengthen joint research between Lithuanian and EBRAINS organisations and researchers in the fields of brain health, brain-related technologies, and artificial intelligence.

EBRAINS has enjoyed close collaborations with researchers in Lithuania over the past few years. LSMU scientists have been engaged in successful collaboration with EBRAINS partners since 2021, contributing to research publications and the organization of joint scientific conferences. Extensive scientific research activities are being developed with Prof. Viktor Jirsa, EBRAINS Chief Science Officer, in the field of personalized digital brain models and their application for the diagnosis of neurological diseases and the prediction of treatment outcomes.

"Establishing a National Node in Lithuania gives our country a voice in shaping EBRAINS policy and opens up broad opportunities for cooperation, the initiation of various scientific projects, and educational activities," says Prof. Ausra Saudargiene, EBRAINS Lithuania Node Leader.

“We are delighted that EBRAINS Lithuania has been established” says Prof. Katrin Amunts, Joint-CEO of EBRAINS. “We look forward to further collaborating with Kaunas University of Technology, Vytautas Magnus University, and the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, which has been an associate member of EBRAINS since 2022.”