EBRAINS Germany continues to grow

The digital research infrastructure combines neuroscience and medicine with brain-inspired AI and state-of-the-art computer technology. EBRAINS Germany was founded in December 2023, and the three new members bring the number of partners to nine. The German node is coordinated by Forschungszentrum Jülich.

In EBRAINS Germany, the partners combine strong expertise in computational neuroscience, clinical research, and computer science. Among other things, they offer access to the world's most comprehensive 3D brain atlas and FAIR data, IT tools for the data protection-compliant, individual simulation of brain models (“digital twin”), modeling and AI-based analyses, as well as access to state-of-the-art computer architectures. These include high-performance computing systems up to exascale class, cloud storage services, and neuromorphic computer hardware (BrainScaleS and SpiNNaker). The modular structure of the research infrastructure enables tailor-made applications, necessary expansions, and the flexibility to integrate new services.

EBRAINS also sees itself as a platform for intensive scientific exchange. Topic-specific working groups are open to all interested parties - regardless of EBRAINS membership. EBRAINS Germany also provides young and experienced researchers from universities, research institutions, and industry with training and access to state-of-the-art tools, data, and high-performance computers. 

The EBRAINS AISBL, based in Brussels, coordinates the EBRAINS research infrastructure as a central hub, which provides services across Europe via national nodes for currently around 11,000 users. In addition to EBRAINS Germany, national nodes are currently active or under construction in ten European countries.

Voices of the new partners

About EBRAINS

The EBRAINS digital research infrastructure, a key outcome and legacy of the EU-funded Human Brain Project (HBP), was officially launched in 2019. Two years later, in 2021, EBRAINS was included in the Roadmap of the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI). In its current phase, after the recent conclusion of the HBP, EBRAINS will complete the transition into a sustainable infrastructure. Through the recently approved EBRAINS 2.0 project, the European Commission is providing continued co-funding for the consolidation and further development of the EBRAINS RI during the years 2024-2026. 

EBRAINS’ mission is to foster brain-related research and help translate the latest scientific discoveries into innovation in medicine and industry, for the benefit of patients and society. It draws on cutting-edge neuroscience and offers an extensive range of brain data sets, atlases, modelling and simulation tools, easy access to high-performance and neuromorphic computing resources.