EBRAINS welcomes Masaryk University as new associate member

The membership will give Masaryk University the opportunity to co-design future iterations of EBRAINS’ cutting-edge tools and services. These state-of-the-art capabilities - which include an extensive range of brain data sets, a multilevel brain atlas, modelling and simulation tools, and access to high-performance computing resources and robotics and neuromorphic platforms - aim to help European researchers to address major challenges in brain health.

Masaryk University was founded in 1919 on the basis of one of the first laws adopted in the newly independent Czechoslovakia and has been educating students ever since. It is one of the most prestigious and respected higher education institutions in Central Europe and with 10 faculties and over 35 000 students studying in around 400 study programmes, it is also the second largest university in the Czech Republic. Part of Masaryk University is also a modern university campus which is not only a home to three of the faculties but to several research institutions as well – it´s the largest object of its kind in Central Europe.

Masaryk University actively supports research, science and innovations. The scientific activities of the Faculty of Medicine cover practically the entire spectrum of biomedical research and they are spread over the disciplines of clinical medicine and basic medical research, which enables direct translation of basic research results into clinical practice. Innovative therapies, as well as diagnostic and surgical procedures. The application potential of the research is supported by its own excellent infrastructure. One of the many research and educational platforms is the Masaryk Neuroscience Hub for promoting collaboration of basic and clinical neuroscience departments and research groups in the university and beyond.

About EBRAINS

The EBRAINS 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 this next phase, after the recent conclusion of the HBP, EBRAINS will complete the transition into a sustainable infrastructure. 

EBRAINS is an open research infrastructure that gathers high-quality research data, tools and computing facilities for brain-related research, built with interoperability at the core. The infrastructure offers an extensive range of FAIR data sets, a most comprehensive multilevel brain atlas, AI-based tools for analysis, modelling and simulation tools, and access to high-performance computing resources and neuromorphic platforms to researchers.