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About us

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Mission Statement

The 4 basic missions of the Belgian Brain Council are:

1. To inform and educate the general population about the brain and its disorders

2. To lobby for an increase of financial and other resources for basic and clinical neuroscience research

 

3.To support the activities of its members and foster cross-talks between them, promoting patients' empowerment in the management of brain disorders and related public health policies.

 

4.To launch a Data Altruism Association for Brain & Mental health to facilitate research and the creation of a Belgian Brain Plan

Executive Committee

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President

Laurence Ris PhD
Belgian Society for Neuroscience
Neuroscience Department. University of Mons
Tel:+32(0)65373570

CEO

Roland Pochet PhD
Fac. Médecine Université Libre de Bruxelles & European Dana Alliance for the Brain 
e-mail: pochet.roland@ulb.be

Twit: @rpochet54
Tel:+32(0)473556374

Vice-President & Treasurer

Charles van der Straten Waillet
National Multiple Sclerosis Ligue asbl
rue Lambiotte 144 Lambiottestraat. B-1030 Bruxelles
Tel: +32(0)27361638 

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Vice-President

Gianni Franco, MD 

EplC (Together for the Brain)  & APk Association Parkinson
Neurology CHU UCL Namur (Dinant). Coll. ULg
Tel: +32(0)82227468 Cell; +32(0)478470774

Vice-Président

Lia Le Roy
Werkgroep Hersentumoren vzw
Gasstraat 5. 2950 Kapellen
Tel: +32 (0)495 30 35 11

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Secretary

Jean Schoenen MD,PhD, FEAN (BBC Founder)
Department of Neurology. Liège University . CHR CItadelle. Blvd du XII de Ligne. B-4000 LIEGE.
Tel: +32(0)43218663 

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Past-President

Rufin Vogels, PhD

Belgian Society for Neuroscience
Dept of Neurophysiology. Lab. Neuro-& Psychophysiology.KUL
Tel: +32(0)16330028 

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Past-President

Dirk Van Roost, MD, PhD

BelgianSociety of Neurosurgery

Department of Neurosurgery Ghent University Hospital

tel: +32 9 332 50 76

Member at large

Rose Bruffaerts, MD, PhD

Universiteit Antwerpen 

Universiteitsplein 1, B-2610 Wilrijk 

Tel : +32(0)32653620 

Member at large

Ann Van der Jeugd PhD

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, B-3000 Leuven

Tel: +32(0)16325636

Secretarial assistant

Latifah Irakiza
e-mail: coordination@braincouncil.eu 

Twit: @EU_Brain

Tel: +32 (0)2 513 27 57

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Board of Directors

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Universiteit Antwerpen
Rose Bruffaers
KuLeuven Brain Institute
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Ann Van der Jeugd
Association Parkinson
Christine Pahaut
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Aidants proches-Ligue Alzheimer
Marguerite Mormal
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Ligue Alzheimer
Sabine HENRY
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Société Royale de Médecine Mentale de Belgique
Giovanni Briganti
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NAH
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Benny Biets
ULB
Roland Pochet
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National Multiple Sclerosis Ligue
Charles van der Straten
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Werkgroup Hersentumoren
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Lia Leroy
Belgian Headache Society
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Jan Versijpt
Vlaamse Vereninging voor Psychiatrie
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Maarten Van Den Bossche
Coma Science Group
Steven Laureys
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Belgian Pain Society
Bruno Leroy
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European DANA Alliance for Brain
Jean Schoenen
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Belgian Society for Neurosurgery
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Dirk Van Roost
Ensemble pour le Cerveau
Gianni Franco
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Belgian Society for Neuroscience
Laurence Ris
Rufin Vogels
Belgian College of Neuropharmacology and Biological Psychiatry
Martin Desseilles
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Members - Patients'associations

Association
Name
Logo
Site internet
Stroke & Go Asbl
Pascal Lecomte
https://www.stroke-go.be/
Inkendaal
Eva Michiels
https://www.inkendaal.be/
Vlaamse Parkinson Liga
Miek Van Der Wee
http://parkinsonliga
Demoucelle Parkinson Charity
Anne-Marie Demoucelle
http://www.demoucelle.com/charity
APk Association Parkinson Francophone Belge
Christine Pahaut
https://www.parkinsonasbl.be/
Ligue Nationale Belge de Sclérose en Plaques asbl
Charles van der Straten Waillet
https://www.liguesep.be/
Werkgroep Hersentumoren
Lia Le Roy
http://www.wg-hersentumoren.be/site_nl/vzw.php
Nationale Belgische Multiple Sclerose Liga vzw
Charles van der Straten
https://ms-sep.be/nl/
Mouvement National Vie Libre
Jean-Luc Morelle
https://www.vie-libre.be/
Association Dégénérescene Maculqire Liée à l’Age
Marie-Anne Dage
https://www.dmla.be/
Association de Parents pour l’épanouissement des Personnes Autistes (APEPA)
Freddy Hanot
https://autisme-belgique.wixsite.com/apepa
Aidants PROCHES Bruxelles a.s.b.l.
Marguerite Mormal
https://www.aidantsproches.brussels/
Alzheimer Liga Vlaanderen
Olivier Constant
https://www.alzheimerliga.be/nl
Alzheimer Belgique ASBL
Karin Van Loon
https://alzheimerbelgique.be/
Action Parkinson
Cécile Grégoire
https://www.actionparkinson.be/
Tremblement Essentiel - Belgique
Véronique Stuylaert
https://www.tremblement-essentiel-asbl.be/
Belgique Acouphènes
Yolande & Léon Delobbe
https://www.belgiqueacouphenes.be/
Harvey Cushing
Daniel Vandenborre
http://harvey-cushing-center.be/fr/
ADHD, ASC & LD Belgium
Beverley Sinton & Chantel Fouche
https://adhd-edu.be/
Ligue Alzheimer
Sabine Henry
https://alzheimer.be/
Ligue Belge contre les Céphalées
Christian Gérard
https://cephalees.be/
Ligue Huntington Francophone Belge
Albert Counet
http://www.huntington.be/
Organization for Understanding Cluster Headaches (O.U.C.H.)
Claudine Leroy & Philippe Lenders
https://ouch-belgium.be/fr/
Ups & Downs
Rebecca Muller
http://www.upsendowns.be
Whiplash
Myriam Puype
https://www.vzw-whiplash.be/
EPIONI
Spyros Zorbas
https://epioni.gr/en/
Hoofd-Stuk
Mik Ver Berne
https://www.hoofd-stuk.be/
Association Belge contre les Maladies neuro-Musculaires ASBL (ABMM)
Jean-Marie Huet
https://www.telethon.be/

Members - Scientific Societies

Society
Name
Logo
Website
Belgian Society of Neurosurgery
Bart Depreitere
https://www.bsn.be/
Belgian Headache Society
Annelies Van Dycke
http:// belgianheadachesociety.be
MEDIC
Damien van Tiggelen
https://www.mil.be
Groupe Infirmier(e)s Francophone Douleur
Sandrine Naveau
http://gifd.be/
ABMM
Jean-Marie Huet
https://www.telethon.be/
Hersenletsel Liga
Benny Biets
https://hersenletselliga.be/
La Voix des Migraineux
Sabine Debraemaker
https://www.lavoixdesmigraineux.fr/
BASS
Sonia Scaillet
https://www.belsleep.org/
Center for Cognitive Neuroscience of UGent
Ruth Krebs
https://www.ugent.be/pp/ccn/en
C4N
Ilse Smolders
https://c4n.research.vub.be/
Vlaams Artsensyndicaat vzw
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https://www.vlaamsartsensyndicaat.be/nomenclatuur/neurochirurgie
Société Royale de Médecine Mentale de Belgique
Giovanni Briganti
https://www.srmmb.be/
Société Belge de Neurologie Pediatrique
Anna Jansen
http://www.bspn.be/bspn/page.asp?lang=fr&navid=143&mod=bylaws&page=index
Le Ressort
Marine Sprumont
https://www.leressort.be/
Institut Royal Supérieur Musique de & Pédagogie
Guido Jardon
https://www.imep.be/fr/
EplC Ensemble pour le Cerveau Together for the Brain asbl
Gianni Franco
https://eplc.be/
Belgian Pain Society
André Mouraux
https://www.belgianpainsociety.org/
Belgian College of Neuropsychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry
Martin Desseilles
https://www.bcnbp.org/
UHasselt
Bruno Bonnechère
https://relab.eu/en/
VVP
Maarten Van Den Bossche
https://www.vvp-online.be/
UMONS
Laurence Ris
https://web.umons.ac.be/fr/
Belgian Stroke Council
Pascal Lecomte
https://belgianstrokecouncil.be/fr/
Breinwijzer
Eva De Vlieger
https://www.breinwijzer.be/
Coma Science Group
Aurore Thibaut & Olivia Gosseries
https://www.coma.uliege.be/
UAntwerp
Rose Bruffaerts
https://www.uantwerpen.be/en/research-groups/muneuro/
Fondation Charcot Stitching
Isabelle Bloem-Gonsette
https://www.fondation-charcot.org/fr/fondation-charcot-vaincre-sclerose-plaques-recherche
Hénallux
Cécile Dury
https://www.henallux.be/
IoNS, UCL
André Moureaux & Raphael Degand
https://uclouvain.be/fr/instituts-recherche/ions
Leuven Brain Institute
Mathieu Vandenbulcke
https://www.kuleuven.be/brain-institute
Belgian Society for Neuroscience
Julie Duque
https://belgianneuroscience.be/
ULB Neuroscience Institute
Serge Schiffmann
https://uni.ulb.ac.be/
Epilepsie Liga
Paul Boon
https://www.epilepsieliga.be/
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Members - Industrial partners

Company
Name
Logo
Website
Boehringer
Deepa Maas
https://www.boehringer-ingelheim.com/be/nl/contact-form
Sanofi
Bart Schelfhout
https://www.sanofi.com/en
BAYER
Gitte Borgers
https://www.bayer.com/en/be/belgium-home
SERVIER
Marijke Vanzieleghem
https://servier.be/nl/
TAKEDA
Stefaan Fiers
https://www.takeda.com/en-be/
ABBVIE
Gregory Willocq
https://www.abbvie.be/
Janssen Pharmaceutica
Elke Peeters
https://www.janssen.com/belgium/fr
Ipsen
Frank Lorré
https://www.ipsen.com/fr/
Almirall
Frederik Dubois
https://www.almirall.com/
EISAI
Antoine Minne
https://www.eisai.fr/
Lilly
Patrick Debbaut
https://www.lilly.com/
Merck
Filippo de Lorenzo
http:// https://www.merckgroup.com/en
LUCIMED
Eric Delloye
https://www.lucimed.com/
LUNDBECK
Dominique Humblet
https://www.lundbeck.com/be/fr
Bristol Myers Squibb
Bart Croes
https://www.bms.com/be
NOVARTIS
Frédérique Dell
https://www.novartis.be/fr
Medtronic
Maarten Aerts
https://www.medtronic.com/be-fr/index.html
UCB
Kim Creus
https://www.ucb.com/
TEVA
Ahmet Krasniqi
https://www.tevabelgium.be/fr/belgium/
PFIZER GROUP
Karine de Schatzen
https://www.pfizer.be/fr-be/home-page

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