About us
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
President (Outgoing 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
Tel:+32(0)473556374
President
Alain Maertens de Noordhout MD PhD FAAN FANA
Neurologist – CHU Liège (1983–2023)
Member of the College of Superior Health Council of Belgium
denoordhoutam@gmail.com
Tel: +32 (0)477 655 455
Vice-President & Treasurer
Charles van der Straten Waillet
National Multiple Sclerosis Ligue asbl
rue Lambiotte 144 Lambiottestraat. B-1030 Bruxelles
Tel: +32(0)27361638
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
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
Past-President
Rufin Vogels, PhD
Belgian Society for Neuroscience
Dept of Neurophysiology. Lab. Neuro-& Psychophysiology.KUL
Tel: +32(0)16330028
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
Ann Van der Jeugd PhD
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, B-3000 Leuven
Tel: +32(0)16325636
Our meetings
May 2025
Septembre 2024
Board of Directors
KuLeuven Brain Institute | - | Ann Van der Jeugd |
Association Parkinson | Christine Pahaut | - |
Aidants proches-Ligue Alzheimer | Marguerite Mormal | - |
Ligue Alzheimer | Sabine HENRY | - |
Société Royale de Médecine Mentale de Belgique | Giovanni Briganti | - |
NAH | - | Benny Biets |
ULB | Roland Pochet | - |
National Multiple Sclerosis Ligue | Charles van der Straten | - |
Werkgroup Hersentumoren | - | Lia Leroy |
Belgian Headache Society | - | Annelies Van Dycke |
Vlaamse Vereninging voor Psychiatrie | - | Maarten Van Den Bossche |
Coma Science Group | Steven Laureys | - |
Belgian Pain Society | Bruno Leroy | - |
European DANA Alliance for Brain | Jean Schoenen | - |
Belgian Society for Neurosurgery | - | Dirk Van Roost |
Ensemble pour le Cerveau | Gianni Franco | - |
Belgian Society for Neuroscience | Laurence Ris
| Rufin Vogels
|
Belgian College of Neuropharmacology and Biological Psychiatry | Martin Desseilles | - |
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 & Peter Van Houtven | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Ligue Francophone Belge contre l'EPILEPSIE | Valentine Andries | http://www.ligueepilepsie.be/ | |
Centre neuro-psychiatrique St Martin | Jocelyn Deloyer | https://www.cp-st-martin.be/ | |
Belgian Society of Neurosurgery | Nicolas Vandenbussche | 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 | Philippe Stas | 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 | Gilles Pourtois | https://www.ugent.be/pp/ccn/en | |
Vlaams Artsensyndicaat vzw | - | 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 | Guy Hans | https://www.belgianpainsociety.org/ | |
Belgian College of Neuropsychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry | Martin Desseilles | https://www.bcnbp.org/ | |
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/ |