The ECNP “is committed to ensuring that advances in the understanding of brain function and human behaviour are translated into better treatments and enhanced public health”.
[1] The ECNP organises a number of activities to achieve this aim, such as a yearly congress, workshops, seminars, New Frontiers Meetings, publications, awards, supported talks and much more.
[2] The Working Group consisted of:[3] In 1993 the College established a permanent secretariat in Utrecht, Netherlands.
[4] The 2019-2022 Executive Committee consists of:[5] Martien Kas, The Netherlands, President Gitte Moos Knudsen, Denmark, Past-President Andreas Reif, Germany, President-Elect Elisabeth Binder, Germany, Vice-President Catherine Harmer, United Kingdom, treasurer Suzanne Dickson, Sweden, Secretary Councillors David Baldwin, United Kingdom Paolo Brambilla, Italy Iria Grande, Spain Iiris Hovatta, Finland Marin Jukic, Sweden Marion Leboyer, France Chair Scientific Programme Committee John Cryan, Ireland Editor-in-chief European Neuropsychopharmacology ENP Eduard Vieta, Spain Editor-in-chief Neuroscience Applied Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg, Germany Executive Director Alexander Schubert, The Netherlands Past presidents are:[6] Gitte Moos Knudsen, Denmark (2019-2022) Celso Arango, Spain (2016-2019) Guy Goodwin, United Kingdom (2013-2016) Joseph Zohar, Israel (2010-2013) David Nutt, United Kingdom (2007-2010) Julien Mendlewicz, Belgium (2004-2007) Yves Lecrubier, France (2002-2004) Jan M. van Ree, Netherlands (1998-2002) Manfred Ackenheil, Germany (1995-1998) Stuart A. Montgomery, United Kingdom (1992-1995) Salomon Z. Langer, France (1989-1992) Carl-Gerhard Gottfries, Sweden (1987-1989) The Executive Committee oversees the work of various sub-committees of the Executive Committees.
As such, it oversees ECNP’s training activities and educational programmes, especially for early career scientists.
The independent SPC is charged with ensuring that the programme is of a uniformly high standard and balanced across the field of applied and translational neuroscience.
ECNP Rising Star Award The ECNP Rising Star Award honours an Early Career Scientist whose research in applied and translational neuroscience has the potential to advance the science and treatment and prevention of brain disorders.
The ECNP publishes: Alliance for Biomedical Research in Europe Alliance for Biomedical Research European Brain Council (EBC) (founder member) Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS) (founder member) International Society for CNS Clinical Trials and Methodology (ISCTM)