At the end of January, the eBRAIN-Health project hosted one of its quarterly General Assembly meetings. Attended by representatives of the 20 partners in this Horizon Europe-funded project, these meetings act as a forum for high-level updates from the various eBRAIN-Health workstreams. The eBRAIN-Health project aims to create an infrastructure for the lawful and transparent sharing of brain data, with the goal of building virtual representations of the brain to improve research and clinical management for brain conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease. AE is involved in several work packages of the project, conducting activities related to communication and dissemination, public involvement, and ethics.
The Coordinator of the eBRAIN-Health project, Prof. Petra Ritter, started the meeting by presenting an overview of project progress. The leading partners of each work package presented what they have achieved since the last General Assembly meeting in October 2022, and their priorities for the upcoming months. These activities encompass technical development of the eBRAIN-Health research platform, contracting and GDPR compliance work for clinical research data, and scoping work on public outreach and engagement. Partners also discussed the creation of the Scientific, Technical and Ethical Advisory Board for eBRAIN-Health, which will include international experts who will provide high-level feedback and guidance for the project. Drawing the meeting to a close, Prof. Ritter thanked attendees for their active engagement and discussions.