Brain Talks

Nov 24 2024 37 ep. 31 mins 8
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Brain Talks is a podcast produced by Brain Innovation Days, the online community of key opinion leaders and stakeholders from the ever-growing brain innovation ecosystem.

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Breaking Barriers in Migraine Care: Clinical and Policy Perspectives

Nov 24 2024 33 mins  
In the latest episode of the Brain Talks podcast, Sam Pauly is joined by three expert guests: Karen Carr from AbbVie, Dr. Reto Agosti of the Zurich Headache Center, and Frédéric Destrebecq, Executive Director of the European Brain Council to discuss the challenges and opportunities in migraine care, exploring both clinical and policy perspectives.Together, they shed light on the

Opportunities and Challenges of HTA Regulation and Joint Clinical Assessments

Nov 03 2024 32 mins  
As the EU Health Technology Assessment (HTA) landscape transforms with the upcoming Joint Clinical Assessment (JCA), what does this mean for timely access to innovative therapies and reducing duplication of efforts across Member States? In this episode, Frédéric Destrebecq, Executive Director of the European Brain Council, sat down with Dr. Dimitrios Georgiopoulos, Senior Vice Pr

Unlocking AI's Potential in Brain Health

Oct 28 2024 35 mins  
Neurodegenerative disorders have a huge societal burden and heavily impact the lives of those affected. Artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare is a booming field: the development of computer programs and systems able to emulate tasks normally requiring human intelligence such as recognizing patterns, taking decisions, evaluating and predicting is set to revolutionize the preven

Navigating the Brain Across a Lifetime - Unveiling the 2024 Brain Innovation Days

Oct 16 2024 21 mins  
Welcome to Season 4 of Brain Talks!In this first episode, join our host Sam Pauly with special guests: Lisa Burke, Master of Ceremony for the 4th edition of the Brain Innovation Days, and Frédéric Destrebecq, Executive Director of the European Brain Council.Discover exclusive insights on the event’s brand new theme, “Navigating the Brain Across a Lifetime,” learn more about

The Integration of Mental and Somatic Health

Jun 20 2024 37 mins  
The increasing number of people living with two or more chronic disorders (multimorbidities) poses an urgent need to better understand underlying mechanisms for better prevention and care throughout the life course. Somatic disorders e.g., type 2 diabetes and brain disorders e.g., Alzheimer’s disorder often co-occur. If a single molecule was the key to some of the greatest health

Unlocking Europe's Brain Potential: Prioritizing Research & Innovation in the 21st Century

Mar 14 2024 38 mins  
The Covid-19 pandemic shed a crude light on how instrumental research and innovation are in the European Union. This crisis revealed significant disparities and fractures between Member States. More importantly, patients living with neurological or mental disorders were heavily impacted by the pandemic, and faced tremendous challenges to maintain their access to care and to meet th

How the Environment Influences Brain Health

Feb 15 2024 45 mins  
This Brain Talks episode on Urban Environment and Brain Health features two projects on brain health, funded by the European Union under the same main programme (H2020-EU.3.1. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Health, demographic change and well-being): BRAINTEASER and eMOTIONAL Cities.Evidence shows that environmental factors may influence both the aetiology and the progression of a number

Migraine - Bridging the Gap in European Health Policy

Dec 01 2023 45 mins  
Despite the burden, migraine is not consistently recognized in health policy. However, countries are making progress and establishing a way forward for patients.In the latest Brain Talks episode, Sam Pauly sat down with Dawn Carlson, AbbVie's Vice-President of Neuroscience Clinical Development, and Alessandra Sorrentino, migraine patient and representative of Alleanza Cefalalgici,

Prioritizing Meaningful Patient Engagement in Mental Health

Nov 21 2023 35 mins  
In this third episode of Brain Talks | Season 3, Alice Medialia (Columbia University), Péter Kéri (GAMIAN-Europe), and John Saunders (EUFAMI) sat down with Sam Pauly to share some thoughts and advices on how to ensure the meaningful engagement of patients with lived experiences of mental health conditions.In partnership with Boehringer Ingelheim, this episode was recorded live fr

Patient-Centered Innovation: Merck’s Approach to Multiple Sclerosis Care

Oct 04 2023 40 mins  
Join us for the second episode of this new season of Brain Talks, where Dimitrios Georgiopoulos, Global Business Franchise Head for Neurology and Immunology at Merck Healthcare, delves into the world of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) care.Discover Merck's patient-centered approach and explore the challenges and opportunities for young people living with MS in the EU. With 2.9 million peop