Brain Talks
Episodes
Brain Health Matters: Unlocking Insights for Europe’s Future
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to the newest Brain Talks episode "Brain Health Matters: Unlocking Insights for Europe's Future" featuring insights from Isabel Klinnert, Direc...
Capturing the Pulse of Brain Innovation Days
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded live at Brain Innovation Days 2025, this vox pop brings together diverse voices from across the brain health landscape. Interviewees discuss ...
Inside the Parliament: Breaking Down Brain Health Silos
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We're excited to share a special edition of our BrainTalk podcast – this time as a vidcast from within the European Parliament! Moderated by Frédé...
Beyond Traditional Metrics: Rethinking Disease Burden in Myasthenia Gravis
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to the newest Brain Talks episode on rethinking the way we look at disease burden, featuring perspectives from patients, researchers, and polic...
Unlocking Rett Syndrome: Awareness Is the First Step
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
October is Rett Syndrome Awareness Month, and we are proud to share a special episode of Brain Talks dedicated to raising visibility of this rare neur...
The Adaptive Brain in a Fast-Evolving World: A Glimpse into the 2025 Brain Innovation Days
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the first episode of Season 5 of Brain Talks! We’re kicking off this new season just a month before the 5th edition of the Brain Innovati...
HEREDITARY Project: Trustworthy AI in Advancing Brain Research
27 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode focuses on the core themes of the HEREDITARY project: cutting-edge AI and advanced analytics, multimodal health data, and the vital issue...
Positioning Brain Health at the Heart of Europe’s Research Agenda
21 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we look into the pressing challenges and exciting opportunities facing basic research and innovation in the European Union—at a tim...
Rethinking Schizophrenia: Optimising Schizophrenia Care Pathways in Europe
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we are joined by Member of the European Parliament Tomas Zdechovský, Matthieu de Vilmorin, Past President of Schizo Oui, and Profess...
Jury prize winner of Brain Innovation Days 2024: Revealing the power of white matter in neurological health
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest episode of the Brain Talks podcast, Sam Pauly is joined by a panel to discuss the importance of the pitch competition at the Brain Innov...
Breaking Barriers in Migraine Care: Clinical and Policy Perspectives
24 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 He...
Opportunities and Challenges of HTA Regulation and Joint Clinical Assessments
04 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As the EU Health Technology Assessment (HTA) landscape transforms with the upcoming Joint Clinical Assessment (JCA), what does this mean for timely ac...
Unlocking AI's Potential in Brain Health
28 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Neurodegenerative disorders have a huge societal burden and heavily impact the lives of those affected. Artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare is ...
Navigating the Brain Across a Lifetime - Unveiling the 2024 Brain Innovation Days
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 edit...
The Integration of Mental and Somatic Health
20 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The increasing number of people living with two or more chronic disorders (multimorbidities) poses an urgent need to better understand underlying mech...
Unlocking Europe's Brain Potential: Prioritizing Research & Innovation in the 21st Century
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Covid-19 pandemic shed a crude light on how instrumental research and innovation are in the European Union. This crisis revealed significant dispa...
How the Environment Influences Brain Health
15 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Migraine - Bridging the Gap in European Health Policy
01 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Despite the burden, migraine is not consistently recognized in health policy. However, countries are making progress and establishing a way forward fo...
Prioritizing Meaningful Patient Engagement in Mental Health
21 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this third episode of Brain Talks | Season 3, Alice Medialia (Columbia University), Péter Kéri (GAMIAN-Europe), and John Saunders (EUFAMI) sat do...
Patient-Centered Innovation: Merck’s Approach to Multiple Sclerosis Care
04 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for the second episode of this new season of Brain Talks, where Dimitrios Georgiopoulos, Global Business Franchise Head for Neurology and Immu...
Unveiling the Brain Innovation Days: Connecting Minds to Shape the Future
11 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Brain Talks are back for a third season!Join us in unveiling the highly anticipated 2023 edition of the Brain Innovation Days with Prof. Suzanne Dicks...
EANS Research Fund: Facilitating neurosurgical research across Europe
25 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tune in to the new podcast episode to hear Sam Pauly talk with two expert guests Professor Asgeir Jakola, Director of the European Association of Neur...
Technology in Neurosurgery
23 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In today's Brain Talk, we’ll be looking at the role technology currently plays in neurosurgery. We are joined by Dr Pieter Kubben, a neurosurgeon at...
Nothing about us without us: patient-led policy and advocacy
01 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We're back from our summer break and our host, Sam Pauly, is delighted to be joined today by Dr Orla Galvin, Executive Director of the European Federa...
Summer Break | Discovering the Brain Innovation Days
03 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We're taking a short summer break! We leave you with a short interview with the Executive Director of the European Brain Council, Frédéric Destrebec...
Advancing neuroscience across Africa
28 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we turn the spotlight to neuroscience in Africa and discuss with leading researchers from the region how the African neuroscience community has ...
How neuron activity shapes the plasticity of the brain
07 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today our host Sam Pauly speaks with a recent recipient of the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS) European Journal of Neuroscience (...
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health services
30 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We know that the COVID-19 pandemic has had repercussions far and wide, but what impact has it had on Mental Health Services and what work can be done ...
Identifying a rare neurological condition in children through innovative approaches
23 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’ll be looking at pioneering work that was recently recognised by the European Paediatric Neurology Society (EPNS) and awarded an EPNS Resea...
Advances in imaging for children with neuromuscular disorders
16 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The new season of Brain Talks focuses on Brain in the Life Course, kicking off with a focus on pediatric neurology. We are joined by guest Dr David Gó...
The Brain in the Life Course: Second Season Trailer
16 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The second edition of the Brain Innovation Days will take place on 11-12 October 2022.But you don't have to wait! Follow us during the second season o...
Are brain-machine interfaces the key to a cure?
28 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In today's Brain Talk, we are joined by Professor Juan Lerma, Editor-in-Chief of Neuroscience and Professor at the Alicante Neuroscience Insitute. We ...
Current and future challenges for researchers in times of COVID-19
20 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s Brain Talk we welcome back another speaker from our latest Brain Innovation Days Digital Session on 27 April, “Fast-Tracking Brain Inno...
vCreate Neuro: improving clinical care through Secure Video technology
12 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
vCreate Neuro is an NHS Trusted secure video messaging service that helps patients, families and clinical teams stay connected throughout their care j...
Keeping Europe at the forefront of health innovation
05 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We speak with Padraic Ward, Head of Roche Pharma International, this week on Brain Talks, exploring healthcare innovation in Europe and how we can ens...
The impact of COVID-19 on the mental health community
28 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There is a wide consensus that the COVID-19 pandemic not only affects physical health, but also mental health and well-being. The current pandemic is ...
The rise of telemedicine and teleneurology
21 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Telemedicine is not a new invention but played a key role in the months of isolation during the pandemic. For many patients, it was the only way to co...
Overtime: The story of the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on the brain
31 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
More and more studies are showing that COVID-19 also has long-term effects on the brain.With Matilde Leonardi, Director of the Italian WHO-Collaborati...
icompanion: monitoring MS from your smartphone
01 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The first-ever Brain Innovation Days Pitch Competition took place during the 2nd digital session held on 26 January 2021. The audience was invited to ...
PIPRA's Mission: leveraging AI and big data to support pre- and post-op assessment
22 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
During the digital event on 26 January 2021, Brain Innovation Days organised a pitch competition. PIPRA won the 1st Brain Innovation Jury Award for Be...
NeuroTech Europe: Connecting stakeholders with the world of brain research
18 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
NeuroTech Europe is a newly born project that would promote the interest of association members towards EU institutions (EU Commission, DG Research & ...
The burden of neurological diseases in Europe
11 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today the Brain Talks go back to basics: what is the driving force behind the need and creation of the Brain Innovation Days? At some point of their l...
Overtime: a deep dive into the European Medicines Agency
21 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is a decentralised agency of the European Union (EU) responsible for the scientific evaluation, supervision and sa...
Helpilepsy: the app that helps people living with epilepsy
10 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Helpilepsy enables better patient outcomes and improves care efficiency by registering seizures, side effects and medication online.Ludovic Ampe, Co-F...
Creating a successful start-up in Medtech: the story of Brain+
26 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Brain+ provides digital therapeutics for brain rehabilitation and remediation, specifically for the recovery of impaired cognitive functions due to i...
Overtime: Discussion with Pierre Meulien, Executive Director, Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI)
18 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Pierre Meulien, Executive Director of the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) was one of the panelists at the Digital Launch of the Brain Innovation...
The Start of the Journey - What are the Brain Innovation Days?
13 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Prof Monica Di Luca, President of European Brain Council, presents the first episode of Brain Talks, the podcast launched by Brain Innovation Days.