The ENC-Network

The ENC-Network is a new partner organization of Neuroscience Centers in Europe with the aim to organize – and formalize – research collaborations, to collaborate on grant acquisition strategies and to create exchange opportunities at all levels of education and professional work.

Many leading research-institutes in Europe in the field of Neurosciences are currently facing globalization issues which can no longer be solved through individual initiatives or focus on (inter-)national funding strategies in a reactive manner. In order to be able to face all new challenges that come with nowadays leadership, we have created an endurable network of Neuroscience Centers focusing on creating new opportunities for brain research, from molecule to bedside.

The five major partner-institutes in this new European network organization have been selected on the basis of (1) a solid track record, (2) a clear ‘translational’ link between work by PhDs and MDs and (3) a considerable critical mass of around 400 collaborators per partner-organization, actively involved in doing Preclinical and Experimental Neuroscience research on a daily basis.