ECNP Summit on the future of CNS drug research in Europe
7-9 March 2011, Nice, France
ECNP, as one of the leading voices for neuropsychopharmacology and psychiatry in Europe, is very concerned about the pulling out or downsizing of neuroscience research in Europe by many of the leading companies in the pharmaceutical industry. Combined with the already low levels of public funding for research into mental and neurological disorders in the region, such cut-backs represent a serious setback for European CNS research.
ECNP believes that European institutions can and must respond to this challenge immediately before the field suffers long-term and possibly irreparable damage.
In response to this crisis, ECNP, in conjunction with the EMA and EU, organised this invitation-only Summit of key stakeholders in order to develop a set of proposals to remediate the current situation and to secure a sustainable future for European neuroscience.
Organisers
Guy Goodwin, United Kingdom
David Nutt, United Kingdom
| The Report of the 2011 Summit on the future of CNS drug research in Europe is now available. The report summarises the output of this key gathering of European neuroscience stakeholders and offers a plan of action for how the funding crisis facing CNS drug research in Europe can be addressed. To read the report, click here. |