BrainNet Europe 11-01-2008 BrainNet Europe is a "Network of Excellence" funded by the European Commission in the 6th Framework Program "Life Science" (LSHM-CT-2004-503039). It consists of 19 established brain banks across Europe and is coordinated by the Centre for Neuropathology and Prion Research Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Germany.
Main objectives
· Collection and distribution of well-characterised high-quality post mortem brain tissues for basic research in neuroscience
· Provision of a basis and quality control system for European Research and Technical Development (RTD) projects dealing with clinical or epidemiological aspects of neurological and psychiatric diseases
· Standardisation and harmonisation of neuropathological diagnosis within Europe
· Increase of the awareness of standardised neuropathological and clinical diagnosis in neurology and psychiatry at a European level
· Development of gold standards for tissue handling, safety aspects, quality control and ethics as a basis for using human post mortem brain tissue especially in new investigative techniques such as expression profiling and proteomics
· Contribution to training and exchange of neuroscientists
· Use of modern means of information technology to exchange data within the network, to spread excellence and to disseminate information to the general public.
