Feedback on the European Commissions Call for Input on Medical Device Regulation The European Commissions initiative to revise the Medical Device Regulation (MDR) is welcome. Ensuring patient safety and high-quality standards is highly important, at the same time the current framework is unintentionally slowing innovation, reducing patient access to modern neurosurgical technologies, and weakening Europes position…
EBC
European Brain Council
NGO · Belgium · EU Transparency Register 31091478710-90
3
positions filed
in the 326 files tracked
3
legislative files
of 326 tracked
3
with a full position paper
attached to a submission
Counts here are a floor, never a total: they cover the 326 consultation files tracked so far (29,503 submissions, mostly 2025–26), so an organization's real filing history is larger, not smaller.
Who they are
Among the 784 non-governmental organisations on this site, they rank #227 by legislative files engaged — a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
11.8
declared lobbying FTE
self-declared
€600K+
declared costs / yr (floor)
6
EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2012
in the register since
Declares membership of
- PAREA https://parea.science/
- FAIB www.faib.org
- ESAE www.esae.org
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026).
- Register category
- Non-governmental organisations
- Head office
- Brussels, Belgium
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026); cost bands are floors, not audited totals. Reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.
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Their record over time
European Brain Council filed 3 positions between 11 Jun 2025 and 6 Oct 2025, across 3 of the 326 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 3 times.
What they argued
The European Brain Council (EBC) welcomes the announcement of the upcoming European Biotech Act as an essential component of the broader EU Life Sciences Strategy. Despite recent breakthroughs in our understanding of the human brain, brain conditions are still amongst the most complex conditions to understand and treat.
Opening of the attached position paper · the full paper is on the Commission’s record (source link above)
The European Brain Council welcomes the Commissions initiative to further structure the European Research Area and strongly supports its ambition to strengthen Europes competitiveness, foster integration and make the EU the most attractive destination for researchers and innovators. For brain research in particular, long-term commensurate and predictable investment is essential.
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Turns up on the same files
Organizations that also filed on at least two of the same consultations. A shared interest in the same dossiers — not evidence of coordination, and we do not suggest any.
- Wirtschaftskammer Österreich · 3 files in common
- BioMed Alliance · 3 files in common
- IDEE ECONOMICHE www.idee-economiche.it · 2 files in common
- BEUC - The European Consumer Organisation · 2 files in common
- Deutsche Industrie- und Handelskammer · 2 files in common
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