E-news January 2026
ECNP events
New opportunities await in 2026
Happy new year
We are excited to be back and we are looking forward to an inspiring year ahead! We can’t wait to see you in 2026 —whether virtually or in person— at our many upcoming events.
Check the agenda
Roadmap Meeting on Precision Psychiatry
ECNP Roadmap Meeting 2026: virtual participation
Last chance!
Today, 15 January, is the last day to register for virtual participation in the ECNP Roadmap Meeting on Precision Psychiatry. Join us online 19–20 January 2026 for this high-impact 1.5-day meeting focused on how to move towards biomarker-driven precision psychiatry.
Register now
Invitation to industry
39th ECNP Congress 2026: Industry participation
Deadline approaching...
Companies and organisations involved in clinical and pre-clinical research into disorders of the brain can still join us at the 39th ECNP Congress, Europe’s largest showcase of innovation in neuropsychiatric treatment research. Apply for industry sessions and exhibition space by 20 January 2026.
40th ECNP Congress 2027
40th ECNP Congress 2027
Call for session proposals
Be part of the exciting scientific programme of the 40th ECNP Congress, on 25-28 September 2027 in Barcelona, Spain! We are accepting proposals for full sessions in applied and translational neuroscience, and welcome contributions from psychiatry, neurology, psychology, basic neuroscience, and related fields.
Submit here
ECNP podcast
New ECNP Podcast episode
Epigenetics, stress and resilience
In this episode, Elisabeth Binder, Germany, explores how stress leaves lasting biological marks through genetic and epigenetic mechanisms. In conversation with Jelena Brasanac, Germany, Elisabeth discusses stress-related genes like FKBP5 and their role in understanding vulnerability, resilience, and the potential of personalised psychiatry.
Listen here
New ECNP Course on ADHD
New ECNP Course on...
ADHD: a modernised concept
Organised by the ECNP's ADHD Across the Lifespan Network, this Course offers an overview of the scientific foundations, diagnostic challenges, and treatment strategies for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) across the lifespan. 
  • 12 expert-led lectures 
  • Flexible, on-demand learning 
  • Embedded knowledge tests in each lecture
Enrol now
ECNP Scientific Advisory Panel 2026–2029
ECNP Scientific Advisory Panel 2026–2029
Call for self-nominations
ECNP members (or those willing to become members) are invited to self-nominate for ECNP’s Scientific Advisory Panel — ECNP’s scientific sounding board, providing guidance and content advice on ECNP’s key areas of scientific focus in disorders, interventions and methods.
Nominate by 23 January
ECNP Awards
ECNP Awards
Call for nominations
Is there a researcher whose work you feel deserves special recognition? Nominate them for the 2026 ECNP Awards by 18 February. 
ECNP 2025 Congress supplement
ECNP 2025 Congress and Neuroscience Applied
Supplement is online
The abstracts presented at the 38th ECNP Congress 2025 are available in a supplement to the fully open-access ECNP journal, Neuroscience Applied.
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