Commission publishes asessments of Human Brain Project and Graphene Flagship

The European Commission has published two reports on the ten-years-achievements of the Human Brain Project and the Graphene Flagship initiative. Both initiatives were launched in 2013 as Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) Flagships, with a combined budget of € 1.2 billion, and with the overarching aim of mobilising researchers, academics, industry and national programmes to tackle major challenges in science and technology.

The report concludes that the Graphene Flagship has demonstrated the potential of graphene. It has also created a flourishing EU ecosystem, built on in-depth collaborations between over 200 scientific and industrial partners. The project has launched the careers of around 1,000 doctoral and postdoctoral students, created 20 spin-offs, and brought more than 100 products onto the market.

The Human Brain Project, brought together over 500 scientists, engineers, and clinicians from across Europe to open up new perspectives in the study of the brain. It resulted in a new paradigm for digital neuroscience and generated major advances in basic neurological research, brain medicine, AI and computing, including via the creation of digital atlases of the brain.

The reports can be downloaded here:

Ten-year achievements of the Human Brain Project and the Graphene Flagship European initiatives