About the European Charcot Foundation
The European Charcot Foundation is an independent non-profit organization for advancing Multiple Sclerosis research in Europe. It is sponsored by private organizations, as well as by multiple sclerosis societies and industry.
The European Charcot Foundation is a ‘learned society’. The Board of the Foundation is made up of high-ranking MS researchers in Europe, Asia and the Americas. At its Annual Meetings, the Foundation is directive in indicating new lines in MS research. Having identified these lines, the Foundation is then active in finding the funds needed to achieve them.
The European Charcot Foundation establishes an interface between pharmaceutical industries and the clinical world. Its collaborative base consists of 500 MS research institutes and 1500 MS researchers. The European Charcot Foundation is registered at the Chamber of Commerce in Leuven, Belgium. It is governed by a co-opted Board of recognized active MS researchers.
Structure
Board of the European Charcot Foundation
Alexey Boyko
Board Member, Russian Federation
William M Carroll
Board Member, Australia
Michel Clanet
Board Member, France
Giancarlo Comi
President, ItalyChristian Confavreux †
Board Member, France
Edgardo Cristiano
Board Member, Argentina
George C. Ebers
Board Member, United Kingdom
Gilles Edan
Board Member, France
Franz Fazekas
Board Member, Austria
Oscar Fernández
Board Member, Spain
Mark S. Freedman
Board Member, Canada
Kazuo Fujihara
Board Member, Japan
Hans-Peter Hartung
Treasurer, Germany
Ludwig Kappos
Board Member, Switzerland
Hans Lassmann
Board Member, Austria
Ariel Miller
Board Member, Israel
David Miller
Board Member, United Kingdom
Xavier Montalban
Board Member, Spain
Jacqueline Palace
Board Member, United Kingdom
Jan Samyn
General Manager, Belgium
Krzysztof Selmaj
Board Member, Poland
Per Soelberg Sørensen
Board Member, Denmark
Alan Thompson
Board Member, United Kingdom
Maria Trojano
Board Member, Italy
Bernard M.J. Uitdehaag
Board Member, The Netherlands
O.R. van Eikema Hommes
Honorary Board Member, The Netherlands
Patrick Vermersch
France
Howard L. Weiner
Board Member, United States
Hartmut Wekerle
Board Member, GermanyExecutive Board of the European Charcot Foundation
Giancarlo Comi
President, Italy
Gilles Edan
Board Member, France
Franz Fazekas
Board Member, Austria
Hans-Peter Hartung
Treasurer, Germany
Jan Samyn
General Manager, BelgiumScientific Committee of the European Charcot Foundation & Selection Committee Young Investigator Awards
Giancarlo Comi
President, Italy
Gilles Edan
Board Member, France
Franz Fazekas
Board Member, Austria
Hans-Peter Hartung
Treasurer, GermanySelection Committee of the Young Neurologist Fellowship Program and Nurse Training Program
Giancarlo Comi
President, Italy
Gilles Edan
Board Member, France
Per Soelberg Sørensen
Board Member, DenmarkScientific Secretariat
Laura Schieppati
Scientific Secretariat Coordinator, Italy
Lucrezia Nava
Scientific Secretariat Administrator, ItalyOperational and Administrative Secretariat
Jan Samyn
General Manager, Belgium
Margo Heremans
Conference Organiser, Belgium