QBRI Official Co-Chairs Brain Forum

Professor Hilal A Lashuel, Executive Director, Qatar Biomedical Research Institute (QBRI), a research and development entity under Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development (QF), co-chaired the Brain Forum 2015 in Lausanne, Switzerland.

The annual global event highlighted challenges and opportunities in translating scientific advances in neuroscience, computing, drug discovery, and brain research to new technologies, tools and treatments that will improve the quality of life and healthcare.

The forum was a partnership between W Science Initiative and Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne.

It was co-chaired by Prof Lashuel; Professor Patrick Aebischer, President, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne; Dr Walid Juffali, Chairman, W Science Initiative; and Dr Jamil Al Imad, CEO, the W Science Initiative.

Press coverage containing further detail can be found at The Gulf Times, MENAFN, Qatar Is Booming and The Brain Forum homepage.