Partners
Alzheimer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC
Alzheimer Center Amsterdam opened in 2000, and is co-directed by Profs. van der Flier and Pijnenburg. In this clinic, top quality patient care and scientific research are organised in a mutually beneficial collaboration. Alzheimer Center Amsterdam currently employs over 100 people, and is based at the department of Neurology. Research is embedded in Amsterdam Neuroscience.
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Philip Scheltens (Prof.)
Alzheimer Center Amsterdam, Department of Neurology, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, The Netherlands
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Wiesje van der Flier (Prof.)
Alzheimer Center Amsterdam, Department of Neurology, department of Department of Epidemiology and Data Science, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, The Netherlands
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Leonie (N.C.) Visser (PhD)
Alzheimer Center Amsterdam, Department of Neurology, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, The Netherlands
Division of Clinical Geriatrics, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
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Astrid Hooghiemstra (PhD)
Alzheimer Center Amsterdam, Department of Neurology, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, The Netherlands
Department of Medical Humanities, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, The Netherlands
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Marissa Zwan (PhD)
Alzheimer Center Amsterdam, Department of Neurology, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, The Netherlands
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Heleen Hendriksen (MSc)
Alzheimer Center Amsterdam, Department of Neurology, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, The Netherlands
Alzheimer Europe
Alzheimer Europe (AE) is a non-governmental organisation aiming to provide a voice to people with dementia and their carers, make dementia a European priority, promote a rights-based approach to dementia, support dementia research and strengthen the European dementia movement. AE has currently 37 members (national Alzheimer associations) across Europe.
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Jean Georges (Executive Director)
Alzheimer Europe, Luxembourg
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Dianne Gove (PhD, Director for Projects)
Alzheimer Europe, Luxembourg
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Ana Diaz (PhD, Project Officer)
Alzheimer Europe, Luxembourg
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Cindy Birck (PhD, Project Officer)
Alzheimer Europe, Luxembourg
Barcelonaβeta Brain Research Center
Barcelonaβeta Brain Research Center (BBRC) is a research facility dedicated to research on Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and healthy ageing from a clinical, cognitive, and biomarkers perspective. BBRC has a multidisciplinary research team comprising experts in AD pathophysiology, genetics, biomarkers, neuropsychology, and neuroimaging. The BBRC’s flagship project is the ALFA study, a cohort of over 2700 participants, enriched in risk factors for AD.
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Carolina Minguillón (PhD, Head of the Research Management Office)
Barcelonaβeta Brain Research Center, Spain
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Karine Fauria (PhD, Head of Scientific Management)
Barcelonaβeta Brain Research Center, Spain
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Juan Domingo Gispert (PhD, Research Group Leader)
Barcelonaβeta Brain Research Center, Spain
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Jose María González-de-Echávarri (MD, Neurologist)
Barcelonaβeta Brain Research Center, Spain
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Gonzalo Sánchez-Benavides (PhD, Neuropsychologist)
Barcelonaβeta Brain Research Center, Spain
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Iva Knezevic (PhD, Scientific Project Manager)
Barcelonaβeta Brain Research Center, Spain
Combinostics Oy
Combinostics develops tools for diagnosis and efficient management of neurodegenerative diseases. cNeuro® is Combinostics’ cloud platform for quantitative assessment of brain images and for providing clinical decision support in neurological disorders. cNeuro is regulatory cleared in Europe, US and Brazil.
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Jyrki Lötjönen (Chief Scientific Officer)
Combinostics Oy, Finland
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Antti Tolonen (Senior Imaging Scientist)
Combinostics Oy, Finland
Deutsches Institut für Demenzprävention der Universität des Saarlandes
Deutsches Institut für Demenzprävention (DIDP) is a multidisciplinary institute in the Medical Faculty that combines basic research with clinical expertise for translational and applied research. Research involves regional models for advanced population-based prevention to coordination of large international programs like LipiDiDiet, which conducts clinical trials and develops one of the leading interventions for prodromal Alzheimer’s disease.
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Tobias Hartmann (PhD, Prof.)
Deutsches Institut für Demenzprävention der Universität des Saarlandes, Germany
Experimental Neurology, Saarland University, Germany
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Marcus Grimm (PhD)
Deutsches Institut für Demenzprävention der Universität des Saarlandes, Germany
Experimental Neurology, Saarland University, Germany
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Heike Grimm (PhD)
Deutsches Institut für Demenzprävention der Universität des Saarlandes, Germany
Experimental Neurology, Saarland University, Germany
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Anna Lauer (Dipl.)
Deutsches Institut für Demenzprävention der Universität des Saarlandes, Germany
Experimental Neurology, Saarland University, Germany
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) is an independent research and expert agency under the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health. THL aims to study, monitor, and develop measures to promote the well-being and health of the population in Finland. It gathers information based on research and registers, and provides expertise to support decision-making.
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Tiia Ngandu (MD, PhD, Assoc. Prof.)
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Finland
Division of Clinical Geriatrics, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
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Jenni Lehtisalo (PhD)
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Finland
University of Eastern Finland, Finland
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Markku Peltonen (PhD, Prof.)
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Finland
Division of Clinical Geriatrics, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
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Anna Rosenberg (PhD)
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Finland
Fundación CITA-Alzheimer Fundazioa
Fundación CITA Alzheimer Fundazioa (Centre for Research and Advanced Therapies for AD) is a non-profit research institution founded in 2009. Its vision is to be a reference institution in research and contribute to society’s well-being through the transfer of knowledge, research, caring, education and raising awareness on Alzheimer’s disease.
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Pablo Martinez-Lage (MD, PhD, Scientific Director)
Fundación CITA-Alzheimer Fundazioa, Spain
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Mikel Tainta (MD)
Fundación CITA-Alzheimer Fundazioa, Spain
Biodonostia Health Research Institute, San Sebastián, Spain.
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Ane Iriondo (PhD)
Fundación CITA-Alzheimer Fundazioa, Spain
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Ainara Estanga (PhD)
Fundación CITA-Alzheimer Fundazioa, Spain
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Mirian Ecay (PhD)
Fundación CITA-Alzheimer Fundazioa, Spain
Karolinska Institutet
Karolinska Institutet (KI) is Sweden’s single largest centre of medical academic research and it aims to advance knowledge about life and strive towards better health for all. The Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society is one of the largest departments within KI with more than 500 employees, several hundred affiliated researchers and 1 600 full-year students. Within the Division of Clinical Geriatrics at KI, research focuses on dementia, particularly Alzheimer’s disease.
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Miia Kivipelto (MD, PhD, Prof.)
Public Health Promotion Unit, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Finland
Division of Clinical Geriatrics, Center for Alzheimer Research, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
Institute of Clinical Medicine, Neurology, University of Eastern Finland, Finland
Neuroepidemiology and Ageing Unit, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
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Francesca Mangialasche (MD, PhD, Asst. Prof.)
Division of Clinical Geriatrics, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
Aging Research Center, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm University, Sweden
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Myroslava Protsiv (MSc, Research Group Coordinator)
Division of Clinical Geriatrics, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
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Sigrid Eklöf (Executive Assistant)
Division of Clinical Geriatrics, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
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Maris Hartmanis (PhD, Affiliated Prof., CEO)
Division of Clinical Geriatrics, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
FINGERS Brain Health Institute, Sweden
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Ewelina Kurczynska (MSc, Research Group Coordinator)
Division of Clinical Geriatrics, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
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Anders Wimo (Adjunct Prof.)
Division of Neurogeriatrics, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
Centre for Research and Development, Uppsala University/County Council of Gävleborg, Sweden
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Linus Jönsson (MD, PhD, Assoc. Prof.)
Division of Neurogeriatrics, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
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Alina Solomon (MD, PhD, Assoc. Prof.)
Division of Clinical Geriatrics, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
Neurology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Finland
Ageing Epidemiology (AGE) Research Unit, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
Theme Aging, Karolinska University Hospital, Sweden
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Anna Matton (PhD, Asst. Prof.)
Division of Clinical Geriatrics, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
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Ron Handels (PhD)
Division of Neurogeriatrics, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, School for Mental Health and Neuroscience (MHeNS), Alzheimer Centrum Limburg, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
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Mariagnese Barbera (PhD)
University of Eastern Finland, Finland and Imperial College London, UK
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Charlotta Thunborg (PhD)
Division of Clinical Geriatrics, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
National Institute of Clinical Neurosciences
The National Institute of Clinical Neurosciences (NICN) is the largest epilepsy center in Hungary and the third largest neurosurgery unit of Europe. NICN is pioneer in the field of neuroimaging and neurophysiology studies on major neurocognitive disorders.
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András Horváth (MD, PhD, Asst. Prof.)
National Institute of Clinical Neurosciences, Hungary
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Anita Kamondi (MD, PhD, Prof.)
National Institute of Clinical Neuroscience, Hungary
Semmelweis University, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
We receive patients from around the country in our 120 beds, while there is also ongoing care in our daily hospital. We have a 20-bed unit specialized in neuropsychiatry and gerontology. Our outpatient clinics and caring services play a significant role in preventive mental health tasks and rehabilitation/community care.
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Gábor Csukly (MD, PhD)
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Semmelweis University, Hungary
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Zoltán Hidasi (MD, PhD)
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Semmelweis University, Hungary
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Vanda Koszovácz
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Semmelweis University, Hungary
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Zsolt Huszár (MD)
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Semmelweis University, Hungary
University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine
The Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) of the University of Luxembourg is accelerating biomedical research by closing the link between systems biology and medical research. As such, the LCSB is coordinating the first national programme on integrated care for prevention of dementia, the Programme Démence Prévention (pdp).
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Rejko Krüger (MD, PhD, Prof.)
University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine
Luxembourg Institute of Health
Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg
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Anne Kaysen (PhD)
University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine
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Valerie Schröder (MSc)
University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine
Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg
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Deborah McIntyre (MD)
Luxembourg Institute of Health
Centre Hospitalier du Nord
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Amna Skrozic (MSc)
University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine
Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg
The project is supported through the following funding organisations under the aegis of JPND – www.jpnd.eu: Finland, Academy of Finland; Germany, Federal Ministry of Education and Research; Hungary, National Research, Development and Innovation Office; Luxemburg, National Research Fund; The Netherlands, Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development; Spain, National Institute of Health Carlos III; Sweden, Swedish Research Council.