Statement From The Women’s Brain Project On The Situation In Ukraine
The Women’s Brain Project strongly condemns the invasion of Ukraine, the resulting humanitarian catastrophe and the potential for a world war. Our thoughts are with all the people impacted by this crisis. It’s imperative to negotiate for the immediate cessation of the war, while establishing safe passage for humanitarian assistance, including access to food and […]
A Patient’s Journey Through Alzheimer’s Disease
The Women’s Brain Project (WBP) is proud to announce a pioneering ground-breaking project exploring how sex and gender impact the Patient Journey specific to Alzheimer’s disease. This will be a fundamental step towards personalized care for persons living with Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Over 55 million people live with dementia worldwide. The vast majority of patients […]
The sex and gender considerations of covid-19 are crucial for the progression of precision medicine – here’s why
By Shayda Moyassari The COVID-19 pandemic has proved that no one is exempt. Although we are all experiencing the pandemic simultaneously, it is clear that the impacts of COVID-19 are left differently across various groups within society. From the perspective of ‘sex’, also known as our biological constitution, COVID-19 cases seems to progress
NZZ profile reveals the unique journey of our CEO
Her thoughts revolve around the female brain In medicine, women are often treated as if they were men. Antonella Santuccione Chadha wants to change that. Many brain diseases affect women more than men. But this is hardly taken into account in research. To change this, scientists founded the Women’s Brain Project. By Lena Stallmach, 1.16.2021 […]
Press Release: Medicina Italia Prize (English)
ZURICH, Switzerland, December 14th, 2020 — Dr. Antonella Santuccione Chadha, co-founder and CEO of the Women’s Brain Project (WBP), and Head of Stakeholder Engagement at Biogen, has been awarded the Italian national prize Medicina Italia for lending her expertise to tackling the COVID-19 crisis in her home region Abruzzo and for her work in sex […]
Press Release: Medicina Italia Preis (Deutsch)
ZÜRICH, Schweiz, 14. Dezember 2020 – Dr. Antonella Santuccione Chadha, Mitbegründerin und CEO des Women’s Brain Project (WBP) und Head of Stakeholder Engagement bei Biogen, wurde am 13. Dezember 2020 mit dem italienischen Nationalpreis Medicina Italia ausgezeichnet. Sie hat mit ihrer Expertise zur Bekämpfung der COVID-19-Krise in ihrer Heimatregion Abruzzen und mit ihrer Arbeit in […]
The Pharmaceutical Strategy For Europe Puts Gender In The Spotlight
On 25 November 2020, the European Commission launched the Pharmaceutical Strategy for Europe to ensure that patients have access to innovative and affordable medicines and to support the competitiveness, innovative capacity, and sustainability of the European Union’s pharmaceutical industry. The Strategy will support patient-centred innovations and accommodate digital and technological change. The Women’s Brain Project […]
Getting Women With Brain Disorders Re-Integrated In Society And Back To Work Post-Pandemic
By Anna Dé, Head of Policy at WBP and Dr. Annemarie Schumacher-Dimech, Co-founder and President of WBP The MEP Interest Group on Brain, Mind and Pain (BMP) held a virtual event on 10 November 2020 on the future of BMP advocacy. It was an absolute honour for Women’s Brain Project (WBP) to attend and speak […]
Landmark Regulatory Roundtable on advancing women’s health and precision medicine
By Anna Dé, Executive Committee member of WBP On 17 September 2020, the Women’s Brain Project (WBP) held a landmark regulatory roundtable on advancing sex and gender precision medicine. egulatory roundtable brought together key regulators and other stakeholders to learn from the experience of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which has a […]
AAIC Neuroscience Next: Creating Opportunities For Early Career Neuroscientists
By Lindsay Welikovitch, AAIC Organizing Committee The Alzheimer’s Association is hosting the first-ever Alzheimer’s Association International Conference® Neuroscience Next (AAIC® NN) from November 9-10, 2020. The event is virtual and free of charge for all attendees. Dr. Maria Teresa Ferretti, Co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer of the Women’s Brain Project (WBP) will be speaking about […]
