Neuronal Disorders (NDs) are mostly incurable and affect millions of people. A report from the European Brain Council (Cost of disorders of the brain in Europe, 2010) calculated that 7.5 million were affected by Parkinson´s Disease (PD), Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and other dementias. In addition to the suffering, these diseases have a gigantic economic impact calculated to be higher than 130 billion € per year in Europe alone (1). 

 

To decrease human suffering and reduce the cost to society, new scientific discoveries and technologies are urgently needed. To make this happen, Europe´s next generation scientists need to be trained in taking a more holistic approach to science and its role in society. An inter- and trans-disciplinary approach to scientific training is needed in which scientists from different disciplines are equipped with both transferable skills and a custom for stepping out of their comfort zones, working together on new ideas and problem solving, with the ambition to reach new horizons in advance stem cell technologies together.

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(1)Gustavsson A, Jönsson L, Parmler J, Andreasen N, Wattmo C, Wallin ÅK, Minthon L. Eur J Health Econ. 2012, 13:561-8.