The ECNP's executive organ is the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee consists of six officers (the president, vice-president, president-elect, past-president, secretary and treasurer) and a maximum of six councillors. The Executive Committee has a three year term.
Andreas Reif, Germany, PresidentDavid Baldwin, United Kingdom, Vice-president Martien Kas, The Netherlands, Past-presidentBrenda Penninx, The Netherlands, President-electJohn Cryan, Ireland, TreasurerMarion Leboyer, France, Secretary
CouncillorsLivia De Picker, BelgiumChristina Dalla, GreeceVibe Gedsø Frøkjær, DenmarkMarin Jukić, SerbiaCarmen Moreno, Spain
Advisers and ex-officio membersGerry Dawson, United Kingdom, Expert Suzanne Dickson, Sweden, Expert James Rowe, United Kingdom, Expert Barbara Franke, Chair, Scientific Programme Committee Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg, Germany, Editor-in-chief
Neuroscience AppliedEduard Vieta, Spain, Editor-in-chief
European Neuropsychopharmacology ENP Alexander Schubert, The Netherlands, Executive Director Paul Boerboom, Belgium, Financial Adviser to the Executive Committee
Past presidents Martien Kas, The Netherlands (2022-2025)
Gitte Moos Knudsen, Denmark (2019-2022)
Celso Arango, Spain (2016-2019)
Guy Goodwin, United Kingdom (2013-2016)
Joseph Zohar, Israel (2010-2013)
David Nutt, United Kingdom (2007-2010)Julien Mendlewicz, Belgium (2004-2007)Yves Lecrubier, France (2002-2004)Jan M. van Ree, Netherlands (1998-2002)Manfred Ackenheil, Germany (1995-1998)Stuart A. Montgomery, United Kingdom (1992-1995)Salomon Z. Langer, France (1989-1992)Carl-Gerhard Gottfries, Sweden (1987-1989) The Executive Committee oversees the work of various sub-committees of the Executive Committees. These committees are staffed by scientists working in the field of
neuropsychopharmacology.
Abstract and Poster Committee The Abstract and Poster Committee oversees the abstract and poster process of the ECNP Congress.
Award Committee The Award Committee reviews applications for the ECNP Neuropsychopharmacology Award. The terms and criteria for this award, however, are set by the Executive Committee.
Early Career Academy Board The ECA board governs the Early Career Academy. The Early Career Academy serves as a springboard, facilitating sustained engagement of Early Career Scientists and support them throughout their careers (within ECNP).
Educational Committee The Educational Committee is charged with propagating best practices in European applied neuroscience, from research methods and to clinical standards. As such, it oversees ECNP's training activities and educational programmes, especially for early career scientists.
Networks Board The ECNP Networks Board is responsible for guiding and overseeing the activities of ECNP Networks, ensuring strategic direction, inclusiveness, and efficiency. The Board plays a crucial role in fostering collaboration, supporting translational neuroscience research, and strengthening ECNP’s research network.
Networks Advisory Panel With the growing importance of ECNP Networks, ensuring their optimal functioning and impact is essential. The ECNP Networks Advisory Panel aims to enhance the impact of ECNP Networks by guiding their development, identifying research gaps, and evaluating performance. Working alongside the Networks Board, the panel ensures objective recommendations to strengthen collaboration, optimise output, and support the Networks’ role in advancing neuroscience.
Early Career Advisory Panel (ECAP) Six years ago ECNP founded the Early Career Advisory Panel (ECAP) to advise on the needs of future members of the College, to give input on development of Early Career Scientist activities and initiatives, to help generate activities for Early Career Scientists and clinicians, and to receive feedback on current activities.
Neuroscience-based Nomenclature Advisory Board The NbN Advisory Board is constituted of leading researchers and opinion leaders in the field neuropsychopharmacology.
Neuroscience-based Nomenclature Taskforce The NbN Taskforce is constituted by representatives of the leading scientific associations in the field of neuropsychopharmacology and drug classification internationally.
New Frontiers Programme Committee The ECNP New Frontiers Meeting fosters high-level exchange between scientists, industry leaders, and regulators to bridge the gap between research and treatment development. It provides a neutral platform for cross-sector collaboration in CNS research, aiming to advance new therapies. The topic and committee are selected annually through an open call in September.
PsychX Programme Committee The PsychX Programme Committee curates topics and identifies potential speakers for the monthly PsychX webinar series, mapping out the agenda for the upcoming six months.
Roadmap Meeting Programme Committee 2027 The committee is responsible for developing the programme of the meeting and for guiding the ongoing discussion the meeting is designed to stimulate. All members sit in their personal capacity as independent subject-matter experts.
Roadmap Steering Group The committee represents key stakeholder communities in the field, in the academic, industrial and regulatory sectors, in Europe and North America.
Workshop Committee The workshop Committee is the leading body behind the annual ECNP Workshop on Applied Neuroscience attended by 100 Early Career Scientists. The Workshop fosters the scientific development of European (pre-) doctorates and medical residents.
Committees independent from the Executive committee Nominating Committee The Nominating Committee nominates candidates for the future Executive Committee (EC).
Scientific Advisory Panel The Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP) is ECNP’s scientific sounding board, providing guidance and content advice in ECNP’s key areas of scientific focus in disorders, interventions and methods.
Scientific Programme Committee (ECNP Congress) The independent Scientific Programme Committee (SPC) is charged with ensuring that the congress programme is innovative, of a uniformly high standard and balanced across the field of applied and translational neuroscience.
External Review Board The External Review Board of ECNP oversees ECNP’s governance and the quality assurance of its activities. The External Review Board of the ECNP can be contacted via the ECNP Office or confidentially via the chair of the committee. == Activities ==