1. What is ENP ? What was done ? Where are we going ?
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2. What is ENP ?
The ENP is a non-profit private foundation created in 2007 by the Ministry of Research and Higher Education.
The institution is devoted to the development of interdisciplinary programs of neuroscience through its ENP team network, and to promote neuroscience training in collaboration with the universities.
Founders, besides of the Ministry of Research and Higher Education, are INSERM,
CNRS, CEA, Paris Sud University and the Pierre and Marie Curie University
Partners since 2008: Paris Descartes university, the Brain and Spin Institute (ICM), Institut de la Vision, Labex BioPsy and MemoLife, Region Ile de France, Fondation EDF, Fondation Schneider Electric.
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3. Goals
Enhance international visibility of Paris region in Neuroscience research
Promote synergy between research groups, universities and institutes in the Paris area.
Support frontier research and multidisciplinary approaches.
Foster international exchange of knowledge.
The ENP brings together :
Around 100 teams located in 21 research centers  in the Paris region
Research areas :
Neurogenetics/neurodevelopment
Neuropharmacology/cell signaling
Neurophysiology/ systems neuroscience
Neurological and psychiatric diseases
CognitiveNeurosciences/neuropsychology
Computational Neurosciences/ neural theory
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4. Organization Board of Trustees Chair: A. Bravo & 21 members
The Board of Trustees take legal decisions and manage finances.
Scientific Advisory Board
9 Foreign members from U.K., USA, Germany, Switzerland and Italy.
The SAB provide evaluation of new teams and applications, and advice on scientific approaches .
ENP Staff: General Secretary & three staff members who implement actions.
Steering Committee: Director: S. Charpak & 11 ENP team leaders of complementary expertise.
The Steering Committee evaluate and give directions on programs’ scientific contents
Graduate Program Directors: L. Bally-Cuif and L. Venance
They manage auditions, board of experts and recruitment processes for the Graduate Program.
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5. ENP Network
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6. What was done?
Since 2007, ENP has launched several programs, recruited and / or supported :
73 ENP Graduate students: 64% women and 36% men. 32 nationalities
(Europe: 53% ; North America: 14% ; South America: 15% ; Middle East: 4% ; Asia: 11% ; Africa: 3%)
24 ongoing thesis - 40 PhD diploma delivered - Around 150 publications
40 Alumni: 80% postdocs & junior researchers - 15% in the private sector
Overview of the professional profiles:
15 Post docs in Europe (France (10), Denmark, Netherlands , United Kingdom, Switzerland etc)
11 Post docs in the Americas (California, New York, Minnesota, Boston, Massachussetts etc).
1 Post docs in Asia
11 Tenured positions (8 in Europe, 2 in Americas, 1 in Asia)
2 reoriented (Medicine school & Economics)
5 Starting Grant: start-up support for young group leaders.
18 Invited international scientists hosted by ENP teams.
35 Post–Docs received short-term support.
86 Scientific events supported and/or organized by ENP.
24 interns within International collaborations and actions:
Hosting in Paris students who received IBRO Visiting Fellowships,
students from the Medical University of Okayama,
students from Chilean institutes,
exchange with Graduate Program in Munich.
more than ENP teams' papers in international peer-reviewed journals.
These programs aim to promote Neuroscience research at its highest level by fostering international exchange and multidisciplinary research.
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7. International Collaborations
Since with Germany
A collaboration established with the Graduate School of Systemic Neurosciences (GSN) of the Brain and Mind « Excellence Cluster » based in Munich, Germany.
Ten ENP students have had the opportunity to participate to a mini Symposium of GSN’s annual meeting where they gave a scientific talk on their PhD work and to present the ENP Graduate program.
The Director of the GSN program with GSN students have participated at the ENPDAYS 2015, 2016 and
Since 2014 with Chile
Cooperation between the two institutions in order to contribute to the cultural and scientific progress and to the consolidation of friendship between the two countries. Agreement signed in September 2014
3 sessions = 15 selected students hosted for a 6-month internship in ENP teams.
Among the 15 trainees, 5 were recruited in France (1 through the Graduate Program, 2 as research engineers (ENS and Laboratoire Jean Perrin), and 2 in PhD in ENP teams at ICM and IBPS).
In 2014, Collaboration with the Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain sciences
ENP team leader and ENP students have had the opportunity to assist to the ELSC retreat in Ein Gedi near Jerusalem on January 26th to 28th This three-day retreat gathering more than one hundred scientists and students from international backgrounds (program) 
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8. Where are we going?
When it was created in 2007, the ENP received an endowment from its public founders.
Since 2014, several agreements have been signed: Fondation EDF, Fondation Schneider Electric, Fondation Franco Japonaise Sasakawa, …
These collaborations allowed to pursue the ENP Graduate Program, but to develop its scientific mission during the coming years, the ENP is actively looking for financial partners either institutional or private partners.
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9. École des Neurosciences de Paris Ile de France
Thank you !
École des Neurosciences de Paris Ile de France
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