39th ECNP Congress

Venue

ICM — International Congress Center Messe München

Format

hybrid

Registration

$83 – $1,342

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Registration pricing

Who this conference is for

Europe's largest applied-neuroscience congress — the translational bridge between ACNP-style science and the clinic. Hybrid attendance with post-congress online access into January.

At a glance

Primary audience

Researchers — Translational neuroscientists and research-oriented psychiatrists

Orientation

Mostly research

Industry funding

Moderate industry presence

Typical attendance

~7,600

Program highlights

6 of 52 major sessions from the official program — excludes posters, exhibits, and social events.

• KeynoteKL01 – Welcome, ECNP Awards Ceremony and Keynote Lecture 'Neural mechanisms of social homeostasis'

  Kay Tye

  Opening keynote by Salk Institute neuroscientist Kay Tye on how neural circuits maintain social homeostasis and encode emotional valence.

• PlenaryPL01 – Protein monoaminylation in the brain: novel mechanisms of neural development, plasticity, and disease

  Ian Maze

  Plenary on non-canonical roles of serotonin and other monoamines as direct protein modifications influencing gene expression and plasticity.

• PlenaryPL02 – ECNP Neuropsychopharmacology Award Lecture – How will we get novel medicines in psychiatry? Lessons from schizophrenia

  Oliver Howes

  Award lecture drawing lessons from schizophrenia drug development for the broader pipeline of novel psychiatric medicines.

• PlenaryPL03 – Brain Prize Lecture – Malignant networks in the brain

  Frank Winkler

  Brain Prize lecture on how cancers integrate into and exploit neural networks.

• PlenaryPL05 – Advancing mental health in a changing world: social context and biology

  Lukoye Atwoli

  Plenary integrating social determinants and biological research in global mental health, from an East African vantage point.

• PlenaryPL06 – Virtual reality in youth mental health: evidence, applications and future directions

  Lucia Valmaggia

  Plenary reviewing the evidence for VR-based assessment and treatment in youth mental health.

See the full program — all 52 sessions & speakers →

Program details verified August 20, 2026; sessions and speakers may change — confirm on the official site.