ECNP Congress

The annual ECNP Congress is Europe’s largest meeting in applied and translational neuroscience. Held every autumn, the ECNP Congress brings together psychiatrists, neuroscientists, neurologists and psychologists from around the world to discuss the latest developments in the science and treatment of brain disorders.

About the congress

With nearly 7,000 participants, the ECNP Congress is Europe’s premier showcase for new research, treatments and technologies in applied brain science. Spanning the spectrum of human mood, behaviour, cognition and emotion, from basic science to clinical care, the ECNP Congress brings you the best in CNS innovation.

Discover the future of CNS treatments

The ECNP Congress is for everyone with an interest in:

  • Treatment research in psychiatry, neurology and psychology
  • Mental health care
  • Discoveries in neuroscience and neurobiology
  • The latest developments in industry innovation
  • Public policy and regulation
  • Patient issues
Join us at the #ECNP2025 Congress

38th ECNP Congress

11-14 October 2025, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Keynote and Plenary speakers

This year's ECNP Congress features an outstanding line-up of confirmed Keynote and Plenary Lectures. 
Please note that the Plenary Lectures listed are those confirmed so far, with more exciting announcements to come!

Discover them here

Registration is open

Register on or before 21 May and pay less. 

We offer discounted registration fees for residents of a Country with a Developing Economy (CDE), Early Career Scientists (ECS), and ECS Residents in CDE (outside Europe).

Register here

Call for abstracts

Share your research and boost your career, submit an abstract for poster presentation for the 38th ECNP Congress 2025!

We accept abstracts in these scientific topics.

Submit by 8 May

Call for lecture proposals

Submit by 15 May

39th ECNP Congress

10-13 October 2026, Munich, Germany

The ECNP Congress 2026 will take place at:
ICM – International Congress Center Messe München
Am Messesee 2
D-81829 Munich, Germany

To the congress venue
Participants per country
Country Year
  2024 2023   2022   2021 
Afghanistan          1
Albania  12  8  4  1
Argentina  139  102  72  86
Armenia  10  7  4  1
Aruba        1
Australia  93  65  68  20
Austria  72  71  182  46
Azerbaijan  30  48  28  
Bahrain  3  2  1  2
Belarus  1      1
Belgium  86  105  132  60
Bermuda        
Bolivia  1      
Bosnia and Herzegovina  16  8  3  
Brazil  329  290  254  336
Bulgaria  36  31  49  71
Canada  109  86  73  48
Cayman Islands        1
Chile  21  23  32  26
China  54  47  11  13
Colombia  12  11  4  47
Costa Rica  7  9  4  12
Croatia  18  12  5  2
Cyprus  5  2    
Czech Republic  97  94  114  61
Denmark  121  125  221  146
Dominican Republic  30  57  17  5
Ecuador  7  10  10  54
Egypt. Arab Rep.  19  22  24  30
El Salvador  1      2
Estonia  52  33  37  21
Finland  53  67  84  54
France  130  134  95  113
French Polynesia        
Georgia  28  11  15  7
Germany  343  310  296  193
Ghana  1    2  1
Greece  67  98  78  41
Guatemala  4  5  3  10
Honduras    2    1  1
Hong Kong SAR, China  104  118  93  99
Hungary  97  93  128  97
Iceland  12  10  12  
India  30  15  6  6
Indonesia  57  19  25  19
Iran, Islamic Rep.  13      
Iraq  7  4  2  1
Ireland  81  91  57  55
Israel  58  68  52  24
Italy  619  475  378  272
Jamaica   1  1  1  2
Japan  43  43  33  13
Jordan  14  12  3  10
Kazakhstan  6  6  9  36
Kenya  2  1  2  1
Kuwait  5  2  2  11
Kyrgyz Republic    1    
Latvia  45  41  38  19
Lebanon  13  2  2  19
Liechtenstein    1  1    
Libya        7
Lithuania  34  37  32  26
Luxembourg  2  3  1  
Macao, SAR  10  8  7  4
Malaysia  25  30  34  29
Malta  1  1  2  
Mauritius  1      
Mexico  104  75  30  44
Moldova   24   1    3
Monaco    1    1
Montenegro  3  2  2  1
Morocco  26  12  8  14
Myanmar        
Netherlands, The  217  310  187  159
New Zealand  19  16  15  4
Nicaragua    2    1
Nigeria  1      
North Macedonia  9  7  7  2
Norway  46  44  34  11
Oman  2  1    
Pakistan  3  1  1  12
Panama  4  5  2  9
Paraguay       1  1
Peru  21  16  3  24
Philippines  48  47  33  86
Poland  217  173  106  74
Portugal  263  245  175  305
Puerto Rico        
Qatar  13  2    
Romania  375  334  279  72
Russian Federation  10  17  8  129
Rwanda      1  
St. Kitts and Nevis       1  1
Saudi Arabia  95  61  76  50
Serbia  90  51  48  14
Singapore  25  19  28  10
Slovak Republic  31  29  34  19
Slovenia  17  31  23  4
South Africa  36  48  44  13
Korea Rep.  92  78  117  1
Spain  410  540  444  528
Sri Lanka      1  
Sweden  105  141  148  147
Switzerland  183  189  167  135
Syrian Arab Republic        
Taiwan  6  20  14  10
Thailand  42  28  38  58
Trinidad and Tobago   1  1    1
Tunisia  21  2  2  
Türkiye  317  249  95  60
Uganda   1  1    
Ukraine  87  53  94  50
United Arab Emirates  25  14  11  38
United Kingdom  269  277  225  189
USA  223  208  216  131
Uruguay   1  1  1  
Vouchers not yet activated (last update: 18 December 2024)  85  121  150  339
Total  6858  6448   5711   4938 
Past ECNP Congresses

Please find below an overview of past ECNP Congresses.  

  • 37th ECNP Congress, 21-24 September 2024, Milan, Italy
    Programme

  • 36th ECNP Congress, 7-10 October 2023, Barcelona, Spain
    Programme

  • 35th ECNP Congress, 15-18 October 2022, Vienna, Austria
    Programme 

  • 34th ECNP Congress Hybrid, 2-5 October 2021, Lisbon, Portugal
  • 33rd ECNP Congress Virtual, 12-15 September 2020
  • 32nd ECNP Congress, 7-10 September 2019, Copenhagen, Denmark
  • 31st ECNP Congress, 6-9 October 2018, Barcelona, Spain 
  • 30th ECNP Congress, 2-5 September 2017, Paris, France
  • 29th ECNP Congress, 17-20 September 2016, Vienna, Austria  
  • 28th ECNP Congress, 29 August-1 September 2015, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  • 27th ECNP Congress, 18-21 October 2014, Berlin, Germany
  • 26th ECNP Congress, 5-9 October 2013, Barcelona, Spain
  • 25th ECNP Congress, 13-17 October 2012, Vienna, Austria
  • 24th ECNP Congress, 3-7 September 2011, Paris, France 
  • 23rd ECNP Congress, 28 August-1 September 2010, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  • 22nd ECNP Congress, 12-16 September 2009, Istanbul, Turkey
  • 21st ECNP Congress, 30 August-3 September 2008, Barcelona, Spain 
  • 20th ECNP Congress, 13-17 October 2007, Vienna, Austria
  • 19th ECNP Congress, 16-20 September 2006, Paris, France
  • 18th ECNP Congress, 22-16 October 2005, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  • 17th ECNP Congress, 9-13 October 2004, Stockholm, Sweden
  • 16th ECNP Congress, 20-24 September 2003, Prague, Czech Republic
  • 15th ECNP Congress, 5-9 October 2002, Barcelona, Spain
  • 14th ECNP Congress, 13-17 October 2001, Istanbul, Turkey (cancelled)
  • 13th ECNP Congress, 9-13 September 2000, Munich, Germany
  • 12th ECNP Congress, 21-25 September 1999, London, United Kingdom
  • 11th ECNP Congress, 31 October-4 November 1998, Paris, France
  • 10th ECNP Congress, 13-17 September 1997, Vienna, Austria
  • 9th ECNP Congress, 21-25 September 1996, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  • 8th ECNP Congress, 30 September-4 October 1995, Venice, Italy
  • 7th ECNP Congress, 16-21 October 1994, Jerusalem, Israel 
  • 6th ECNP Congress, 10-14 October 1993, Budapest, Hungary
  • 5th ECNP Congress, 18-21 October 1992, Marbella, Spain
  • 4th ECNP Congress, 6-9 October 1991, Monte-Carlo, Monaco
  • 3rd ECNP Congress, 23-26 May 1989, Gothenburg, Sweden
  • 2nd ECNP Congress, 7-8 May 1987, Brussels, Belgium
  • 1st ECNP Congress, 2-3 May 1985, Copenhagen, Denmark

Religious festivals

In scheduling the ECNP Congress, ECNP takes account of the religious festivals of all the major European faiths. However, because not all dates are always available to us, overlaps are very occasionally unavoidable. In these situations, we make great efforts to ensure that the overlap – and any inconvenience to our participants – is as minimal as possible.