The workshop combined presentations on the state-of-the-art in pain research and neuroplasticity, and insights from industry experts on transferrable skills and enhancing employability post-PhD. Several internationally renowned speakers contributed to the programme, including:

• Prof. Massimiliano Valeriani, Division of Neurology, Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, Rome
• Prof. Markus Ploner, Munich Center for Neurosciences – Brain & Mind, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
• Research Director Luis Garcia-Larrea, NEUROPAIN, Central Integration of Pain in Humans, Lyon Neuroscience Research Center, University Saint-Etienne, Lyon
• Boudewijn van den Berg and Dr. Jan R. Buitenweg, University of Twente
• Prof. André Mouraux, IONS, Université catholique de Louvain
• Prof. Hans Georg Schaible, lnstitute of Physiology I, Neurophysiology, Jena University Hospital
• Prof. David Walsh, Pain Centre Versus Arthritis, Nottingham University
• Conor O’Carroll, Independent Consultant on Research and Higher Education Policy
• Finn Sonnenborg, Director, Technology Research & Image Processing, AMBU
• Camilla Ståhl, Director, Novo Nordisk

The programme can be consulted here. 

The FRESCO@CNAP project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 754465. The Center for Neuroplasticity and Pain (CNAP) is supported by the Danish National Research Foundation (DNRF121).