The Foulées du Cortex challenge returns for a 3rd edition. From 16 to 27 September 2026, you're all invited to register for the challenge that advances brain research. Registration is open!
Over 12 days, walkers and runners can take part at their own pace, wherever they are, and transform every kilometer traveled into funds to support the teams at Paris Brain Institute.
A sports fundraiser you can do at your own pace
Participants can set themselves a personal goal and achieve it at their own pace. Whether alone or with colleagues, family, or friends, whether running or walking, everyone can support research progress.
Thanks to a dedicated app, you can track your performance, challenge yourself, and share your challenge with the Foulées du Cortex community
A collective fundraising challenge to advance research
By taking part in Foulées du Cortex, you’ll be directly supporting Paris Brain Institute’s scientific research. The funds raised will help to advance research projects that are essential to our better understanding of the brain and to developing new therapeutic approaches.
Today, neurological and psychiatric diseases affect one in three people during their lifetime. This major public health challenge requires collective action.
A committed sponsor: Marine Lorphelin
This year, the Foulées du Cortex challenge is also championed by Marine Lorphelin, sponsor of this 2026 edition.
I am delighted to be sponsoring the 2026 Foulées du Cortex. As a doctor, I see for myself every day how the brain remains a fascinating, complex, and still little-known organ. Supporting Paris Brain Institute means supporting the teams who work tirelessly to better understand, prevent, and treat neurological and psychiatric diseases that affect millions of people.
A dedicated partner of our institute
For this 2026 edition, the Foulées du Cortex challenge is once again supported by Sagemcom as the event partner. By backing the event once again, Sagemcom is helping to promote the challenge and attract even more participants than before, all for the benefit of research.
Partnering with the Foulées du Cortex challenge again this year is a natural extension of corporate commitment to research. We believe that big events like this can make a tangible contribution to advances in research, particularly in neuroscience. This event perfectly embodies a message that we fully share. For our teams, it is also an opportunity to get involved and feel a sense of purpose.
Companies: get your teams ready!
The Foulées du Cortex challenge also includes offers dedicated to companies to bring their employees together around a unifying and meaningful challenge. Team participation and internal challenges, all in the name of philanthropy: with several formats, teams can get involved while also making a tangible contribution to research funding.
Request our brochure today to receive all the information you need to register your employees and take advantage of early-bird rates more information
Would you like your company to become a partner of the event? It can! Just contact us at contact@icm-institute.org
Registration is now open. In a few clicks, join the Foulées du Cortex and take part in a collective drive for research.
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