diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 10bdba5606715052e19b5005bce77f39c8be8ed6..bb708ac41b1bc918b6b070fdd3e7b5e239360d5c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -197,7 +197,11 @@ include(cpplint)
 
 conan_or_find_package(cppcheck REQUIRED)
 include(cppcheck)
+
+find_package(PythonInterp REQUIRED)
+
 add_subdirectory(demos)
+add_subdirectory(brunel_example)
 #--------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 # on OS X
diff --git a/demos/brunel-simulation/CMakeLists.txt b/brunel_example/CMakeLists.txt
similarity index 84%
rename from demos/brunel-simulation/CMakeLists.txt
rename to brunel_example/CMakeLists.txt
index 14ac85f5bac12fe1802cafe2a5bfdbdfcda71905..4bcfcfd6494a095545e3cbca253b741f25d10cdc 100644
--- a/demos/brunel-simulation/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/brunel_example/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,9 +21,10 @@
 
 get_filename_component(NEST_DIR ${with-nest} DIRECTORY)
 
+
 file(GENERATE
     OUTPUT ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/run_sim.sh
     CONTENT
 "source ${NEST_DIR}/bin/nest_vars.sh
-PYTHONPATH=${PYNIV_OUTPUT_DIR}/..:/home/devs/Desktop/projects/nesci/build/pynesci:/home/devs/Desktop/projects/contra/build/pycontra:$PYTHONPATH ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${NEST_SIM_SOURCE}"
+${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${NEST_SIM_SOURCE}"
   )
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/demos/brunel-simulation/brunel_example.py b/brunel_example/brunel_example.py
similarity index 100%
rename from demos/brunel-simulation/brunel_example.py
rename to brunel_example/brunel_example.py
diff --git a/demos/brunel-simulation/nest_sim.py b/brunel_example/nest_sim.py
similarity index 100%
rename from demos/brunel-simulation/nest_sim.py
rename to brunel_example/nest_sim.py
diff --git a/demos/CMakeLists.txt b/demos/CMakeLists.txt
index a121da6b638b375a41014848fa6b0f5fc0b65aee..e81ee7ff3c8c5647a62a882fd664053968dc0dee 100644
--- a/demos/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/demos/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,5 +19,4 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-add_subdirectory(brunel-simulation)
 # add_subdirectory(QVTK-Demo)