Bracco Innovation Day 2026 Highlights
Bracco Innovation Day 2026
Highlights
Diana Bracco Speech
at the Opening of Bracco Innovation Day 2026
At the opening of the Bracco Innovation Day 2026, President and CEO Diana Bracco set out the company’s path towards its upcoming centenary, emphasising the importance of driving scientific change.
“In the medical field, possibilities are emerging that were unthinkable just a few years ago: enhanced digital healthcare, artificial intelligence, and enormous technological advances in diagnostic imaging. Our success is linked, first and foremost, to our constant drive towards innovation capable of creating value for healthcare professionals and patients. The future demands ever more solutions capable of identifying risk at an early stage.”
“The value of imaging will shift from seeing more to understanding better. This evolution is closely aligned with our mission: to improve people’s lives by helping to shape the future of prevention and precision imaging.”
The Mayor of Milan, Giuseppe Sala, also spoke at the event, highlighting the city’s central role as a cutting-edge ecosystem in the life sciences, thanks to the synergies between institutions, universities and businesses.
“Innovation is a valuable tool through which Milan can stimulate research and experimentation. Nurturing this positive exchange of knowledge – including through events such as the one organised by the Bracco Group today – is essential for developing increasingly precise approaches to prevention and treatment, offering concrete solutions to society’s healthcare needs.”
The Future of Healthcare
Scientific Keynote
Healthcare stands at the threshold of a profound transformation. Scientific breakthroughs, artificial intelligence, advanced diagnostics, new therapeutic modalities, and the growing availability of health data are reshaping how diseases are detected, understood, and treated. At the same time, healthcare systems worldwide face increasing challenges driven by demographic change, rising costs, and an expanding burden of chronic diseases.
The scientific discussion was opened by a keynote address entitled ‘The Future of Healthcare’ delivered by Bertalan Meskó, Director of the Medical Futurist Institute in Budapest, who outlined the technological and cultural trends set to reshape healthcare over the next decade, from predictive medicine to the transformation of the doctor-patient relationship.
Panel Discussion
Bracco Innovation Day 2026 brings together leading voices from science, medicine, technology, industry, economics, and entrepreneurship to explore how innovation can contribute to a healthier future. Through a series of keynote presentations, expert panels, and interactive discussions, the event will examine the forces that are redefining healthcare, from the evolution of diagnostic intelligence and precision medicine to the emergence of transformative therapeutic approaches and new models of prevention.
Building a new Diagnostic Intelligence
Robert Lauritzen, CEO Cerebriu
Peter Gall, Vice President of Digital and Automation at Siemens Healthineers
Geraldine Dean, AI lead at Unilabs and TMC. AI co-lead NHS Epsom and St Helier NHS trust
Moderator
Sascha Däuber, Head of Radiology, Bracco Imaging
Translating Innovation into Clinical Value
Fabian Bamberg, Chair and Professor of Radiology, University of Freiburg
Paola Anna Erba, Nuclear Medicine department director Papa Giovanni XXIII Bergamo, Associate Professor in Nuclear Medicine University of Milan Bicocca, President of European Nuclear Medicine Association (EANM)
Alberto Spinazzi, Chief Medical and Regulatory Officer, Bracco Imaging
Moderator
Maria Cristina Messa, Full Professor of Diagnostic Imaging at University of Milano-Bicocca and Scientific Director IRCCS Don Gnocchi
Fire-side chat
Investing in Better Health: the Economics of Innovation and Prevention
Amelia Compagni, Director, Center for Research in Health and Social Care Management (CeRGAS), SDA Bocconi
Moderator
Enrico Cattaneo, Editor-in-Chief MIT Technology Review Italia
Disease Trends and Evolution of Patient Care
Giuseppe Curigliano, Director of the Division of New Drugs Development for Innovative Therapies at the European Institute of Oncology; President-elect European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO)
Marco Francone, Full Professor and Chairman of Radiology, Director of Residency Program, School of Medicine and Psychology, “Sapienza” - University of Rome Sant’Andrea University Hospital Rome
Antonella Santuccione Chadha, Founder and pro-bono CEO Women’s Brain Foundation, Vice President Euresearch, Innosuisse Mentor, Chief Medical Officer. Community 100esperte.
Moderator
Gabriel Krestin, Emeritus Professor of Radiology, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam
The Next Therapeutic Frontier
Luigi Naldini, Director, San Raffaele Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy (SR-Tiget) David Gauden, CEO Blue Earth Therapeutics
Elisa Konofagou, Professor Columbia University, President of the International Society of Therapeutic Ultrasound, founder of Delson
Moderator
Victor Jeannot, R&D Program Manager, Bracco Imaging
Inspirational Speech
Innovation for Real World Impact
Mercedes Balcells-Camps, Principal Research Scientist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Introduction
Francesco Blasi, Open Innovation Director, Bracco Imaging
Closing Remarks of Bracco Innovation Day 2026
A unique moment for looking at the frontiers of diagnostic imaging
Interview with Fulvio Renoldi Bracco, Vice-chairman and CEO, Bracco Imaging
The chance of a very broad view on the next 10 years of healthcare
Interview with Fabio Tedoldi, Head of Global Research and Development, Bracco Imaging