2025 was a particularly significant year, marked by a strong international dimension through major projects and events such as Expo 2025 Osaka and the lead-up to the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Games. This context further strengthened the Foundation’s vision of bringing together culture, science and social responsibility through programmes designed to generate meaningful social impact.
Type: Science
On Thursday 19 March 2026, a press conference was held at the Lombardy Region Press Room to present a research paper on the media coverage of sporting events seen from a gender perspective. The study was promoted by the Bracco Foundation and the International Olympic Committee in collaboration with the Milano Cortina 2026 Foundation.
On Tuesday 10 March 2026 , at Palazzo Madama, seat of the Senate of the Italian Republic, the inauguration will take place of the photographic exhibition ‘Life as a Scientist. The faces of 100 high-achieving women”, part of the #100esperte project conceived and promoted by the Bracco Foundation.
The new edition of “A life in sport. The faces and achievements of 100 female experts” was inaugurated on Wednesday 4 February at Porta Borsari, Verona. The exhibition is a creation of the Bracco Foundation working in partnership with the Municipality of Verona and with the patronage of Milano Cortina 2026 Foundation.
On the occasion of the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Milan Cortina 2026, a press conference was held at noon on Wednesday 28 January 2026 at Palazzo Visconti in Milan for the presentation of an innovative research project and a photographic exhibition with the support of the Bracco Foundation in partnership with Fondazione Milano Cortina 2026, the International Olympic Committee and the City of Verona.
Bracco Foundation is a partner of the UNESCO Virtual Science Museum, a global digital platform – literally a museum without borders – set up under the aegis of UNESCO as part of the International decade of Sciences for Sustainable Development (2024–2033) to promote open, inclusive and reliable access to scientific knowledge.
On Wednesday 10 December 2025, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Milano is hosting a training course for journalists that is open to the public titled “L’altra metà della speranza. Il ruolo della donna nella Chiesa [The other half of hope. The role of women in the Church]. The event will explore the theme of female leadership in faith communities and reflect on future perspectives for the presence of women in religious institutions.
The new 2024 Social Report by Fondazione Bracco is now available online. This document transparently presents the Foundation’s values, results, and the social impact of its initiatives throughout the year.
The photographic exhibition, conceived and created by the Bracco Foundation, highlights female excellence in sport. On show until 2 June 2025, this intriguing visual journey takes place at the Mind Innovation District in Milan.
On Sunday, 6 April 2025, World Sport Day, the streets of Milan city filled with participants in the Milano Relay Marathon, a major event combining sport with solidarity. The Bracco Foundation’s contribution to the day was to call attention to the crucial issue of support for young women keen to study STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics).