The solemn opening ceremony of the 43rd Paulista Radiology Day (JPR ), which was held in São Paulo in the first week of May, was enriched by a concert sponsored by the foundation: Ludimilla Bauerfeldt and Jaeyoon Jung, young soprano and tenor of the Course for opera Singers of the Teatro alla Scala Academy. They performed a famous and fascinanting all-Italian opera programme, accompanied by the Orquestra Sinfonica de Heliopolis conducted by Maestro Edilson Ventureli.
Bracco Foundation and the University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome organised the seminar “Prevention and Diagnosis of breast cancer: friends of young women,” in order to improve the culture of prevention in such an important area as breast cancer, the most frequent form of cancer among young women in Italy.
It was a day to remember for Vanessa Speziale, the young and talented girl from Morbegno who won with her thesis entitled “A virtual exhibition for the Paolo Monti Archive” the Linda Cena Prize, promoted by Bracco Foundation and part of the extensive programme of the Comitato Leonardo Qualità Italia.
In the current scenario in which healthy lifestyles, culture and the intelligent use of leisure time have assumed an increasing important role and value, our perception of our well-being depends on a large number of factors that do not relate only to material elements, but rather to aspects related to lifestyle, cultural participation and the time we dedicate to our bodies.
The Constantine 313 A.D. exhibition, of which Bracco Foundation is Main Partner, was designed by the Diocesan Museum and staged in the Palazzo Reale. The exhibition celebrates the anniversary of the issuing in 313 DC of the “Edict of Milan” by the Western Roman Emperor Constantine and his counterpart in the East, Licinius. It declared Christianity, after centuries of persecution, legal and so began a period of religious tolerance and great political and cultural innovation.
The second in the series of meetings on “Women & Science” based on prevention for women, organized by the Fondazione Umberto Veronesi in collaboration with Bracco Foundation, is starting.
Bracco Foundation celebrates International Women’s Day with the festival dedicated to taste, melodies and wellness, with a thematic and interdisciplinary approach designed to discover the beneficial properties of wine.
Bracco Foundation announced at a press conference on December 16, 2011 at 12:00 in Milan, at the headquarters of the Academy School of Ballet, a three-year collaboration with Teatro alla Scala Academy, of which it became main and founding partner to promote the Italian culture in the world, and at the same time, to offer young people the opportunity to develop their talents.
In the cycle “Bracco Foundation Meets”, the second appointment sees as protagonist Prof Alberto Quadrio Curzio, the noted Italian economist, who offers reflections on causes and possible developments of the current economic situation.
From the developments on the frontiers of contemporary science to a credible image of the world in 2062, the year when Halley’s Comet will make its next appearance.
