On November 14th, the seminar “High Technology as a Driver of Sustainability, Accessibility, and Quality in the National Health Service” was held at the University of Milano-Bicocca.

The event was organized by the Rizzola Academy Foundation in collaboration with the Bicocca Public Administration Law & Innovation Observatory (DIPAB) and supported by Exactech Italia.

Academics and professionals working in various health-related fields—research, medical device production, and healthcare service delivery—contributed to the discussion.

The proceedings of the seminar will be published later this year.

The seminar was opened by Professor Camilla Buzzacchi, Director of the Department of Business and Economic Law Sciences at Bicocca and head of DIPAB, along with Antonio Alizzi, Scientific Director of the Rizzola Academy Foundation.

Speakers and Topics:

• Salvatore Torrisi, Professor of Business Economics and Vice Rector for Research Development at Bicocca, “Open Innovation and Industry-University Collaboration”
• Carlo Alberto Scirè, Professor of Rheumatology at Bicocca, “Implementation of Digital Healthcare in the National Health System: Priorities and Opportunities”
• Marco Migliori, President and CEO of Exactech Italia, “The ‘Right’ Technology for the Patient: Orthopedics Between Present and Future”
• Mauro Martinelli, Professor of Business Economics at Bicocca, “Automation and Digitization of Logistics in Hospitals: Economic and Organizational Aspects”
• Franco D’Amore, Vice President of I-Com Institute for Competitiveness, “What Energy Transition in Healthcare?”
• Maurizio Campagna, from the DIPAB Observatory and member of the Rizzola Academy Scientific Committee, “New Technologies and Informed Consent”