21/05/2026
We are looking back at the intense and inspiring week for in Bologna, which brought together healthcare innovators, researchers, entrepreneurs, policymakers and regional ecosystem leaders to accelerate the future of across Europe.
The programme kicked off with a visit to IRCCS Policlinico di Sant’Orsola - Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Bologna, where leading experts shared insights from the frontline of healthcare innovation:
🔹 Nicola Magrini, director, innovation Evidence Synthesis and Research Unit & WHO Collaborating Centre
🔹 Pier Giorgio Cojutti, Professor, University of Bologna, Clinical Pharmacology Unit
🔹 Tommaso Pippucci, Director, Computational Genomics Unit
🔹 Antonio Curti, Group Leader, Leukemia Program
🔹 Alessandro Bruschi, Orthopaedics and Traumatology Unit
Participants also explored cutting-edge facilities and technologies, from genomics and pharmacogenetics labs to 3D modelling and robotic surgery, a tangible hashtag of hashtag in clinical practice.
💬 The day continued with the InnoMedCatalyst Forum, opened by Alina Capitanu, project coordinator, who presented the project’s vision based on 5P Medicine.
🔹 Enrica Lombardo & Sauro Vicini — Welcome remarks and moderation
🔹 Alina Capitanu — Project Coordinator, presenting the project vision and the transformative approach of 5P Medicine.
Among inspiring business case presentations, we invited and were delighted to support on stage Dragos Duse, the founder of Synaptiq.ro, member of Imago -Mol Cluster
A big thank you to all the valuable insights from the present innovators and stakeholders:
🔹 Carlos Capela — Centro de Medicina Digital P5
🔹 Ivan Rossi — BioDec
🔹 Denitsa Georgieva — MedSense.me
🔹 Giuliana Gavioli & Elena Veronesi — Tecnopolo Mario Veronesi
🔹 Adriana Herrera — REVEAL GENOMICS
🔹 Menia Koukougianni — NGO Karkinaki Awareness for Childhood and Adolescent Cancer
🔹 Alessia Di Sandro — IRCCS Policlinico di Sant’Orsola
📍 At EXPOSANITA' International Health Care Exhibition' International Health Care Exhibition, innovation, collaboration and entrepreneurship took centre stage.
During our workshop “Driving the Transformation of Healthcare: The Critical Role of Entrepreneurship and Accelerators in Scaling Precision Medicine”, we explored how startups and innovation ecosystems are accelerating the future of healthcare, with valuable insights from:
🔹 Lucia Chierchia, GELLIFY
🔹 Nicolò Manaresi, Menarini Silicon Biosystems
🔹 Mattia Migani, KardioVis
🔹 Samuel Kotei, Ai4Health
Moderated by Marco Di Donato
💡 The programme concluded with a dynamic hashtag hashtag , fostering dialogue across the full innovation ecosystem, with contributions from:
🔹 Stefania Bettinelli, Le ali di camilla
🔹 Fabrizio Conicella, Chiesi Group
🔹 Cecilia Maini, ART-ER
🔹 Menia Koukougianni
🔹Dragos Duse, Synaptiq.ro
Moderated by Clara Mediñà Gasull from Biocat, BioRegion of Catalonia
💬 “The InnoMedCatalyst series of events organised by Clust-ER Health - Emilia-Romagna in Bologna proved once more that innovation in healthcare doesn’t happen in isolation — it advances when regional ecosystems connect. Through , we are transforming collaboration into real pathways for scaling 5P Medicine across Europe, bringing together innovators, healthcare providers, investors, patient associations and policymakers to drive meaningful impact.”
— Alina Capitanu, Project Coordinator and Vice President at IMAGO-MOL Cluster.
🙏 A sincere thank you to the entire Clust-ER Health - Emilia-Romagna team, especially Sauro Vicini and Enrica Lombardo, for the outstanding organisation and for creating a space where collaboration, innovation and impactful ideas can thrive.
From predictive to participatory healthcare, this week reinforced the power of collaboration in shaping the future of personalised medicine and healthcare innovation across Europe. 🌍
