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300 000 000 1 number of employees 3400 2015 website www.bracco.com the bracco group is an italian multinational active in the healthcare sector with more than 3 300 employees worldwide 2 which operates in a variety of business areas . 2 diagnostic imaging with a large portfolio of products and solutions for x ray imaging including computed tomography ct magnetic resonance imaging mri ultrasound and nuclear medicine . contrast agent injection systems and advanced medical devices . prescription and over the counter pharmaceuticals supplements medical and cosmetic devices developed and distributed in italy . healthcare prevention diagnosis and rehabilitation services through the cdi centro diagnostico italiano . bracco has consolidated revenues of more than 1.1 billion euro of which 75 % from international sales . 3 the group is present in 100 countries and invests approximately 10 % of its core diagnostic imaging revenues in research and innovation . an international leader in diagnostic imaging in italy bracco is also a well known brand associated with a number of historic pharmaceutical products such as cebion xamamina euclorina the alfa eye drops line and the friliver range of sport supplements . the group chairman and chief executive officer is diana bracco . a chemistry graduate from the university of pavia diana bracco is also chairman of expo 2015 spa general section commissioner for the italy pavilion at expo and confindustria vice president for research & innovation . decorated as a cavaliere del lavoro she was president of assolombarda and before that chairman of federchimica . in february 2001 she received an honorary doctor of pharmacy degree from university of pavia . in may 29 2015 diana bracco has is under investigation for tax evasion as ceo of italian healthcare group bracco spa . 4 5 in january 12 2015 diana bracco is prosecuted on charges of tax evasion and embezzlement crimes allegedly committed as chairman of the board of the pharmaceutical group bracco spa . 6 7 contents 1 history 8 2 gruppo companies 3 references 4 external links history 8 edit the company founded by elio bracco was established in 1927 in milan with the name societ italiana prodotti e merck to produce package and sell the chemical products of the german company e. merck . it had just five employees . in 1934 fulvio bracco elio s son officially joined the company which the same year began marketing cebion an innovative product based on vitamin c recently discovered by hungarian professor szent gy rgyi . in 1962 bracco researchers created the first contrast agent based on their original research iodamide a product with very high tolerability . on 17 march 1977 diana bracco fulvio s daughter was appointed bracco general manager . in 1981 the company launched iopamidol in italy and germany a product with outstanding tolerability whose stability allowed it to be stored in phials for unlimited periods of time . in the second half of the 1980s bracco spa became the leading international producer of non ionic contrast agents . it also won a positive response and important results for other formulations including the anti tuberculosis drug pyrazinamide of which bracco is the leading world producer which is included in the who list of essential pharmaceuticals . in 1990 bracco began a ten year period of important growth . at international level acquisitions and joint ventures enhanced the group structure . in 1990 the bracco eisai joint venture was set up in japan . in 1994 bracco acquired squibb diagnostic a company in the bristol myers squibb group in the united states which is still bracco imaging s largest market today . 1995 saw the integration of the three research centres in milan geneva and princeton milan focuses on the research and development of contrast agents for radiology and magnetic resonance bracco research geneva on ultrasound and bracco research usa princeton on magnetic resonance and nuclear medicine . 1999 was a milestone year for the company the bracco family and the merck group reached an agreement under which bracco bought merck s 50 % stake in the group s diagnostic and pharmaceuticals operations . in 2001 the bracco group acquired acist medical systems a us company based in eden prairie minnesota a suburb of minneapolis active in advanced contrast agent management and injection systems . meanwhile the group s international growth continued with more offices opening around the world . since 2002 bracco has had a direct presence in china with bracco sine pharmaceutical corp. ltd. in shanghai . in 2008 it acquired e z em a leading company in the radiology sector . in 2010 bracco entered estonia scandinavia and south korea . in 2011 bracco imaging acquired swiss medical care now bracco injeneering and the nycomed production plants in singen germany . in 2012 it completed the acquisitions of justesa in argentina mexico and brazil . gruppo companies edit bracco s.p.a milan italy bracco imaging s.p.a milan italy bracco imaging italia spa italia milan italy spin s.p.a torviscosa italy centro diagnostico italiano s.p.a. milan italy bracco imaging europe bv netherlands bracco imaging europe bv belgium bracco suisse s.a. switzerland bracco international bv netherlands bracco imaging polska poland bracco imaging czech czech republic bracco imaging deutschland gmbh germany bracco imaging bv france bracco uk ltd. united kingdom bracco oesterreich gmbh austria bracco imaging france sas france bracco imaging scandinavia ab sweden bracco imaging baltics estonia acist europe b.v netherlands bipso germany bracco imaging slovakia slovakia injeneering switzerland bracco research u.s.a. inc. united states bracco diagnostics inc. united states acist medical systems inc united states e z em canada bracco imaging canada canada bracco imaging do brasil importa ao e distribu ao de medicamentos l.tda brasil justesa imagen mexicana s.a. de c.v mexico bracco diagnostics asia pty singapore bracco international bv china bracco eisai co. ltd. japan shanghai bracco sine pharmaceutical corp. ltd. china bracco far east ltd. china bracco far east ltd. hong kong bracco imaging korea ltd. south korea acist asia pte ltd singapore references edit bracco spa ed . 2012 . finantial highlights in english and italian . retrieved 14 february 2015 . a b bracco spa ed . 2012 . finantial highlights in english and italian . retrieved 14 february 2013 . bracco spa ed . 2013 . fatturato per aree geografiche in english and italian . retrieved 14 february 2013 . umberto bacchi may 29 2015 . expo milano 2015 president diana bracco faces embezzlement and tax evasion probe . ibtimes co. ltd. retrieved 2015 06 19 . president of milan expo investigated for tax evasion embezzlement may 29 2015 evasione case e yacht ristrutturati con i soldi della societ diana bracco rinviata a giudizio a milano repubblica.it in italian . repubblica.it . retrieved 2016 01 12 . f. q. diana bracco a processo per evasione fiscale il vicepresidente di confindustria il fatto quotidiano in italian . il fatto quotidiano . retrieved 2016 01 12 . from neresine to milan . memories of the italian entrepreneur fulvio bracco edited by bracco foundation year 2012 external links edit official website bracco foundation web site retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title bracco company & oldid 734041007 categories multinational companies headquartered in italychemical companies of italypharmaceutical companies of italypharmaceutical companies established in 1927companies based in milan1927 establishments in italyitalian brandshidden categories cs1 italian language sources it wikipedia articles needing style editing from february 2013all articles needing style editingarticles needing additional references from february 2013all articles needing additional referencespages using div col with small parameter navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk 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