Milan, June 23. – (Adnkronos/Adnkronos Salute) – "A few years ago it was fashionable to outsource. Today we have understood that to be competitive it is necessary to have the entire supply chain in hand". This is the opinion of Diana Bracco, president and chief executive officer of the Bracco Group, who today in Milan in the Department of Pharmacological Sciences of the State University, gave a lectio magistralis in front of the young researchers gathered for 'Next step² - young research advances', an event that aims to encourage comparison between 'brains' and to attract the interest of potential allies, from institutions to companies. Bracco is critical of outsourcing. Then, during his speech, he returned to the difficulties that Italian companies are facing. "Today – he explained during his speech – a critical aspect is that of raw materials. Italian companies must work on this. The first problem, then, is energy, an issue that must be tackled from a European point of view".