Fondazione Toscana Life Sciences

The Toscana Life Sciences Foundation (TLS) is a non-profit organization founded in 2004 by a group of public and private institutions in Tuscany with the mission to support research activities in the field of Life Sciences in Tuscany and in particular to foster the development of projects from basic research to industrial application.

The main project of the Foundation has been the development of the Science and Technology Park (STP) that offers equipped buildings, services and financing opportunities, thus creating a fertile ground for the development of new biotech companies focused on pharmaceutical, biotech, diagnostic and innovative biomedical technologies.

TLS is today the third STP specialized in Red Biotech in Italy in terms of number of companies located (20), investment attracted (32 M euro) and number of specialized employees (100+).

On top of the incubation activities TLS is committed to the development of new therapies for orphan diseases and technology transfer from Tuscany Universities in the red biotech sector. According to its mission in the technology transfer support, TLS manage the centralized activities of the new born Life Sciences Regional Cluster putting together over 100 companies in the field, all Universities, Superior Schools and the National Reseach Council, representing one of the most active and interesting biotech hub in Italy.