The Fondazione Toscana Life Sciences is a non-profit organization that has been active in the regional panorama since 2005 with the objective of supporting research activities in the Life Sciences regional sector and of sustaining the development of projects from basic research to industrial application.
TLS gives support to the company start-up process in the sector of life sciences and human health in general and facilitates activities of technology transfer and licensing for the exploitation of research, also through national and international networking activities. TLS is also the management organization of a modern bioincubator where it provides technological high-tech platforms, expertise and experience networks within the regional and national scientific community – starting from universities, research centres and private laboratories working in the biomedical health care sector – offering their support in the industrial, scientific and business development operations.
Today, TLS manages projects and structures on behalf of its stakeholders, starting with Regione Toscana, and is increasingly acting as a system aggregator and facilitator in the field of life sciences, both on a territorial level and on international projects.
THE INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM – Starting from 2007, TLS has created 702 jobs (including employees both from TLS and and Bioincubator) and provided services and lab spaces to 52 among spin-offs, start-ups, mature companies and research groups in the Biotech, Pharmaceutical, Medical Devices, Robotics, Healthcare ICT services sectors. Since 2007 the incubated and affiliated companies, as well as the research groups hosted by TLS, have signed a total of 581 agreements, collaborations, and licenses. The scientific production is confirmed to be increasing, with 138 articles published on international scientific journals in 2023. 24 of these articles are the result of scientific research made by Fondazione TLS.