Toscana Life Sciences was established in the wake of a Sienese research tradition dating back to the beginning of the 20th century, when the Istituto Sieroterapico e Vaccinogeno Toscano (Tuscan Serotherapy and Vaccine Institute) was founded by Achille Sclavo. The science tradition has consolidated over the decades, as evidenced by the strong orientation of the area towards biotechnological research and development in the biomedical and clinical fields, and in the industrial field, with the presence of leading national and international companies operating in biotechnology and in the pharmaceutical and diagnostic sectors.