Lombardy’s Life Sciences Cluster is a community devoted to life sciences in the Lombardy Region. It brings together public and private players in the diagnostics, advanced therapies, pharmaceuticals, medical devices and healthcare technologies areas to foster progress in this sector in Lombardy and to create new business opportunities for its members.

Its mission is to create a virtuous ecosystem that reflects cooperation between public and private entities to boost the Lombardy Region as a pole of excellence in research and innovation in the life sciences field, in Italy and abroad, focusing on: pharmaceuticals, biotechnologies, medical devices, health and wellbeing, digital health.

Moreover, the Cluster aims at encouraging interaction among members to share methods, disseminate success models and exchange know-how; supporting members in the development and implementation of common projects; discussing with regional, national and international organizations; enabling the development of new partnerships at local, national and international level; improving the quality of technology transfer processes and prompting the creation of new companies (start-ups and innovative spin-offs); assisting members in identifying and anticipating national and international strategic trends; favouring the growth of local skills and resources, catalysing them within an organized system and supporting access to such infrastructures, facilities, skills and services.