Lead Discovery Siena - LDS - is an innovative SME focused on the research for new drugs. LDS offers pharmaceutical services for Industry and Academia and has a diversified pipeline of in licensed and proprietary products for oncology and infections therapeutic areas, including rare diseases. LDS was founded as a spin-off of the University of Siena in 2012 by combining the scientific background and the entrepreneurship of its management to offer specific competences and solutions in drug discovery. LDS capitalizes on the wide scientific expertise in pharmacology and medicinal chemistry to efficiently expedite the discovery and development of small molecule medicines. A number of molecules have been successfully advanced by LDS team as evidenced by publications and patents, and several goals achieved in the course of collaborations which earned us the trust of our customers. LDS actively participates to national and international projects, with a special attention to local synergies at industrial and academic level within the Life Science area. LDS laboratories are located in the Toscana Life Sciences facilities (www.toscanalifesciences.org), a non-profit organization supporting research activities and promoting the creation of innovative companies in Life Sciences.