Synta Pharmaceuticals is a medicine development and production company. It offers a variety of services, including research and development, manufacturing, marketing and distribution. It also provides clinical research, therapy development and promotion programs for a variety of biopharmaceuticals. Its areas of operation include medical and analytical chemistry, formulation, process development, product isolation and computation. The company has undertaken pipeline drug development and in-licensing projects for the treatment of chronic inflammatory diseases and cancers. Synta Pharmaceuticals is headquartered in Lexington, Mass.