At SBC, Marco is responsible for business development and for supporting the business growth of resident companies. His work includes connecting founders with experts, investors, and pharma partners; organising workshops on topics such as storytelling, negotiation, AI tools, and grant writing; and leading SBC’s accelerator programme called Catalyser, which helps therapeutics startups refine their commercialisation strategies.

Before joining SBC in 2022, Marco was part of the founding team of alternative-protein start-up, Better Dairy. As Head of R&D, he led the science team and helped the start-up grow from pre-seed to £22m Series A investment. As Innovation Lead, he organised and managed the building of a new lab and office facility in East London and helped devise new scientific strategies.

Marco holds a BSc and MSc in Biomedical Engineering with a focus on data science. He also holds a PhD in Synthetic Biology with a focus on protein design. Before joining Better Dairy, he was part of the Entrepreneur First programme.