Before joining SBC in November 2022, Marco spent three years at alternative-protein start-up, Better Dairy, having joined the founders as their first hire. 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.