Team

OCTAVIO SANTALUCIA

CEO

Entrepreneur, he has long experience in innovative sectors related to manufacture of mechanical transmission systems. He holds various executive positions within companies he founded and/or administered. He is director of Galatea Bio Tech since 2024.

PAOLA BRANDUARDI

Co-founder and Scientific Officer

Professor of fermentation chemistry and microbiology at Milano-Bicocca University, she is one of the company's co-founder and scientific officer. In her academic activity she is involved in the development of microbial strains for the production of recombinant proteins, biofuels and high value-added molecules with a focus on the valorisation of waste biomasses.

DANILO PORRO

Co-founder

Professor of Chemistry and Biotechnology of Fermentation at Milano-Bicocca University, he is one of the company's co-founder. Since 2020 he has been director of the IBFM institute of CNR and from 2023 he is a member of the "regional forum for research and innovation" of Lombardy Region.

ADELE SASSELLA

Co-founder

Professor of experimental material physics at Milano-Bicocca University, she is one of the company's co-founder. In her academic scientific career, she has gained particular experience in the physical properties of different classes of materials and especially in the physical and chemico-physical characterisation of solids.