Ricky is Michroma’s CEO and co-founder, identified on the company’s team page as Ricardo Cassini. He started the business with industrial-biotechnology specialist Mauricio Braia in 2019, bringing an entrepreneurial and consulting background to a scientific venture.
Michroma develops natural colorants using filamentous fungi, combining a fungal synthetic-biology platform with precision fermentation. Its work brings together organism engineering, fermentation, formulation and data science. The company’s footprint in Rosario and San Francisco connects scientific development with international business building. Ricky’s work is relevant to the challenge of turning laboratory capabilities into products customers can evaluate and adopt.
What others say
Show all quotes
Ricky challenged me to stop treating BioClé as a promising research project and design it as a global biotech platform. Drawing on his experience building michroma, he helped me sharpen our story, navigate fundraising, and make critical decisions under uncertainty. His honest, highly specific advice helped us raise our first capital and enter international programs. He makes the problem his own and never gives generic answers
Juan Cassini
Where Ricky can help
- Biotechnology commercialization
- Precision-fermentation business models
- Scientific–commercial collaboration
- International company building
Operating and investing experience
A selection of companies and roles connected to Ricky Cassini.
Ventures
Michroma
CEO and co-founder
Highlights
- Co-founded Michroma with biotechnology specialist Mauricio Braia
- Builds at the interface of fermentation science and commercial products
Questionsfounders ask aboutRicky Cassini
What does Michroma develop?
The company develops natural ingredients using biotechnology, including synthetic biology and precision fermentation.
What role does Ricky play alongside scientific specialists?
As CEO and co-founder, he brings an entrepreneurial and business background to a team with biotechnology expertise.
Which challenge makes his experience relevant to scientific founders?
Translating laboratory capabilities into a commercially useful product requires decisions about customers, production and company development as well as science.
The best mentors spot the best founders early.
Get founder stories and insights in the EWOR Signals newsletter.
Subscribe to EWOR Signals