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Tatiana Stella’s M3R: Microbes, Data, and the Future of Clean Land

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Innovative Startup With a Mission

Born as the University of Milano-Bicocca spin-off in 2019, M3R — Monitoring and Management of Microbial Resources — tackles contaminated soil and groundwater with science-first bioremediation. Based in Milan, the boutique team turns microbiology into measurable site outcomes for industrial groups, consultants, and public stakeholders.


What They Actually Do

M3R designs site-specific, sustainable remediation programs that de-risk decisions and shorten time-to-compliance. Services span strategy and execution: consulting on best-fit technologies, lab and pilot feasibility tests, microbiological and molecular analyses, and custom strain identification for tough pollutants. The goal is pragmatic — deliver definitive closure paths while protecting budgets and ecosystems.


How the Work Flows

  • Diagnosis: physical–chemical and microbiological profiling to understand degradation pathways.

  • Design: data-driven selection of bioremediation technologies (in situ/ex situ, enhanced natural attenuation, bio-stimulation, phyto-solutions).

  • Demonstration: micro/mesocosm, column, and field pilots to validate kinetics, costs, and timelines.

  • Delivery: monitoring, agency support, and operating conditions tuned to real-world constraints.


Where Impact Shows Up

Groundwater programs across hydrocarbons, chlorinated solvents, ethers, and metals. Soil projects that move from pilot to full-scale with dynamic biopiles and in-situ enhanced bioremediation. Urban sites using phytotechnologies to balance performance, footprint, and community acceptance. European projectslike CIRQUA, GOCCIA and IDRONextend M3R’s toolset and transfer innovation back into client work.


Founder’s Edge

Tatiana Stella, Ph.D., blends Applied Biocatalysis with Environmental Microbiology and Science, steering M3R as CEO toward solutions that are rigorous and field-ready. The leadership bench includes CTO-level engineering, a university CSO, and specialists inmolecular biology, analytics, and pilot industrialization — a compact team with decades of environmental biotechnology behind it.


— Founder perspective:“We promote biotechnology as an effective, sustainable and low-impact answer to contaminated site remediation.”

Proof, Not Promises

M3R’s lab and pilot programs translate molecular signals into clear operating windows: what to dose, when to intervene, and how to prove progress. The company supports agency discussions, aligns stakeholders on evidence, and uses advanced molecular techniques (qPCR, NGS, markers of microbial degradation) to show causality — not just correlation.

— Field ethos:“Understanding the value of little things for big purposes.”


Why Clients Choose M3R

  • Microbiology first, economics always. Solutions that hit the science and the spreadsheet.

  • From slide to site. Lab-grade insight carried through pilots to full-scale operation.

  • Regulatory fluency. Decision-grade reporting that accelerates approvals.


At a Glance

  • Founded: 2019, Milan, Italy.

  • Core:Bioremediation of contaminated sites (soil & groundwater).

  • Edge:Microbiological and molecular analytics powering site-specific strategies.

  • Reach: Industrial groups, environmental consultancies, EU research partners.


Contamination is complex, but the path to closure shouldn’t be. M3R turns microbial intelligence into action, aligning sustainability, compliance, and cost so land and water can return to productive use — and stay that way.


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