# Fred Parietti

> Fred Parietti (Federico) is the Co-Founder and CEO of Multiply Labs, a San Francisco-based robotics company building automated biomanufacturing infrastructure for next-generation pharmaceuticals. Armed with a PhD in robotics from MIT and a childhood passion for Legos, he bet his career on a contrarian thesis: that the highest-value application for advanced robotics wasn't pizza delivery or self-driving cars, but cell therapy manufacturing — where a single batch is worth $400K to $2 million and still made by hand. Multiply Labs has raised over $25 million and announced an $85 million partnership with Retro Biosciences, positioning itself to slash cell therapy costs by 70% and bring life-saving treatments to millions instead of thousands.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and CEO at Multiply Labs
- **Organizations:** Multiply Labs
- **From:** Italy
- **Nationality:** Italian
- **Education:** PhD, Robotics / Mechanical Engineering, MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering (joint degree), Politecnico di Milano / Politecnico di Torino, Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Exchange Student, ETH Zurich
- **Known for:** MIT Mechanical Engineering De Florez Design Award for autonomous robotic systems, 16 peer-reviewed publications cited 1,500+ times, Co-inventor in 10 patents and patent applications

## Career timeline

- **~2005-2011** — Studied mechanical engineering at Politecnico di Milano and Politecnico di Torino; exchange student at ETH Zurich; early robotics research
- **~2010-2011** — Advanced robotics research at Carnegie Mellon University
- **2011** — Began PhD at MIT, researching autonomous robotic systems and supernumerary robotic limbs
- **2016** — Received PhD from MIT; won MIT Mechanical Engineering De Florez Design Award
- **2016** — Co-founded Multiply Labs with Alice Melocchi, Joe Wilson, and Tiffany Kuo in San Francisco to automate personalized drug manufacturing using 3D printing
- **2017** — MIT News featured Multiply Labs for its 3D-printed personalized dietary supplement capsules
- **2021** — Led Multiply Labs' $20M Series A round led by Casdin Capital, with Lux Capital, Pathfinder (Founders Fund), Fifty Years, and Garage Capital; pivoted to cell therapy manufacturing automation
- **2024** — Announced $85M partnership with Retro Biosciences to advance cell therapy manufacturing for age-related diseases
- **2025** — Published data showing 74% cost reduction in cell therapy manufacturing through robotics; expanded collaboration with Thermo Fisher Scientific
- **2026** — Announced new collaboration to automate cell therapy manufacturing with robotics; system booked out for next two years

## Achievements

- MIT Mechanical Engineering De Florez Design Award for autonomous robotic systems
- 16 peer-reviewed publications cited 1,500+ times
- Co-inventor in 10 patents and patent applications
- Led Multiply Labs to raise $25M+ in funding
- Secured $85M partnership with Retro Biosciences
- Demonstrated 74% cost reduction in cell therapy manufacturing through robotics
- Built first industry-validated robotic system with published peer-reviewed statistical equivalence to manual cell therapy processes
- Multiply Labs sold out for two years ahead — 5-10 major deployments planned

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Multiply Labs announced a new collaboration to automate cell therapy manufacturing with robotics; system demand booked out two years ahead
- **2025-09** — Multiply Labs expanded collaboration with Thermo Fisher Scientific to automate cell therapy manufacturing
- **2025-08** — Multiply Labs published data showing 74% cost reduction and staggering efficiency gains in cell therapy manufacturing through robotics
- **2024-05** — Multiply Labs and Retro Biosciences announced an $85 million partnership to advance cell therapy manufacturing for age-related diseases

## Links

- Website: https://multiplylabs.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/fred-parietti
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/FredParietti
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fredparietti/

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Last updated: 2026-05-12