# MetaCell

> MetaCell is a life-science software company staffed by scientists and software engineers who turn messy neuroscience and biology data - microscopy, MRI, EEG, electrophysiology, biologically accurate simulations - into usable, shareable, enterprise-grade online tools. Founded by the trio behind the OpenWorm project, MetaCell builds custom scientific software, cloud workspaces, and data pipelines for pharma companies and top research institutions including Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, Biogen, Eisai, the Allen Institute, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, and universities like Princeton, Yale, and UCL.

- **Founded:** 2011
- **Headquarters:** Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- **Founders:** Stephen Larson (Co-Founder & CEO), Giovanni Idili (Co-Founder & COO), Matteo Cantarelli (Co-Founder & CTO)
- **Team size:** ~28 employees
- **Products:** Cloud Workspaces, Cloud Hosting, NeuroGlass, Geppetto, Cloud Harness
- **Notable:** Founders behind OpenWorm, one of the most ambitious open-science attempts to digitally simulate a whole organism's nervous system., Published the Geppetto platform in academic literature (Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, 2018)., Client roster spanning top pharma (J&J, Pfizer, Biogen, Eisai) and elite research institutions (Allen Institute, CZI, Princeton, Yale, UCL).

## Products & services

- **Cloud Workspaces** — Computational notebooks on demand for data science, with dynamic provisioning of compute and collaborative analysis pipelines.
- **Cloud Hosting** — Advanced cloud computing infrastructure tailored to life-science and healthcare applications.
- **NeuroGlass** — Microscopy data management and collaboration tool for neuroscience imaging.
- **Geppetto** — Open-source modular platform providing middleware for visualizing neuroscience models and data and managing simulations; underpins many MetaCell-built portals.
- **Cloud Harness** — Framework for building and deploying scalable, Kubernetes-based micro-service applications for life science.
- **Data Standardization & Data Science as a Service** — Services that standardize multi-modal scientific data and provide analysis pipelines so scientists can collaborate and find answers faster.
- **Custom Software Development** — End-to-end software specification, UX design, engineering and AI/ML for life-science and pharma applications.

## Achievements

- Founders behind OpenWorm, one of the most ambitious open-science attempts to digitally simulate a whole organism's nervous system.
- Published the Geppetto platform in academic literature (Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, 2018).
- Client roster spanning top pharma (J&J, Pfizer, Biogen, Eisai) and elite research institutions (Allen Institute, CZI, Princeton, Yale, UCL).
- Work featured in the New York Times, The Atlantic, Wired, TED, and MSNBC.com via founder Stephen Larson's OpenWorm work.
- Sustained 10+ years of partnerships across pharma, academia, and non-profit sectors.

## Latest updates

- **2024-09** — Refreshed brand identity and new color logo ('The Cell' in electric blue) as part of a rebrand for the future of life science.
- **2024-10** — Continued rollout of NeuroGlass microscopy data management and collaboration tool.
- **2022-03** — Launched Cloud Hosting for life science and healthcare.

## Links

- Website: https://metacell.us
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/metacell
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/MetaCell
- GitHub: https://github.com/MetaCell
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWosHzMOSt2fiSqOKwJ-BiQ

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Last updated: 2026-08-03