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Alejo Chorny

Investor

Principal Investment at Criteria Bio Ventures

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

About

Alejo Chorny is a Principal at Criteria Bio Ventures with over 20 years of experience in innovation strategy across academia, biotech, pharma, and venture capital. He co-founded Orikine Bio, where he led the company through early development, secured €9M in funding, and established intellectual property around engineered cytokines for immune modulation. Previously, he served as an Operating Partner at AdBio Partners supporting early-stage biotech companies and held roles in business development and external innovation at BIAL Pharmaceuticals, where he evaluated clinical-stage assets and participated in M&A activities.

Experience

  1. Criteria Bio VenturesPrincipalcurrent2026 — presentBarcelona
  2. Orikine BioCo-Founder & CSO2024 — 2026
  3. Orikine BioCo-Founder & CEO2022 — 2024Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
  4. AdBio partnersOperating Partner2022 — 2026
  5. AdBio partnersOperating Partner, Head of Spanish Operations2021 — 2022Spain
  6. RibonexusChief Operating Officer2021 — 2023France
  7. BIALBusiness Development & Licensing2019 — 2021Portugal
  8. Celdara MedicalConsultant2018 — 2019Greater New York City Area
  9. The Rockefeller UniversitySenior Scientific Editor, Journal of Experimental Medicine2015 — 2019Greater New York City Area
  10. The Rockefeller UniversityBusiness Development Fellow, The Office of Technology Transfer2016 — 2017Greater New York City Area
  11. The City University of New YorkAdjunct Professor, Dep of Pathobiology, School of Medicine2018 — 2019New York City Metropolitan Area
  12. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiPostdoctoral Scientist2010 — 2015New York
  13. Istituto Clinico HumanitasFEBS Fellow2011Milan Area, Italy
  14. CSICPHD Student2004 — 2009Granada, Andalusia, Spain
  15. The University of EdinburghEMBO Fellow2008Edinburgh, United Kingdom
  16. RIKENVisiting Fellow2008Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

Education

  1. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiPost-doctoral Fellow
  2. The Rockefeller UniversityCertification, Program in Clinical and Translational Science
  3. Hunter CollegeProfessional English
  4. Universidad de GranadaDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Immunology
  5. University of Buenos AiresBachelor of Science (BS), Biology

Skills & more

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