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
- Criteria Bio VenturesPrincipalcurrent2026 — presentBarcelona
- Orikine BioCo-Founder & CSO2024 — 2026
- Orikine BioCo-Founder & CEO2022 — 2024Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- AdBio partnersOperating Partner2022 — 2026
- AdBio partnersOperating Partner, Head of Spanish Operations2021 — 2022Spain
- RibonexusChief Operating Officer2021 — 2023France
- BIALBusiness Development & Licensing2019 — 2021Portugal
- Celdara MedicalConsultant2018 — 2019Greater New York City Area
- The Rockefeller UniversitySenior Scientific Editor, Journal of Experimental Medicine2015 — 2019Greater New York City Area
- The Rockefeller UniversityBusiness Development Fellow, The Office of Technology Transfer2016 — 2017Greater New York City Area
- The City University of New YorkAdjunct Professor, Dep of Pathobiology, School of Medicine2018 — 2019New York City Metropolitan Area
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiPostdoctoral Scientist2010 — 2015New York
- Istituto Clinico HumanitasFEBS Fellow2011Milan Area, Italy
- CSICPHD Student2004 — 2009Granada, Andalusia, Spain
- The University of EdinburghEMBO Fellow2008Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- RIKENVisiting Fellow2008Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Education
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiPost-doctoral Fellow
- The Rockefeller UniversityCertification, Program in Clinical and Translational Science
- Hunter CollegeProfessional English
- Universidad de GranadaDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Immunology
- University of Buenos AiresBachelor of Science (BS), Biology
Skills & more
Interpersonal CommunicationBuild Strong RelationshipsStrategic ThinkingCritical ThinkingAnalytical SkillsLeadershipRelationship BuildingStartup DevelopmentFinanceForecastingFinancial AnalysisContract Negotiation
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Company buildingClinical TrialsBiopharmaceuticalsBusiness StrategyFundraisingExecutive ManagementPresentationsAcademic ResearchBusiness DevelopmentLiteratureStart-up VenturesVenture CapitalFrom Alejo's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai13
Justin RobenyAssociate at Osage University PartnersOmar Njie, MDPrincipal at AlleyCorpVinod MittaVenture Partner at Floating PointTara BishopInvestor at Black Opal VenturesScott GottliebPartner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Sharon HuangAssociate at Tau Ventures
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Also attended Hunter College14
Robin LiInvestor at GGV CapitalHerston Elton PowersFounding Managing Partner at 1982 VenturesJustin KazmarkInvestor at TMV LogisticsSami AhmadGeneral Partner at B4 CapitalKatherine ZamskyManaging Partner at Carbon VenturesGary PesolaInvestor at Adverb Ventures
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Also attended Universidad de Granada12
Jack ArenasPrincipal at Founder CollectiveKarina DonovanOperations Analyst at Red Cell IncubationJovana RuzicExecutive Assistant at Collide CapitalRoss StrachanInvestor at Adara VenturesJan AdamsPartner at Apollo Health VenturesDaliana Colón ArroyoCorporate Relations Lead at Parallel 18
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Also attended University of Buenos Aires76
Arturo LitvinHead of Global Portfolio Development at Intel CapitalJonas VetterleInvestor at Moonfire VenturesCameron McLainBuilding things that endure, and living fully along the way.Marta CruzGeneral Partner at NXTPEduardo RazzettiChief Financial Officer at NXTPAgustina ChaarAccounting and Treasury Analyst at NXTP
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Shared employers
Also worked at AdBio partners4
Also worked at BIAL1
Also worked at Celdara Medical1
Colleagues at Criteria Bio Ventures
Beltrán Vives
In-house Lawyer at Criteria Bio Ventures
Juan-Pablo Bartra
Finance Operations Manager at Criteria Bio Ventures
Mireia Pasalamar
Management Assistant at Criteria Bio Ventures
Pablo Cironi
Managing Director at Criteria Bio Ventures
Ruben Sebastian
Senior Associate at Criteria Bio Ventures
Salvatore Cappadona
Senior Associate at Criteria Bio Ventures
Sebastián Chiavenna
Principal at Criteria Bio Ventures














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