Ion Arocena Vélez

General Manager | AseBio, Spanish Bioindustry Association

Currently the General Manager of AseBio, the Spanish Bioindustry Association. He studied Biotechnology in Madrid and completed his studies with an executive MBA at EOI Business School, Madrid.

Ion has worked for 10 years as an investment management executive as part of the funding team of Suanfarma Biotech SGECR, a venture capital firm specialized in life science, where he was responsible for the assessment of investment opportunities. Previously, he worked at the Technology Transfer Office of the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, offering Technology Watch services to SMEs. His next position was at Genoma España, a Government Owned Agency promoting the protection of Intellectual Property and the transfer of such results to companies.