Carolina Alarco is a dynamic and seasoned biotech executive. She has more than 25 years of experience in the bio
pharmaceutical industry in Massachusetts. She serves on the Board of two private biotech companies, Syte.bio, Inc. and Dione Antibiotics, Inc. Carolina is the Founder and Principal at Bio Strategy Advisors LLC, a strategic business consulting firm servicing small and medium-sized biotech, medical devices and digital health companies; specializing in start-up company formation, corporate strategy, investment thesis, early round fund-raising, strategic partnerships, commercial planning, go-to-market, product launches and geographical expansion. She is also a Strategic Consultant at Interlink Markets, a boutique investment bank in Boston that facilitates connections between start-ups in the Biotech/Medtech and Tech spaces and strategic partners/investors. Carolina is also a top-tier Founding Venture Partner at AccelHUB Venture Partners, a firm specialized in early seed investing and US soft-landing for Latin American start-ups.
Carolina has spent more than 25 years in progressive executive leadership roles in Biotech, including 15 years at Genzyme, where she was a Vice-President until the acquisition by Sanofi. At Genzyme, she played a pivotal role in several product launches globally, new market development and geographical expansion. After Genzyme, Carolina went on to be President of two medium-sized commercial-stage public biotech companies Aegerion Pharmaceuticals and Novelion Therapeutics, until their respective exits.
Carolina also has a strong philanthropic focus and serves in several non-profit boards. She has currently serves in the Mass General Hospital Board of Trustees (MGPO), the Latino Council at Boston Children’s Hospital, the State of Massachusetts STEM Advisory Council and the Board of Latinos in Bio, of which she is co-Founder and past-Chair. She holds a BS in Business Administration from the University of Lima and a Graduate Degree in Business and Management from Harvard University.
