John Celebi, MBA

John Celebi, MBA, has over 25 years of experience building innovative entrepreneurial biotechnology companies. Previously, Mr. Celebi served as the chief operating officer of X4 Pharmaceuticals where he established and oversaw the company’s oncology business strategy. He also served as chief business officer of Igenica Biotherapeutics, Inc., an immunotherapy company formed by The Column Group, 5AM Ventures, Orbimed, and Third Rock Ventures, where he established key academic and industry relationships, including with MedImmune. He has extensive transactional and alliance management experience. Previously, he served as vice president of business development, new product planning and Alliance Management at ArQule, Inc., where he played a central role in the formation of alliances with Roche, Daiichi-Sankyo, and Kyowa Hakko Kirin. Mr. Celebi was an early employee at Tularik, Inc., where he conducted drug discovery and basic research for an anti-viral drug program.