Dr. John Tchelingerian

Chairman

Dr. John Tchelingerian is a serial entrepreneur in life sciences, who combines scientific, business and dealmaking skills & experiences. As a veteran of the industry, he co-founded and/or lead several biotech companies. He is currently the Managing Partner of two specialized strategic advisory firms that he co-founded, The Connecting Architects and Silver Ocean Ventures. He raised a total of over €200 million as CEO of biotech companies, achieved with his teams to bring five drug candidates from research to the clinics (up to phase IIb/III) and realized several partnering, M&A deals and international IPO processes. As a scientist and innovator, John invented several patents in the field of cell therapy and drug delivery. He is a PhD graduate in Neurosciences from Pierre et Marie Curie University (Sorbonne University) in Paris.