Igor Gorbatchevsky, MD

Igor has over two decades of hands-on oncology drug development experience, including successful regulatory IND and NDA/BLA filings across several drug classes. Prior to joining Celcuity, Igor worked for MEI Pharma (MEI), an oncology-focused biopharmaceutical company, where he was the VP of Clinical Development. MEI’s pipeline included zandelisib, an oral PI3K-delta inhibitor. He had previously served as the VP of Clinical Science at Iovance Biotherapeutics, as a Global Clinical Leader at Bayer Pharmaceuticals, and as a Senior Medical Director at Daiichi-Sankyo a global pharmaceutical company. At Bayer, his responsibilities included leadership of the Global Clinical Development Team for ALIQOPA (copanlisib), a pan-PI3K inhibitor approved by the FDA for treatment of patients with follicular lymphoma. Prior to joining industry, he was a practicing clinician treating a broad range of tumor types in adults and children. Igor received his medical training at Omsk State Medical Academy with specialty training in clinical immunology at Chelyabinsk State Medical Academy.