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John Beaver

Chief Executive Officer at Sentonix

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Updated Nov 2, 2026·Latest SEC filing Aug 20, 2026·Suggest an edit

About John Beaver

John Beaver is CEO of Sentonix, a Massachusetts biotech developing small-molecule drugs for Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases. In January 2026 Sentonix signed a global strategic collaboration with Mabwell, a drug maker listed in Shanghai. Since 2026 he has also been a director of Defence Therapeutics.

He was vice president and head of global biomarker discovery and development at Biogen. Before that he led translational imaging at AbbVie, was a senior imaging scientist at GlaxoSmithKline and was director of imaging at Maccine.

Experience

This experience comes from official bios and from SEC filings. For roles taken from filings, the years are when the filings name John Beaver in the role, so the role may have started earlier or lasted longer.

Defence Therapeutics Current
Director
2026 – Present
Sentonix, Inc. Current
Chief Executive Officer and director
2024 – Present · Arlington, MA
Biotech company developing precision treatments for neurodegenerative diseases
Biogen
Vice President and Head of Global Biomarker Discovery & Development
AbbVie
Head of Translational Imaging
GlaxoSmithKline
Senior Imaging Scientist
Maccine
Director of Imaging

Key Colleagues at Startups

The people John Beaver works with at each company, as listed on that company's latest Form D.

Sentonix, Inc. · Form D, Aug 20, 2026
Kenan Turnacioglu
Kenan Turnacioglu
Executive officer and director
KS
Karl Schmidt
Chief Operating Officer
Jack Hoppin
Jack Hoppin
Director

John Beaver in the News

Sources

  1. SECSentonix, Inc. Form D, filed Aug 20, 2026