Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER
I, Henry Ji, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Amendment No. 1 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc.; and
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report.
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Date: July 12, 2013 | | | | By: | | /s/ Henry Ji, Ph.D. |
| | | | | | | | Henry Ji, Ph.D. |
| | | | | | | | Interim Chief Executive Officer |
| | | | | | | | (Principal Executive Officer) |