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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000905718-15-000564
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20150701
FILED AS OF DATE:		20150701
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150701

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Celldex Therapeutics, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000744218
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	IN VITRO & IN VIVO DIAGNOSTIC SUBSTANCES [2835]
		IRS NUMBER:				133191702
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		53 FRONTAGE ROAD
		STREET 2:		SUITE 220
		CITY:			HAMPTON
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			08827
		BUSINESS PHONE:		908-200-7500

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		53 FRONTAGE ROAD
		STREET 2:		SUITE 220
		CITY:			HAMPTON
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			08827

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	AVANT IMMUNOTHERAPEUTICS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19980828

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	T CELL SCIENCES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Wright Richard M.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001646423

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-15006
		FILM NUMBER:		15963234

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O CELLDEX THERAPEUTICS, INC.
		STREET 2:		53 FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 220
		CITY:			HAMPTON
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			08827
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        <issuerName>Celldex Therapeutics, Inc.</issuerName>
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        <footnote id="F1">The option became exercisable as to 25% of the shares on 6/1/2013. This option is currently vested as to 6,250 shares and the remaining shares vest quarterly (in equal amounts) over the subsequent 4 quarters.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The option became exercisable as to 25% of the shares on 7/1/2014. This option is currently vested as to 10,000 shares and the remaining shares vest quarterly (in equal amounts) over the subsequent 8 quarters.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">The option became exercisable as to 25% of the shares on 6/4/2015. This option is currently vested as to 6,250 shares and the remaining shares vest quarterly (in equal amounts) over the subsequent 12 quarters.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">The option becomes exercisable as to 25% of the shares on 6/10/2016 and the remaining shares vest quarterly (in equal amounts) over the subsequent 12 quarters.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>Exhibit 24.1 - Power of Attorney</remarks>

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        <signatureName>/s/ Avery W. Catlin, attorney-in-fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2015-07-01</signatureDate>
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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Known by all those present,
that the undersigned<B> </B>hereby constitutes and appoints each of Avery W. Catlin and Anthony S. Marucci as [his/his] true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact to:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in; text-align: justify">(1) execute for and on behalf
of the undersigned Schedules 13D and 13G, Form ID, and  Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with Sections 13 and 16(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in; text-align: justify">(2) do and perform any and
all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete the execution of any such
Schedules 13D or 13G, Form ID and Forms 3, 4, or 5, and the timely filing of such Forms with the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission and any other authority; and</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in; text-align: justify">(3) take any other action of
any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in
the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, including without limitation the execution and filing of
a Form 4 with respect to a transaction which may be reported on a Form 5, it being understood that the documents executed
by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall
contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in his discretion.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The undersigned
hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary,and  proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully and to
all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, with full power of substitution or resubstitution, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or his substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the
rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such
capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming any of the undersigned&rsquo;s responsibilities to comply with
Sections 13 and 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this  18th day of June, 2015.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">Name: Richard M. Wright</FONT></TD>
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