Dr. Gil has had a 30+ year career in Pharmaceutical R&D. He is currently CEO of Pelage Pharmaceuticals, which is developing a topical hair growth treatment. As VP, Research Technologies and Portfolio at Allergan, he served as co-chair of the Early Stage Governance Board that oversaw preclinical to early phase 2 clinical development, chaired the Research Portfolio Committee, and directed the Medicinal Chemistry, Biologics and translational pharmacology research groups. His research resulted in 13 drug candidates and he led 8 clinical development projects in the areas of Ophthalmology, Neuroscience and Dermatology. He is an inventor on more than 70 issued US patents and author on 42 peer-reviewed research articles. Dr. Gil has an undergraduate degree in Biology from Harvard University and a PhD in Pharmacology from the University of Pennsylvania.