Julian Gilbert

Dr Julian Gilbert, Non-Executive Director, has more than 30 years of commercial and technical experience in the pharmaceutical industry gained at a number of companies including Chiroscience Plc, Mundipharma International Limited, British Technology Group plc (BTG) and Smith Kline & French (now GlaxoSmithKline plc).

Most recently, Julian was Co-founder and CEO of Acacia Pharma Group plc (Acacia), raising £100m in private and public funding and leading its flotation on Euronext in 2018. Prior to Acacia, he was co-founder and Commercial Director of Arakis Limited which was sold to Sosei in 2005 for £107 million. Julian has worked in business development since 1992 and has led multiple business development projects.

Julian has a degree in pharmacy and a PhD in pharmaceutics, both from the University of Nottingham.

Committees: Julian is Chairman of the Nomination Committee and a member of the Remuneration and Audit Committees.