John W. Gibson, M.S., Vice President, Birmingham Operations and Principal Scientist, has over 30 years of pharmaceutical product development experience involving biodegradable excipients and injectable, long-acting formulations. Mr. Gibson joined DURECT in 2001 as Executive Director of Product Development and assumed management responsiblity for DURECT’s Birmingham operations in 2005. Prior to joining DURECT, from 1974 through 2000, Mr. Gibson held a variety of technical and management positions with Southern Biosystems, Eastman Chemical Company, Eli Lilly and Company, and Southern Research Institute. Mr. Gibson received his B.S. and M.S. in Chemistry from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He has numerous scientific publications and is the inventor of several U.S. and foreign patents.