Scientific Board of Directors

Gateway Labs is built on a science-first leadership philosophy that brings together expertise from all areas of Lilly Research Labs providing support and ongoing mentorship to community companies.

Nisha Nanda, Ph.D.

Group Vice President of Business Development | Cataylze360

Julie Gilmore, Ph.D.

Vice President & Global Head, Gateway Labs by Lilly

Kenneth Custer, Ph.D., M.B.A.

President and General Manager of Lilly Canada

Ruth Gimeno, Ph.D.

Group Vice President, Diabetes, Obesity & Cardiometabolic Research and Early Clinical Development

Andrew Adams, Ph.D.

Sr. Vice President, Neurodegeneration Research & Co-Director, Lilly Institute for Genetic Medicine

Barry Taylor, PhD

Sr VP, Chief Scientific Officer, Loxo@Lilly

Ajay Nirula, M.D., Ph.D.

Sr. Vice President, Immunology Research, Lilly Research Labs

Jirong Lu, Ph.D.

Sr. Vice President, Biotechnology Research, Lilly Research Labs