Les Kaplan

Biography

Les Kaplan, PhD, has served on Nicox’ board of directors since October 2014. He was the executive chairman of Aciex Therapeutics, Inc., a pharmaceutical development company acquired by us in October 2014. Dr. Kaplan began his career at Allergan Inc., where he served as president, research and development and led approvals of over 20 major pharmaceutical products and indications. Prior to joining Allergan, Dr. Kaplan held research positions at the Upjohn Company and at the University of California, Los Angeles, and instructed in chemistry at both Temple University and UCLA. He is a member of the boards of directors of Neurotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and the Clinical Research Institute of the Foundation for Fighting Blindness and was formerly a member of the board of directors of Allergan. Dr. Kaplan received a B.S. in chemistry from the University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign and a Ph.D. in organic chemistry from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Research Interest

Clinical Research