sol-gel is a clinical-stage specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing topical dermatological drug products. our lead product candidates, vered for the treatment of papulopustular rosacea and twin and sirs-t for the treatment of acne vulgaris (“acne”) are based upon our proprietary microencapsulation delivery system. this technology consists of microcapsules made of silica. based on our pre-clinical and clinical data, this delivery system should enable us to develop and commercialize dermatological drug products that are more effective and/or have fewer side effects than currently marketed drugs. our silica-based delivery system improves the tolerability of topical dermatological drug products by entrapping drug substances in porous silica microcapsules. this creates a protective barrier between the drug substance and the skin and controls the release rate of the drug substance. our delivery system also enables to produce novel fixed-dose combinations th