NEXGEL, INC.

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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NexGel, Inc.

April 30, 2025

Dear Stockholder:

You are cordially invited to attend the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of NexGel, Inc. to be held at 10:00 a.m., Eastern Time, on June 17, 2025, at our corporate headquarters located at 2150 Cabot Blvd West, Suite B, Langhorne, Pennsylvania 19047.

We are distributing our proxy materials to certain stockholders via the Internet under the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission “Notice and Access” rules. We believe this approach allows us to provide stockholders with a timely and convenient way to receive proxy materials and vote, while lowering the costs of delivery and reducing the environmental impact of our Annual Meeting. We are mailing to our stockholders a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (the “Notice of Internet Availability”) beginning on or about April 30, 2025, rather than a paper copy of the Proxy Statement, the proxy card and our 2024 Annual Report, which includes our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. The Notice of Internet Availability contains instructions on how to access the proxy materials, vote and obtain, if desired, a paper copy of the proxy materials.

Your vote is very important, regardless of the number of shares of our voting securities that you own. Whether or not you expect to be present at the Annual Meeting, after receiving the Notice of Internet Availability please vote as promptly as possible to ensure your representation and the presence of a quorum at the Annual Meeting. As an alternative to voting in person at the Annual Meeting, you may vote via the Internet, by telephone, or by signing, dating and returning the proxy card that is mailed to those that request paper copies of the Proxy Statement and the other proxy materials. If your shares are held in the name of a broker, trust, bank or other nominee, and you receive these materials through your broker or through another intermediary, please complete and return the materials in accordance with the instructions provided to you by such broker or other intermediary or contact your broker directly in order to obtain a proxy issued to you by your nominee holder to attend the meeting and vote in person. Failure to do so may result in your shares not being eligible to be voted by proxy at the meeting.

On behalf of the Board of Directors, I urge you to submit your vote as soon as possible, even if you currently plan to attend the meeting in person.

Thank you for your support of our company. I look forward to seeing you at the Annual Meeting.

Sincerely,

/s/ Steven Glassman

Steven Glassman

Chairperson of the Board of Directors

**IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR

THE STOCKHOLDER MEETING TO BE HELD ON JUNE 17, 2025:

Our official Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders, Proxy Statement, Form of Proxy Card and

2024Annual Report to Stockholders are available at:

www.proxyvote.com

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

To Be Held June 17, 2025

The 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of NexGel, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), will be held on June 17, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time, at our corporate headquarters located at 2150 Cabot Blvd West, Suite B, Langhorne, Pennsylvania 19047. We will consider and act on the following items of business at the Annual Meeting:

Stockholders are referred to the proxy statement accompanying this notice (the “Proxy Statement”) for more detailed information with respect to the matters to be considered at the Annual Meeting. After careful consideration,the Board of Directors recommends a vote “FOR” the election of the nominees as directors (Proposal 1); “FOR” Proposals 2, 3, and 5; and “FOR” holding an advisory vote every three years regarding approval of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers (Proposal 4).

The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on April 22, 2025, as the record date (the “Record Date”) for the Annual Meeting. A complete list of registered stockholders entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting will be available for inspection at the office of the Company during regular business hours for the ten (10) calendar days prior to and during the Annual Meeting.

YOUR VOTE AND PARTICIPATION IN THE COMPANY’S AFFAIRS ARE IMPORTANT.

If your shares are registered in your name, even if you plan to attend the Annual Meeting or any postponement or adjournment of the Annual Meeting in person, we request that you vote by telephone, over the Internet, or complete, date, sign and mail the enclosed form of proxy in accordance with the instructions set out in the proxy card and in the Proxy Statement to ensure that your shares will be represented at the Annual Meeting.

If your shares are held in the name of a broker, trust, bank or other nominee, and you receive these materials through your broker or through another intermediary, please complete and return the materials in accordance with the instructions provided to you by such broker or other intermediary or contact your broker directly in order to obtain a proxy issued to you by your nominee holder to attend the Annual Meeting and vote in person. Failure to do so may result in your shares not being eligible to be voted by proxy at the Annual Meeting.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

/s/ Steven Glassman

Steven Glassman

Chairperson of the Board of Directors

April 30, 2025

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PROXY STATEMENT

FOR

ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

To Be Held June 17, 2025

Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this Proxy Statement to “we,” “us,” “our,” “the Company,” or “NexGel” refer to NexGel, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its consolidated subsidiaries as a whole. In addition, unless the context otherwise requires, references to “stockholders” are to the holders of our common stock, par value $0.001 per share, each of whom is entitled to vote at the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company (the “Annual Meeting”).

The accompanying proxy is solicited by the Board of Directors (the “Board”) on behalf of NexGel, Inc. to be voted at the Annual Meeting to be held on June 17, 2025, at the time and place and for the purposes set forth in the accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Notice”) and at any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) of the Annual Meeting. This Proxy Statement and accompanying form of proxy are dated April 30, 2025 and are expected to be first sent or given to stockholders on or about April 30, 2025.

The executive offices of the Company are located at, and the mailing address of the Company is 2150 Cabot Blvd West, Suite B, Langhorne, Pennsylvania 19047.

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS

FOR THE STOCKHOLDER MEETING TO BE HELD ONJune 17, 2025:

As permitted by the “Notice and Access” rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), we are making this Proxy Statement, the proxy card and our Annual Report available to stockholders electronically via the Internet at the following website: www.proxyvote.com.

On or about April 30, 2025, we mailed to our stockholders a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (the “Notice of Internet Availability”) that contains instructions on how stockholders may access and review all of the proxy materials and how to vote. Also on or about April 30, 2025, we began mailing printed copies of the proxy materials to stockholders that previously requested printed copies. If you received a Notice of Internet Availability by mail, you will not receive a printed copy of the proxy materials in the mail unless you request a copy. If you received a Notice of Internet Availability by mail and would like to receive a printed copy of our proxy materials, you should follow the instructions for requesting such materials included in the Notice of Internet Availability.