INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

MCGUIRE JOSEPH F

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O NEXGEL, INC.

2150 CABOT BOULEVARD, WEST, SUITE B

(Street)

LANGHORNE

19067

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/01/2025

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NEXGEL, INC. [ NXGL ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Chief Financial Officer

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

**Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned**
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	4,082	D

**Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned**
**(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Stock Options (right to buy)	⁽¹⁾	01/02/2035	Common Stock	100,000	3.829	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. This stock options were granted to the Reporting Person on January 2, 2025 in connection with his appointment as the Issuer's Chief Financial Officer. The stock options vests as follows: (i) 25,000 shares of Common Stock vest on September 1, 2025; and (ii) the remaining 75,000 shares of Common Stock vest equally per month on the last day of each month for thirty-six months beginning on October 31, 2025 (with 2,084 shares vesting per month and 2,060 shares vesting on month thirty-six due to rounding adjustments); provided the Reporting Person is employed on the applicable vesting date by the Issuer.

	/s/ Joseph F. McGuire	01/06/2025
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date

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* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5 (b)(v).

** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

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