12-Month Lobbying Summary - In-house Corporation

Gilead Sciences Canada / Paul Petrelli, General Manager

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Active - Last Updated: 2026-04-02

Who is lobbying?

Gilead Sciences Canada (Address & business activities)

Paul Petrelli, General Manager

Received government funding or funding expected in current financial year

Business Relationships

Gilead Sciences Canada is a subsidiary of the following parent companies

Gilead Sciences Inc (Address information)

Beneficiaries of the Lobbying Activity

Gilead Sciences Canada does not have any subsidiaries that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the undertaking

What is being lobbied?

Subject Matter Details

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
Subject matters	Details	Categories
Health, Science and Technology	Canada's Drug Agency (CDA) policies as it relates to health economics assessment and recommendations made on new medicines.	Policies or Program
Aboriginal Affairs, Health	Federal Government First Nations and Inuit Health Branch program with respect to health services. Federally-funded Public Drug Plans, with respect to reimbursement for drug products for federal plan beneficiaries.	Policies or Program
Health, Intellectual Property, Science and Technology	Food and Drug regulations as it relates to data protection and the regulation and protection of biopharmaceutical products	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program, Regulation
Economic Development, Health, Industry, Intellectual Property, International Relations, International Trade, Research and Development, Science and Technology	Free Trade agreements as they relate to the biopharmaceutical industry	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program, Regulation
Economic Development, Employment and Training, Health, Industry, Intellectual Property, Research and Development, Science and Technology	Innovation Agenda, particularly with respect to initiatives to support and attract investments in the life sciences sector	Policies or Program
Health, Industry, Intellectual Property, International Trade, Research and Development, Science and Technology	Patent Act Regulations as they relate to the regulation of intellectual property for therapeutic products, specifically the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB) Regulations with regard to reporting requirements, pricing, guidelines and dispute resolution.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation
Aboriginal Affairs, Health, Immigration, Industry, Research and Development, Science and Technology	Policy and Programs Health Canada and Public Health Agency of Canada policies and programs to prevent and treat HIV and eliminate hepatitis as a public health threat by 2030, as part of Canada's commitments under the Global Viral Hepatitis Strategy and therapeutic efforts against the fight for COVID-19.	Policies or Program
Economic Development, Health, Industry, Intellectual Property, International Relations, International Trade, Research and Development, Science and Technology	Policy measures to ensure security of drug supply in Canada and preserve Canada's attractiveness for biopharmaceutical launches, including in response to foreign pricing regulations.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program, Regulation
Health, National Security/Security, Science and Technology	Policy measures to ensure security of drug supply in Canada and preserve Canada's attractiveness for biopharmaceutical launches, including in response to foreign pricing regulations	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program, Regulation

Subject matter details in previous versions

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
Subject matters	Details	Categories
Health, Science and Technology	Canada Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH) as it relates to health economics assessment and recommendations made on new medicines.	Policies or Program

Subject matters added through a communication report:

Aboriginal Affairs
Economic Development
Employment and Training
Health
Immigration
Industry
Intellectual Property
International Relations
International Trade
National Security/Security
Research and Development
Science and Technology

Who is being lobbied?

Government Institutions

CUSMA Secretariat
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Correctional Service of Canada (CSC)
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Health Canada (HC)
House of Commons
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA)
Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
Senate of Canada
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

Communication techniques

Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:

Written communication
Oral communication

Who are the lobbyists?

Senior officers whose lobbying activities represent less than a significant part of their duties

No lobbyists added

Senior officers and employees whose lobbying activities represent a significant part of their duties

Paul Petrelli, General Manager | No public offices held
Bobby Sutherland, Sr. Director, Government Affairs | No public offices held

Lobbyists in previous versions
Senior Officers whose lobbying activities represent less than 20% of their Duties
- Paul Petrelli, General Manager | No public offices held
Senior Officers and Employees whose lobbying activities represent 20% or more of their Duties
- Paul Petrelli, General Manager | No public offices held
- Bobby Sutherland, Sr. Director, Government Affairs | No public offices held

Registration number: 959600-360912
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Monthly Communication Reports

What oral and arranged communications have taken place?

Date	DPOH, Position Title \| Government Institution	Subject Matters
2026-04-29	Pamela Aung-Thin, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Health Products and Food Branch, Health Canada (HC) Ritu Banerjee, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Health Emergency Readiness Canada, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) Justine Frame, Policy Advisor \| Minister's Office, Health Canada (HC) Annahat Kochhar, Policy Advisor Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS) Celia Lourenco, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister \| Health Products and Food Branch, Health Canada (HC) Sara O'Connor, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister \| Health Products and Food Branch, Health Canada (HC) Sony Perron, Deputy Minister Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) Manuela Tomic, Senior Policy Advisor \| Minister of Industry and Minister Responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) Elizabeth Wong, Senior Policy Advisor Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS) Sandenga Yeba, Director of Policy & Deputy Chief of Staff \| Office of the Minister of Health, Health Canada (HC)	Economic Development, Employment and Training, Health, Industry, Intellectual Property, International Relations, International Trade, Research and Development, Science and Technology
2026-04-15	Pamela Aung-Thin, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Health Products and Food Branch, Health Canada (HC) Ritu Banerjee, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Health Emergency Readiness Canada, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) Maggie Chi, Member of Parliament House of Commons Shalene Curtis-Micallef, Deputy Minister \| Deputy Minister's Office, Health Canada (HC) Justine Frame, Policy Advisor \| Minister's Office, Health Canada (HC) Nasser Haidar, Senior Policy Advisor \| Office of the Min. responsible for Canada-U.S. Trade, Intergovernmental Affairs and One Canadian Economy, Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA) Annahat Kochhar, Policy Advisor Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS) Mackenzy Metcalfe, Policy Advisor \| Office of the Minister of Finance, Finance Canada (FIN) Jocelyne Voisin, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister \| Health Policy Branch, Health Canada (HC) Elizabeth Wong, Senior Policy Advisor Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS) Sandenga Yeba, Director of Policy & Deputy Chief of Staff \| Office of the Minister of Health, Health Canada (HC)	Economic Development, Employment and Training, Health, Industry, Intellectual Property, International Relations, International Trade, National Security/Security, Research and Development, Science and Technology
2026-04-02	Rodrigo Arancibia, Director General Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) Ritu Banerjee, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Health Emergency Readiness Canada, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) Shalene Curtis-Micallef, Deputy Minister \| Deputy Minister's Office, Health Canada (HC) Justine Frame, Policy Advisor \| Minister's Office, Health Canada (HC) Linsey Hollett, Assistant deputy Minister Health Canada (HC) Marjorie Michel, Minister of Health Health Canada (HC) Sony Perron, Deputy Minister Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) Manuela Tomic, Senior Policy Advisor \| Minister of Industry and Minister Responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) Jocelyne Voisin, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister \| Health Policy Branch, Health Canada (HC) Sandenga Yeba, Director of Policy & Deputy Chief of Staff \| Office of the Minister of Health, Health Canada (HC)	Economic Development, Employment and Training, Health, Industry, Intellectual Property, International Relations, International Trade, Research and Development, Science and Technology
2026-03-30	Ritu Banerjee, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Health Emergency Readiness Canada, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) Philip Jennings, Deputy Minister Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Economic Development, Employment and Training, Health, Industry, Intellectual Property, International Relations, International Trade, Research and Development, Science and Technology
2026-03-18	Justine Frame, Policy advisor Health Canada (HC) Jibril Hussein, Senior Policy Advisor Health Canada (HC)	Aboriginal Affairs, Health, Immigration, Industry, Research and Development, Science and Technology
2026-03-09	Justine Frame, Policy advisor Health Canada (HC)	Aboriginal Affairs, Economic Development, Employment and Training, Health, Immigration, Industry, Intellectual Property, International Trade, Research and Development, Science and Technology
2026-02-23	Ritu Banerjee, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Director General's Office, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) Karim Bardeesy, Member of Parliament House of Commons Janice Charette, Chief Trade Negotiator to the United States Privy Council Office (PCO) Shalene Curtis-Micallef, Deputy Minister Health Canada (HC) Justine Frame, Special Assistant, Policy Health Canada (HC) Nasser Haidar, Senior Policy Advisor \| Office of the Min. responsible for Canada-U.S. Trade, Intergovernmental Affairs and One Canadian Economy, Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA) Dominic LeBlanc, President of the King's Privy Council for Canada and Minister of International Trade and Intergovernmental Affairs House of Commons Marjorie Michel, Minister of Health Health Canada (HC) Martin Moen, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA) Manuela Tomic, Senior Policy Advisor \| Minister of Industry and Minister Responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) Sandenga Yeba, Director of Policy & Deputy Chief of Staff \| Office of the Minister of Health, Health Canada (HC)	Economic Development, Employment and Training, Health, Industry, Intellectual Property, International Relations, International Trade, Research and Development, Science and Technology
2026-02-20	Pamela Aung-Thin, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Health Products and Food Branch, Health Canada (HC)	Aboriginal Affairs, Economic Development, Employment and Training, Health, Immigration, Industry, Intellectual Property, International Trade, Research and Development, Science and Technology
2026-02-20	Tanya Lary, Director Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) Fonju Ndemesah, Senior Policy Analyst Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) Steven Sternthal , Director General Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) Semhar Zerat, Director Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)	Aboriginal Affairs, Health, Immigration, Industry, Research and Development, Science and Technology
2026-02-11	Maggie Chi, Parliamentary Secretary Health Canada (HC) Nora Draper, Parliamentary Secretary Assistant Health Canada (HC) Justine Frame, Special Assistant, Policy Health Canada (HC)	Economic Development, Employment and Training, Health, Industry, Intellectual Property, International Trade, Research and Development, Science and Technology
2026-02-11	Annahat Kochhar, Policy Advisor Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS) Elizabeth Wong, Senior Policy Advisor Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)	Economic Development, Employment and Training, Health, Industry, Intellectual Property, International Trade, Research and Development, Science and Technology
2025-12-15	Kyle Allen, Director of Communications Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)	Aboriginal Affairs, Health, Immigration, Industry, Research and Development, Science and Technology
2025-12-10	Justine Frame, Special Assistant, Policy Health Canada (HC)	Aboriginal Affairs, Economic Development, Employment and Training, Health, Immigration, Industry, Intellectual Property, Research and Development, Science and Technology
2025-12-02	Justine Frame, Special Assistant, Policy Health Canada (HC) Sandenga Yeba, Director of Policy and Deputy Chief of Staff Health Canada (HC)	Aboriginal Affairs, Economic Development, Employment and Training, Health, Industry, Intellectual Property, International Trade, Research and Development, Science and Technology
2025-12-02	Karim Bardeesy, Parliamentary Secretary Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) Chase Knight, Parliamentary Secretary Assistant Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) Victoria Morton, Senior Communications Advisor \| Office of MP Bardeesy, House of Commons Lisa Xie, Policy Advisor \| Office of the Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Economic Development, Employment and Training, Health, Industry, Intellectual Property, International Trade, Research and Development, Science and Technology
2025-12-02	Annahat Kochhar, Policy Advisor Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS) Elizabeth Wong, Senior Policy Advisor Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS) Hosai Zurmati Halim, Senior Policy Advisor Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)	Economic Development, Employment and Training, Health, Industry, Intellectual Property, International Trade, Research and Development, Science and Technology
2025-12-01	Pamela Aung-Thin, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Health Products and Food Branch, Health Canada (HC) Sarah Lawley, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Health Policy Branch, Health Canada (HC) Greg Orencsak, Deputy Minister \| Deputy Minister's Office, Health Canada (HC)	Economic Development, Employment and Training, Health, Industry, Intellectual Property, International Trade, Research and Development, Science and Technology
2025-12-01	Ritu Banerjee, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Director General's Office, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Economic Development, Employment and Training, Health, Industry, Intellectual Property, Research and Development, Science and Technology
2025-11-24	René Cormier, Senator Senate of Canada	Aboriginal Affairs, Economic Development, Employment and Training, Health, Immigration, Industry, Intellectual Property, Research and Development, Science and Technology
2025-11-18	Joan Kingston, Senator Senate of Canada	Aboriginal Affairs, Economic Development, Employment and Training, Health, Immigration, Industry, Intellectual Property, Research and Development, Science and Technology
2025-11-18	Kristopher Wells, Senator Senate of Canada	Aboriginal Affairs, Economic Development, Employment and Training, Health, Immigration, Industry, Intellectual Property, Research and Development, Science and Technology
2025-11-17	Ziad Aboultaif, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Aboriginal Affairs, Economic Development, Employment and Training, Health, Immigration, Industry, Intellectual Property, International Trade, Research and Development, Science and Technology
2025-11-17	Steven Sternthal , Director General Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)	Aboriginal Affairs, Health, Immigration, Industry, Research and Development, Science and Technology
2025-11-17	Paul Moen, Chief of Staff to the Minister Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) Lisa Xie, Policy Advisor \| Office of the Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Aboriginal Affairs, Economic Development, Employment and Training, Health, Immigration, Industry, Intellectual Property, International Trade, Research and Development, Science and Technology
2025-10-24	Ian Foucher, Chief of Staff Finance Canada (FIN) Matthew O'Connell, Deputy Director Financial Sector Policy \| Office of the Minister of Finance, Finance Canada (FIN) Scott Winter, Director General, International Trade Policy Division \| International Trade and Finance, Finance Canada (FIN)	Economic Development, Employment and Training, Health, Industry, Intellectual Property, International Trade, Research and Development, Science and Technology
2025-10-23	Ali Ehsassi, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Economic Development, Employment and Training, Health, Industry, Intellectual Property, International Trade, Research and Development, Science and Technology
2025-10-23	David McFarlane, Director of Policy \| Minister of Industry and Minister Responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Economic Development, Employment and Training, Health, Industry, Intellectual Property, International Trade, Research and Development, Science and Technology
2025-10-23	Holly Duggan, Director of Stakeholder Relations House of Commons Darren Hall, Policy Advisor House of Commons Randy Hoback, Member of Parliament House of Commons Shelby Kramp-Neuman, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Economic Development, Employment and Training, Health, Industry, Intellectual Property, International Trade, Research and Development, Science and Technology
2025-10-23	Yianni Papadatos, Director of Parliamentary Affairs Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) Kabisan Thanendran, Policy Advisor Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) Wilder Walker-Stewart, Director of Policy Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)	Economic Development, Employment and Training, Health, Industry, Intellectual Property, International Trade, Research and Development, Science and Technology
2025-10-23	Ali Ehsassi, Member of Parliament House of Commons Jason LaTorre, Director General \| North America Bureau, Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA) Dominic LeBlanc, President of the King's Privy Council for Canada and Minister of International Trade and Intergovernmental Affairs House of Commons Martin Moen, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA) Brandan Rowe, Chief of Staff \| Office of the President of the King's Privy Council for Canada, Minister responsible for Canada-U.S. Trade, Intergovernmental Affairs, Internal Trade, Privy Council Office (PCO) Rob Stewart, Deputy Minister of International Trade Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA)	Economic Development, Employment and Training, Health, Industry, Intellectual Property, International Trade, Research and Development, Science and Technology
2025-10-22	Justine Frame, Special Assistant, Policy Health Canada (HC) Shahad Khalladi, Senior Policy Advisor Health Canada (HC) Bryn Savage, Policy Advisor Health Canada (HC) Sandenga Yeba, Director of Policy and Deputy Chief of Staff Health Canada (HC)	Aboriginal Affairs, Economic Development, Employment and Training, Health, Immigration, Industry, Intellectual Property, International Trade, Research and Development, Science and Technology
2025-10-22	Elliott Lockington, Chief of Staff Finance Canada (FIN) Elizabeth Wong, Policy Advisor Finance Canada (FIN)	Economic Development, Employment and Training, Health, Industry, Intellectual Property, International Trade, Research and Development, Science and Technology
2025-09-15	Sandenga Yeba, Director of Policy and Deputy Chief of Staff Health Canada (HC)	Aboriginal Affairs, Health, Immigration, Industry, Research and Development, Science and Technology
2025-09-11	Manuela Tomic, Senior Policy Advisor Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) Lisa Xie, Policy Advisor \| Office of the Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Economic Development, Employment and Training, Health, Industry, Intellectual Property, International Trade, Research and Development, Science and Technology
2025-07-04	Rodrigo Arancibia, Director General Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Economic Development, Employment and Training, Health, Industry, Intellectual Property, International Trade, Research and Development, Science and Technology
2025-07-04	Yash Nanda, Senior Policy Advisor Prime Minister's Office (PMO)	Aboriginal Affairs, Economic Development, Employment and Training, Health, Immigration, Industry, Intellectual Property, Research and Development, Science and Technology
2025-07-03	Mona Nemer, Chief Science Advisor Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Economic Development, Employment and Training, Health, Industry, Intellectual Property, International Trade, Research and Development, Science and Technology
2025-07-02	Sandenga Yeba, Director of Policy and Deputy Chief of Staff Health Canada (HC)	Aboriginal Affairs, Economic Development, Employment and Training, Health, Immigration, Industry, Intellectual Property, Research and Development, Science and Technology
2025-06-27	Steven Sternthal, Director General Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)	Aboriginal Affairs, Health, Immigration, Industry, Research and Development, Science and Technology

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Gilead Sciences Canada - Address & business activities

Address:

6925 Century Avenue, suite 400
Mississauga, ON L5N 7K2
Canada

Telephone number: 905-363-8008

Contact information in previous versions
- 6925 Century Avenue, suite 400
  Mississauga, ON L5N 7K2
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 905-363-8008
  
  Fax number: 905-363-8049
- 6925 Century Avenue, suite 400
  Mississauga, ON L5N 7K2
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 416-919-6379
- 6711 Mississauga Rd, suite 600
  Mississauga, ON L5N 2W3
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 416-919-6379
- 6711 Mississauga Rd, suite 600
  Mississauga, ON L5N 2W3
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 905-363-8001 Ext. 8001
- 6711 Mississauga Rd, suite 600
  Mississauga, ON L5N 2W3
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 905-363-8008
  
  Fax number: 905-363-8019

Description of activities:
Gilead Sciences Canada Inc. is the Canadian affiliate of Gilead Sciences inc. Gilead Sciences is a biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and commercializes innovative therapeutics in areas of unmet need. The company has a focus within the HIV, hepatitis, antiviral agents for pandemic response for COVID-19, inflammatory diseases, oncology and respiratory therapeutic areas.

Descriptions of the corporation's activity in previous versions:
- Gilead Sciences Canada Inc. is the Canadian affiliate of Gilead Sciences inc. Gilead Sciences is a biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and commercializes innovative therapeutics in areas of unmet need. The company has a focus within the HiV, Hepatitis, Oncology and Respiratory therapeutic areas.

Date Modified:: 2026-05-11

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12-Month Lobbying Summary - In-house Corporation

Gilead Sciences Canada / Paul Petrelli, General Manager

Who is lobbying?

Gilead Sciences Canada (Address & business activities)

Received government funding or funding expected in current financial year

Business Relationships

Gilead Sciences Canada is a subsidiary of the following parent companies

Beneficiaries of the Lobbying Activity

What is being lobbied?

Subject Matter Details

Subject matters added through a communication report:

Who is being lobbied?

Government Institutions

Communication techniques

Who are the lobbyists?

Senior officers whose lobbying activities represent less than a significant part of their duties

Senior officers and employees whose lobbying activities represent a significant part of their duties

Senior Officers whose lobbying activities represent less than 20% of their Duties

Senior Officers and Employees whose lobbying activities represent 20% or more of their Duties

What oral and arranged communications have taken place?

12-Month Lobbying Summary - In-house Corporation

Gilead Sciences Canada / Paul Petrelli, General Manager

Gilead Sciences Canada (Address & business activities)

Received government funding or funding expected in current financial year

Business Relationships

Gilead Sciences Canada is a subsidiary of the following parent companies

Beneficiaries of the Lobbying Activity

Subject Matter Details

Subject matters added through a communication report:

Government Institutions

Communication techniques

Senior officers whose lobbying activities represent less than a significant part of their duties

Senior officers and employees whose lobbying activities represent a significant part of their duties

Senior Officers whose lobbying activities represent less than 20% of their Duties

Senior Officers and Employees whose lobbying activities represent 20% or more of their Duties

Gilead Sciences Canada - Address & business activities

Gilead Sciences Inc