About
Daniel Flynn founded Daniel Flynn Biotech Consulting, LLC in 2023, following two decades as Founder and Chief Scientific Officer at Deciphera Pharmaceuticals from 2003 to 2023, where he advanced multiple drug candidates into clinical development, including ripretinib (QINLOCK®) and vimseltinib. His earlier career included positions at Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Amgen, Monsanto/Searle, and Warner Lambert Parke Davis, with expertise spanning medicinal chemistry, drug design, kinase inhibition, oncology, and immunology. He serves as an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Medicinal Chemistry at the University of Kansas, is a past President of the Medicinal Chemistry Division of the American Chemical Society and an ACS Fellow, and has authored or co-authored over 100 peer
Founder at Deciphera
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Experience
- Deciphera PharmaceuticalsFounder and Chief Scientific Officer, Retired2003 — 2023Waltham, MA and Lawrence, KS
- Deciphera PharmaceuticalsChief Scientific Officer, retired2003 — 2023Lawrence, Kansas, United States
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Daniel Flynn?
- Daniel Flynn founded Daniel Flynn Biotech Consulting, LLC in 2023, following two decades as Founder and Chief Scientific Officer at Deciphera Pharmaceuticals from 2003 to 2023, where he advanced multiple drug candidates into clinical development, including ripretinib (QINLOCK®) and vimseltinib. His earlier career included positions at Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Amgen, Monsanto/Searle, and Warner Lambert Parke Davis, with expertise spanning medicinal chemistry, drug design, kinase inhibition, oncology, and immunology. He serves as an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Medicinal Chemistry at the University of Kansas, is a past President of the Medicinal Chemistry Division of the American Chemical Society and an ACS Fellow, and has authored or co-authored over 100 peer
- Where does Daniel Flynn work?
- Daniel Flynn is Founder of Deciphera.
- What companies did Daniel Flynn found?
- Daniel Flynn founded Deciphera.
- Where did Daniel Flynn go to school?
- Daniel Flynn studied at The University of Kansas (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Medicinal Chemistry); Indiana University Bloomington (post doc, organic chemistry); The University of Kansas.
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