Shawn Flanagan

Shawn Flanagan is a highly accomplished and influential scientific leader with diverse knowledge of drug development and translational research. Shawn has creatively advanced a variety of large and small molecules of several therapeutic areas including endocrine (diabetes and obesity), infectious disease, cardiovascular, neuroscience, and oncology from Discovery/Pre-IND, proof of concept, NDA approval, and post-marketing. Shawn holds a Ph.D. in pharmaceutical chemistry from the University of California, San Francisco, and has over 20 years of experience at such companies as Amylin, Cubist, Ligand, Lilly, Merck, Orexigen, and Trius. Shawn was responsible for all aspects of Biopharmaceutic, Clinical Pharmacology, and Pharmacokinetic (DMPK/ADME) studies, reports, and original regulatory submissions for BYDUREON®, CONTRAVE®, and SIVEXTRO®, and significantly contributed to the development, prescribing information, and/or regulatory submissions of several other approved medications.