David A. Claremon, Ph.D.

David A. Claremon, Ph.D.

Vice President, Chemistry

Dr. Claremon has over 20 years of experience in Medicinal Chemistry, gained at Merck & Co., where he was Senior Director, Medicinal Chemistry, prior to joining Vitae Pharmaceuticals. While at Merck, his research group successfully identified several development candidates including an anti-arrhythmic and an oral fibrinogen receptor antagonist. He has authored more than 60 publications and is listed as an inventor on 88 patents. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from Case Western Reserve University and a Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in Organic Chemistry, where he studied under Professor K.C. Nicolaou.