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Daniel Kuhn

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Director, Head of AI and New Technologies at Merck Group
📍 Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Area, Germany

Daniel Kuhn serves as the Director and Head of AI and New Technologies at Merck Group. With a PhD from Marburg University, he is an expert in computational chemistry and its application in early-stage drug discovery, leading teams that utilize generative design and advanced AI models.

He participated in the OpenBind kickoff meeting at 10 Downing Street, a significant initiative uniting industry, academia, and government to advance open-source protein-ligand modeling.

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Experience
21 Years
Current Role
Director, Head of AI and New Technologies
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Area, Germany
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AI in Drug Discovery
Leads Merck's AI team in applying technology to pharmaceutical research and has publicly discussed its current and future impact on podcasts.
Generative Design
Actively recruits for and promotes roles focused on generative design, indicating it is a key growth area and a central part of his team's strategy.
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Career

Work history

10-2023
Director, Head of AI and New Technologies
Merck Group
2-2021 - 9-2023
Associate Director, Head of AI and New Technologies
Merck Group
10-2012
Lecturer Computer-aided drug design (Bioinformatics department)
Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen
6-2010 - 2-2021
Computational Chemist & Discovery Project Leader
Merck Group
10-2004 - 5-2010
Distinguished Scientist
Boehringer Ingelheim Austria
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Education
2000 - 2004
PhD
Marburg University
1995 - 2000
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Marburg University
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