Daryl founded ExciPlex, Inc. in 2020, inspired by the desire to use his scientific background to develop molecular-level innovations with real-world impact. Daryl earned a B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2009 then a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Stanford University in 2015. From 2015-2020, he focused on translational applications of synthetic photochemistry as a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Michigan, where he was an American Cancer Society fellow (supported by the Michigan Cancer Research Fund).