Meet the Team
Shorla Oncology was founded by two healthcare entrepreneurs, Sharon Cunningham and Orlaith Ryan who worked together previously in senior positions at EirGen Pharma and have a passion for building organizations and developing products to meet unmet needs.
Our Advisory Team

TOM BRENNAN
FOUNDING INVETSOR AND BOARD MEMBER
- Tom Brennan co-founded EirGen Pharma in 2005, which was acquired by OPKO Corp in 2015, and Q1 Scientific in 2013, later acquired by Cambrex Corp in 2022. In 2018, he co-founded TriviumVet, further expanding his influence in the healthcare sector. Tom also served as a board member for Crest Solutions, which was acquired by Water Street Capital in 2022, and continues to serve on the board of Cancer Trials Ireland, where he remains an active contributor.

ROLAND TURCK MD
COMMERCIAL ADVISOR
- Managing Partner of TurckBio, an international consulting firm focused on corporate strategy as well as on clinical and commercial strategies in oncology and other specialty medicine areas.

JOHN H. SAMPSON MD
CLINICAL ADVISOR
- The Robert H. and Gloria Wilkins Distinguished Professor, inaugural chair of the Department of Neurosurgery at Duke University, and the most highly funded PI in neurosurgery by the NIH.