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.

Executive Team

Sharon Cunningham

Co-Founder & CEO
US Based

  • Previously Head of Finance at EirGen Pharma (‘EirGen’) for seven years
  • Held ​roles of increasing responsibility at PwC and PNC in Ireland and U.S.
  • Compliance Officer & member of the SOX disclosure committee for OPKO Health Inc (NASDAQ & NYSE) post acquisition of EirGen.
  • Named Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur 2019.
  • PwC Qualified Chartered Accountant & holds an MBA from University College Dublin Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School & a BSc in Finance from University College Cork​, Ireland. Certificate in Healthcare Innovation from MIT & Harvard Medical School
  • Current member and previous non-executive director at Irish Rule of Law International. Advisory board member at LSX Female Founders

Orlaith
Ryan

Co-Founder & CTO
Ireland Based

  • On EirGen Pharma’s Management team, & held senior positions in Analytical, QA & Regulatory Affairs during her eight-year tenure.​
  • Led numerous regulatory inspections including FDA, HPRA and Saudi FDA.​
  • Coordinated IND’s, INAD’s and pre-development meetings with FDA for OPKO Health Inc.
  • Primary interface with FDA & EMA on the development and registration of new human (including orphan) and veterinary drugs.​
  • Is a chartered scientist and holds an MSc in Regulatory Affairs from the University of Wales, BSc in Applied Biology with Quality Management from Waterford Institute of Technology & a Certificate in Corporate Governance from INSEAD business school.