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Orlaith Ryan

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Chief Technical Officer at Shorla Oncology
📍 Ireland

Orlaith Ryan is the Co-Founder and Chief Technical Officer of Shorla Oncology, a pharmaceutical company developing innovative oncology drugs for unmet needs, particularly in paediatric and orphan cancers. A Chartered Scientist with an MSc in Regulatory Affairs, she and her co-founder were named the 2024 EY Entrepreneurs of the Year in Ireland.

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Experience
8 Years
Current Role
Chief Technical Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Ireland
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Oncology Innovation
Co-founded Shorla Oncology to develop and commercialize novel oncology therapies, focusing on areas where existing treatments are limited, in shortage, or inadequate for the patient population.
Pharmaceutical Entrepreneurship
Co-founded a successful specialty pharmaceutical company and was recently named the overall 2024 EY Entrepreneur of the Year for Ireland.
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Career

Work history

10-2020
Chief Technical Officer
Shorla Oncology
1-2018
Co-Founder
Shorla Oncology
Regulatory Affairs Manager
EirGen Pharma
Regulatory Affairs Coordinator
EirGen Pharma
Regulatory Affairs Officer
EirGen Pharma
In the press

Media appearances

Our CTO Orlaith Ryan spoke on the founders panel at Scale Ireland's Annual Autumn Gathering with Minister Paschal Donohoe. Featured in Shorla Oncology
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Shorla Oncology co-founders: ‘We felt compelled to do something meaningful’ – The Irish Times. Featured in The Irish Times
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Education
4-2021 - 11-2021
International Directors Programme
INSEAD
2012 - 2015
Master of Science (MSc)
University of Wales
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