At the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards, Sharon Cunningham and Orlaith Ryan, Shorla Oncology, winners of the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2024 award
Sharon Cunningham, CEO of Tipperary-based Shorla Oncology and Orlaith Ryan, CTO of Shorla Oncology, have been named as the 2024 EY Entrepreneurs Of The Year.
The announcement was made at the annual gala awards ceremony, which took place at the Powerscourt Hotel, Co Wicklow.
Sharon and Orlaith were also named as winners in the emerging category at this year’s awards.
Sharon Cunningham and Orlaith Ryan are co-founders of Shorla Oncology.
Headquartered at the Questum Acceleration Centre Ballingarrane Science and Technology Park in Clonmel, Shorla Oncology is a speciality pharmaceutical company that develops and commercialises innovative oncology drugs for orphan and paediatric cancers.
Shorla Oncology’s mission is to make existing oncology treatments better through formulation re-innovation and is focused on indications where existing treatments are limited, in shortage, or where the drug applications are inadequate for the target population.
The company’s growing portfolio (including four products which are approved by the US Food and Drug Administration ‘FDA’ and currently on the US market) brings accessible, affordable and life-saving treatments to patients, delivering a major contribution to patient care.
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