The Startup Story of Shorla Pharma

Startup Shorla Pharma in Tipperary
Entrepreneur Sharon Cunningham and Orlaith Ryan
Local Enterprise Office Supports Business Priming Grant
Website Shorlapharma.ie/

“The Local Enterprise Office has been fantastic at introducing us to people. At one stage we needed a contact in a large US children’s hospital - and they had one!”

Working in a successful Irish pharmaceutical company gave Orlaith Ryan and Sharon Cunningham the idea for one of their own. The co-founders of Shorla Pharma tell us about their success finding innovative new ways to use existing drugs for children with cancer.

Find out how their Local Enterprise Office in Tipperary helped these two entrepreneurs get their healthcare business off the ground with a Business Priming Grant.

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