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Shorla Pharma Sees Opportunity In Re-Innovated Oncology Drugs

 
• By Lucie Ellis-Taitt

Emerging Company Profile: Irish start-up Shorla Pharma recently secured $8.3m to move its pipeline candidates into the clinic. While it is not the largest series A financing for an emerging biotech, the company expects to get its first “re-innovated” product approved in the US next year.  

Shorla Pharma
Orlaith Ryan And Sharon Cunningham • Source: Shorla Pharma

Shorla Pharma is hoping its agility and speed to market will help it stand out in the crowded oncology field, with the company seeing potential in “re-innovated” therapies that might relieve the burden on patients, especially in a post-COVID-19 era.

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