Shane Ryan

Shane is the General Manager at Takeda and was part of their startup team in Ireland. He has almost 25 years biopharmaceutical industry experience having worked with a number of companies in a variety of roles and locations . Shane currently serves on several industry boards. He holds third level qualifications in Chemistry and Business and is the recently elected President of the Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association (IPHA). He has served on their board and chaired numerous committees during over the past years in the Association. He is also a strong advocate and executive sponsor of efforts to advance diversity, equity and inclusion. Shane has a particular interest in patient empowerment, digital health, equitable access to medicine as well as industry reputation and its societal impact.