Shane
Non-executive Director
Director
Sight Haven
Ireland
Biography
Dr McShane is a graduate of University College Dublin (UCD), having received his medical degree in 1976. He carried out extensive laboratory and clinical research, both at UCD and at the John Hopkins University Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland. Alan returned to Ireland in 1987 when he was appointed as a consultant anaesthetist at St. Vincent’s Hospital, Dublin. At St. Vincent’s, Alan has held a number of key management roles, including Director of the Intensive Care Unit.
Research Interest
SmPill® is the main focus of Sigmoid’s current development work and underpins all product development programmes. CyCol®, Sigmoid’s lead clinical development program, which is advancing into Phase 3 trials for moderate to severe ulcerative colitis, was uniquely enabled using SmPill® drug delivery technology.
