Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> June 28, 2013

Interview with the Founder, CEO & Executive Director: Unilife Corporation (UNIS)

Shortall, Alan
Alan Shortall is the Founder, CEO and Executive Director of Unilife Corporation, a U.S.-based medical device and technology company that designs, develops, manufactures and supplies innovative, differentiated delivery systems for injectable drugs and vaccines. Since 2002, Mr. Shortall has led the growth of the company's products into one of the most diversified portfolios of drug delivery systems, positioning the company to be a global leader in the industry. Mr. Shortall spearheaded the transition of the Australia-founded company into a registered U.S. business listed on the Nasdaq Global Exchange under the symbol UNIS, and it continues to be traded on the Australian Stock Exchange under the symbol UNS. Mr. Shortall is committed to the growth of Unilife Corporation, creating strong shareholder value as well as enhancing and saving the lives of millions worldwide who are at risk from unsafe injection practices. In recognition of his substantial marketing and commercial experience and solid leadership of Unilife Corporation, Mr. Shortall, in 2008, was named to the list of 100 Notable People in the medical device industry by trade magazine Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry, or MD&DI. In January 2010, Mr. Shortall was profiled on the front cover of Drug Delivery Technology magazine.  Profile
TWST: Let's begin with a brief history of Unilife and an overview of your injectable product technologies.

Mr. Shortall: I founded Unilife in 2002. At that stage, we were a safety