Moderna in fill-finish agreement with Novocol Pharma for mRNA vaccines

Maddie Meyer
- Moderna (NASDAQ:MRNA) and Ontario-based Novocol Pharma have signed an agreement for the latter to provide fill-finish, labelling and packaging of mRNA respiratory vaccines produced in Canada.
- The agreement will support Moderna's (MRNA) mRNA vaccine production operations in Laval, Quebec, which are expected to begin by the end of 2024.
- Moderna (MRNA) also received a grant from the Government of Ontario to support its production efforts.
- The biotech's respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) candidate, mRNA-1345, is in phase 3 of development.