Moderna outlines next phase of mRNA expansion beyond vaccines

25 June 2026

US biotechnology company Moderna (Nasdaq: MRNA) has used its annual Science Day to set out an expanded research strategy that reaches well beyond its established vaccine business, highlighting advances in mRNA-based cancer therapies, in vivo CAR-T technology and artificial intelligence-driven drug discovery.

Chief executive Stéphane Bancel said the company is evolving into a "diversified, multi-modality biotechnology company," building on its four approved products—COVID-19 vaccine Spikevax, RSV vaccine mRESVIA, mNEXSPIKE and mCOMBRIAX—while advancing programmes in oncology, autoimmune diseases and rare disorders.

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