Moderna's mRNA vaccines have taken center stage in the biotech market. While the company's RSV vaccine isn't deemed better than Pfizer's or GSK's, the FDA has postponed its approval. Despite this, the company's stock stumbled as the RSV vaccine review was prolonged. Moderna's financial performance outperformed expectations, driven by robust COVID vaccine sales and cost-cutting measures, even though pandemic vaccine sales plunged 91%. Meanwhile, the company faces a patent dispute with Pfizer and other vaccine creators, and its initiator mRNA manufacturing site in China is part of its strategic shift despite the declining revenues.
In exploring other applications of mRNA technology, potential mRNA vaccines for melanoma and pancreatic cancer are being investigated. Moreover, its mRNA vaccine against CMV, a virus causing birth defects, shows promise. Keytruda extend benefits persist for three years following Moderna and Merck's melanoma vaccine. However, uncertainty in vaccine demand led Moderna to pause mRNA plant construction in Kenya. On the other hand, Moderna faced regulatory challenges when the European Patent Office invalidated its mRNA patent and control lapses were found at one of its manufacturing plants. Work is in progress on Moderna's new mRNA vaccine facility in Canada and an ongoing shift towards mRNA medicine shows the company's commitment to the technology.
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