We’re with Stephane Bancel, CEO of the US mRNA giant Moderna. The company’s 15-year trajectory has taken it from the startup seed stage to a commercial heavyweight with three mRNA-based products in the market 🧬

We go in-depth into Stephane’s leadership style and background before delving into Moderna’s research and the evolution of the mRNA space.

⭐️ ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Stéphane Bancel joined mRNA therapeutics company Moderna as CEO in 2011 and led its efforts to develop a commercial COVID-19 vaccine during the global pandemic in 2020. Prior to this, he held senior roles in the pharmaceutical and biotech sectors, including CEO of bioMérieux and Country Manager for Belgium at Eli Lilly.

🔗 LINKS MENTIONED

- Moderna website: https://www.modernatx.com/

- Moderna partners with OpenAI: http://investors.modernatx.com/news/news-details/2024/Moderna-and-OpenAI-Collaborate-To-Advance-mRNA-Medicine/default.aspx

- Ingmar Hoerr, CureVac | Founding a €20B Biotech | E03: https://flot.bio/episode/ingmar-hoerr-curevac-founding-a-20b-biotech-and-almost-dying-as-ceo/

- Harpreet Singh, Immatics 🇩🇪 | PRAME, TCR Based Therapeutics | E20:https://flot.bio/episode/harpreet-singh-immatics/

📜 TRANSCRIPT

Read the full transcript here: https://flot.bio/episode/stephane-bancel-moderna-mrna/

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⏰ TIMESTAMPS

- [00:00:00] Intro

- [00:01:44] Building an effective team

- [00:04:10] The Boston biotech mafia

- [00:09:10] mRNA as a platform

- [00:09:10] mRNA as a platform

- [00:12:25] The transition to entrepreneurship

- [00:27:31] mRNA pionners

- [00:36:32] Innovation at scale

- [00:47:12] Beyond vaccines

- [00:53:38] AI everywhere

- [00:55:16] Quickfire