Moderna’s Bancel Dismisses GSK And Sanofi Challenge In mRNA Vaccines

New Entrants Will Find “It’s Much Harder Than They Think”

Under pressure to show Moderna can grow the company’s mRNA vaccines portfolio beyond COVID-19, CEO Stéphane Bancel has talked down his rivals in the field.

Stephane Bancel
Bancel doesn't rate GSK and Sanofi's chances in mRNA vaccines, warning they will face IP 'landmines'. • Source: Getty Images

Moderna’s CEO Stéphane Bancel believes his company holds the greatest advantage in mRNA-based vaccines for infectious diseases, and has talked down the challenge from Pfizer/BioNTech, and dismissed the chances of GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi breaking into the field.

Moderna has been catapulted into the biopharma big league thanks to the global success of its COVID-19 vaccine SpikeVax, which earned the company $18

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