The CEO of Moderna speaks with WebMD CMO John Whyte, MD, MPH, about the potential of mRNA technology and much more.
Welcome to Change Makers: The Future of Health. I'm Dr John Whyte, the chief medical officer of WebMD. Messenger RNA technology: Can it revolutionize medicine? My guest today is confident that it can. Stéphane Bancel is the CEO of Moderna. I had the opportunity to sit down with him at one of their state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Boston.
He explained why he firmly believes that mRNA science can create a new generation of transformative medicines, especially in critical areas such as cancer care and latent viruses such as. He also revealed why he chose to make rare disease a priority focus. Although we call these diseases rare, collectively they impact over 300 million people worldwide. Listening to him, I was struck by this fascinating perspective of drug development through the lens of someone trained as an engineer.
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