Moderna struggles laid bare by CEO admissions

7 January 2025

The challenge of maintaining the earlier growth achieved by US mRNA medicines specialist Moderna (Nasdaq: MRNA) through its COVID vaccine Spikevax was always going to be very difficult, and chief executive Stéphane Bancel has admitted that it is proving to be just that.

Mr Bancel wrote to shareholders to offer a reflection of his thoughts on 2024, accepting that the past year brought “formidable challenges for Moderna along with significant advances, particularly for the development pipeline.” 

His letter, published on Monday, adds: “It was a year of navigating a dynamic global landscape and evolving commercial realities, demanding resilience, innovation and adaptability.

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