Moderna to sign agreement to build mRNA production plant in Canada – CBC
Moderna and Ottawa are still negotiating where it will be built and when, says spokesperson
Aug 10, 2021
U.S. drug maker Moderna will sign an agreement with the Canadian government today promising to build an mRNA production plant in Canada.
Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel will sign the memorandum of understanding with federal Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne in Montreal this morning. It is the second major deal Ottawa has made to get mRNA vaccines made in Canada in the last three months.
In May, Champagne said Ottawa would provide $199 million to Resilience Technologies in Mississauga, Ont., about half the cost of expanding its existing plant to make up to 640 million doses of mRNA vaccines every year.
A spokesperson for Champagne tells The Canadian Press Moderna and Ottawa are still negotiating specifics on how much the federal government will contribute to the new plant, along with where it will be built and when.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/moderna-plant-champagne-1.6135759
