Moderna to Commence Construction of World’s First mRNA Factory on Australian College Campus

Moderna to Commence Construction of World’s First mRNA Factory on Australian College Campus
An aerial view of Monash University in Melbourne, Australia on Oct. 21, 2002. Getty Images
Jessie Zhang
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The U.S. pharmaceutical giant Moderna has finalised arrangements with the Australian and Victorian governments to build the world’s first mRNA production facility located on a university campus.

The construction at Melbourne’s Monash University is expected to commence at the end of 2022, with production anticipated to begin by the end of 2024.