The Victorian government committed a sizeable $50 million (US$35 million) investment last year to launch "mRNA Victoria." Now, as part of this endeavor, Moderna is set to commence the construction of the world’s first mRNA factory on an Australian college campus.
The first mRNA production plant in the world will be built on a university campus thanks to agreements that the American pharmaceutical behemoth Moderna has finalized with the Australian and Victorian governments, reports The Epoch Times.
Monash University in Melbourne is anticipating that construction will start at the end of 2022 and that production will start by the end of 2024.
The facility is anticipated to generate up to 100 million doses of mRNA respiratory vaccines each year, targeting respiratory viruses such as COVID-19, seasonal influenza, respiratory syncytial virus, "and other potential respiratory viruses, pending licensure," according to the company.
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