Moderna's Valera Takes mRNA Approach To Combat Zika
Executive Summary
With new funding in hand, Moderna and its infectious disease venture Valera are going full-speed ahead with a Zika vaccine, taking an mRNA approach, which they said could be a more rapid strategy to try to stop the disease.
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