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Moderna interested in Germany production, sees opportunity in BioNTech closures, says CEO

By Thomson Reuters Jun 17, 2026 | 1:38 AM

BERLIN, June 17 (Reuters) – U.S. pharmaceutical company ​Moderna is ‌interested in investing in production facilities in ‌Germany, ​with ⁠an eye on ⁠plants that its German rival BioNTech plans ​to close, CEO ⁠Stephane Bancel ⁠told the ​German business ​daily Handelsblatt on Wednesday.

“If ‌we were to find the right ⁠partnership with the German government, these ⁠facilities ‌would ⁠be an ​interesting ‌option -compared with building ​a ⁠new one,” Bancel said.

(Writing by Miranda MurrayEditing by Tomasz ​Janowski)