Moderna taps Novartis exec to lead manufacturing blitz

Cambridge-based Moderna Therapeutics has hired a former Novartis executive to help it ramp up manufacturing of its experimental drugs and vaccines at a new facility in Norwood. Moderna, one of the state’s largest and most valuable private biotechs, said Thursday that it has appointed Juan Andres to lead late-stage technical development and manufacturing. In that role, he will oversee the 500-employee company’s efforts to scale up manufacturing of its medicines for te sting in preclinical studies…
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