Moderna Therapeutics Opens Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Plant

Moderna Therapeutics opened a $110 million pharmaceutical manufacturing plant in July of 2018 in Norwood, Mass. Supporting phase one and two clinical development programs, the 200,000-sf facility will provide cGMP production and testing facilities for mRNA drug candidates, as well as housing a Personalized Cancer Vaccine (PCV) unit. Featuring sophisticated digital technologies for the integration of manufacturing operations, the building also houses quality control labs, plasmid production suites, preclinical labs, offices, and logistics space. Designed by TRIA, the project included the renovation of an existing structure to create an efficient and sustainable facility. The general contractor was Wise Construction with DPS Group as engineering consultant.