Moderna
mRNA vaccine pioneer
Moderna is an American biotechnology company that develops messenger RNA therapeutics and vaccines.
The company gained global prominence during the COVID-19 pandemic when its mRNA vaccine became one of the first authorized for emergency use: I got the Moderna shot.
The name combines "modified" and "RNA."
Gene's working copy
- COVID-19WHO-named 2019 coronavirus
- boosterSomething that increases strength
- immunizationProtective medical injection
- shotQuick liquor serving
dose · injection · clinical · trial · efficacy · antibodies · pandemic · inoculation
Engineering using living systems
- pharmaceuticalManufactured medicinal compound
- CambridgeUniversity city, two countries
- MassachusettsNortheastern colonial state
- startupNew business enterprise
research · development · therapeutics · pipeline · innovation · science · laboratory · biopharmaceutical
First public stock offering
- NASDAQElectronic securities exchange
- stockGoods kept for sale
- valuationAssessment of monetary worth
- billionOne thousand million
revenue · profit · earnings · investors · shareholders · market cap · growth · funding
Global medication and vaccine company
- AstraZenecaMultinational pharmaceutical corporation
- rivalsThose who compete
- raceCompetition of speed
- approvalFavorable opinion given
market share · pricing · contracts · supply · distribution · comparison · effectiveness · storage
Gene-to-ribosome information carrier
- spike proteinViral membrane projection enabling infection
- geneticRelating to heredity
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
- transcriptionWritten version of speech
encoding · delivery system · nucleoside · modification · cell · ribosome · instruction · synthetic
mRNA
Gene's working copy
- COVID-19WHO-named 2019 coronavirus
- boosterSomething that increases strength
- immunizationProtective medical injection
shot · dose · injection · clinical · trial · efficacy · antibodies · pandemic · inoculation · jab
biotechnology
Engineering using living systems
- pharmaceuticalManufactured medicinal compound
- CambridgeUniversity city, two countries
- MassachusettsNortheastern colonial state
startup · research · development · therapeutics · pipeline · innovation · science · laboratory · biopharmaceutical · drug discovery
IPO
First public stock offering
billion · revenue · profit · earnings · investors · shareholders · market cap · growth · funding · venture capital
Pfizer
Global medication and vaccine company
- AstraZenecaMultinational pharmaceutical corporation
- rivalsThose who compete
- raceCompetition of speed
approval · market share · pricing · contracts · supply · distribution · comparison · effectiveness · storage · refrigeration
messenger RNA
Gene-to-ribosome information carrier
- spike proteinViral membrane projection enabling infection
- geneticRelating to heredity
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
transcription · encoding · delivery system · nucleoside · modification · cell · ribosome · instruction · synthetic · personalized medicine
- vaccinesvaccine, Pfizer, polio vaccine, vaccines, flu vaccine
- COVID-19COVID-19, spike protein, mRNA vaccines, omicron, variants
- Healthcare CompaniesJohnson & Johnson, Pfizer, Merck, Novartis, Roche
- New England CompaniesDunkin, Fidelity, Liberty Mutual, New Balance, Wayfair
- corporationsApple, Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Toyota
- NASDAQ StocksApple, Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Meta
ModernaPfizer
Global medication and vaccine company
Johnson & Johnson · AstraZeneca · Merck · GlaxoSmithKline · Big Pharma
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- modern artRecent creative expression
- modern theaterCurrent era's stage arts
- modernist artExperimental early-twentieth-century aesthetics
- modern art exhibitionsDisplays of recent artistic works
- modern warfarePresent-day armed conflict
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