Is Moderna’s Huge IPO in 2018 Worth the Hype?

Опубликовано: 23 Июль 2026
на канале: The Motley Fool
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It was a big year for biotech venture capital and initial public offerings (IPO), but no IPO was bigger than Moderna’s (NASDAQ: MRNA) public debut. The clinical-stage biotech is researching programs that use our bodies to create therapeutics proteins that could reshape treatment, but its $7.5 billion made Moderna the biggest biotech unicorn to list on a major market exchange this year. Is Moderna worth the hype?

In this clip from The Motley Fool’s Industry Focus: Healthcare, analyst Shannon Jones and Todd Campbell discuss Moderna’s business model and its pace-setting IPO.
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