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Stephon bonsell was recruited to moderna by newbar uffian from v c firm flagship pioneering. On that paper were indications that messenger r n a could be artificially inserted in the human cells and instruct them to create a protein. If you put m rna into cells, it was known that you get thi severe immune reaction inside the cell. Newbar wanted to convince stephon it was a moon shot worth taking.

If you're launching a moonshot, success depends on how you manage the trajectory of risk. When Stéphane Bancel became Moderna's first CEO, the biotech start-up was chasing a way-out idea many experts thought was impossible. Stéphane built a culture of calculated risk-taking to create a platform for extraordinary leaps — one that enabled life-saving mRNA vaccines when Covid-19 struck.

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