It is in Montreal, and not in a city in the metropolitan suburbs, that the RNA vaccine production plant of the pharmaceutical giant Moderna will be set up, confirmed the mayor of Montreal, Valérie Plante, Thursday.
Posted at 2:27 p.m.
La Presse revealed on Wednesday that Montreal had beaten Toronto to receive this investment of hundreds of millions of dollars.
“This is great news,” said M.me Plante on the sidelines of a press conference. “The region found the COVID period difficult, but I am proud to say that Montreal stands out for economic recovery. We have the best in the country, the second best in North America, and I think the arrival of Moderna shows how Montreal has managed to remain dynamic, attractive and interesting. »
According to the Mayor of Montreal, the Quebec metropolis has a strong and resilient economy, because it is diversified.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, his Quebec counterpart François Legault and the CEO of Moderna, Stéphane Bancel, will officially announce Friday the installation of the biotechnology company in Montreal.
Influential ministers from the two capitals will also be present at this announcement, in particular the federal Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, François-Philippe Champagne, and the Minister of the Economy of the Legault government, Pierre Fitzgibbon.