# Founders: Moderna's Noubar Afeyan

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Podcast: [Business Daily](https://stenobird.com/podcast/business-daily-480879)
Published: 2026-07-07T20:30:00+00:00
Episode link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct98s4
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## Resource

Noubar Afeyan helped bring one of medicine's biggest breakthroughs to the world through Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine. In this episode, he explains why what looked like an overnight success was actually decades in the making. Presenter: Will Bain Producers: Barbara George and David Cann Researcher: Aleeza Siddiq

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