Media advisory - Government of Canada to announce major milestone achieved in Canadian biomanufacturing and life sciences sector

LAVAL, QC, Feb. 22, 2024 /CNW/ - The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, the Honourable Mark Holland, Minister of Health, and the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Public Services and Procurement, as well as Pierre Fitzgibbon, Quebec Minister of Economy, Innovation and Energy, Minister Responsible for Regional Economic Development and Minister Responsible for the Metropolis and the Montréal Region, Christopher Skeete, Quebec Minister for the Economy, Minister Responsible for the Fight Against Racism and Minister Responsible for the Laval Region, and Stéphane Boyer, Mayor of Laval, will mark a major milestone for Moderna's new state-of-the-art mRNA vaccine production facility in Laval, Quebec, with a tour of the facility for dignitaries and media representatives, followed by a media scrum.

Date: Friday, February 23, 2024

Time: 10:00 am to noon

Note for media
Members of the media are asked to contact ISED Media Relations at [email protected] to confirm their attendance and receive event location details.

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Contacts: Audrey Champoux, Press Secretary and Senior Communications Advisor, Office of the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, [email protected]; Mathieu St-Amand, Director of Communications, Office of the Minister of Economy, Innovation and Energy, Minister Responsible for Regional Economic Development and Minister Responsible for the Metropolis and the Montréal Region, 418-691-5650 (cell); Media Relations, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, [email protected]; Jean-Pierre D'Auteuil, Head of Media Relations, Communications Branch, Ministère de l'Économie, de l'Innovation et de l'Énergie, 418-559-0710 (cell), [email protected]