# China rushes to develop Moderna-style cancer vaccines amid market frenzy

https://mins.news/en/item/32466

- South China Morning Post, 2026-08-26 01:00 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3365261/china-rushes-develop-moderna-style-cancer-vaccines-amid-market-frenzy?utm_source=rss_feed

> Hong Kong-listed Chinese biotechnology companies have seen their shares surge after Moderna’s breakthrough cancer vaccine trial. Firms including Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals and Li Ka-shing-backed CK Life Sciences are advancing similar programmes, targeting a potentially large market as cancer deaths in China approach 2.6 million a year.

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