Moderna & Merck’s Cancer Treatment Win & Figma CEO 8/19/26

Shares of Moderna and Merck are surging on positive results from a Phase 3 trial of a groundbreaking cancer treatment. After a decade in development, individualized mRNA “vaccines” and established cancer treatment Keytruda result in reduced risk of recurrence or death. Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel and Merck Research Laboratories president Dr. Dean Li discuss this pivotal moment in medicine and how it fits into the long term visions for both Merck and Moderna. CEO of design and coding platform Figma Dylan Field discusses his company’s wild year as a public company and building public trust in AI. Plus, it was primary night for Democrats in Florida, investors are scrutinizing revenues from Anthropic and OpenAI, and shares of Unitree are surging in Shanghai, presenting a potential challenge to U.S.-based humanoid robotics. Stephane Bancel & Dr. Dean Li - 15:13 Dylan Field - 33:35 In this episode: Dylan Field, @zoink Becky Quick, @BeckyQuick Andrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkin Katie Kramer, @Kramer_Katie