The appointments further strengthen the Company’s global R&D capabilities in mRNA therapeutics and support the continued advancement of its proprietary mRNA platform and pipeline. At Everest, they will drive clinical development of the Company’s mRNA programs and expand Everest’s presence in the United States, in line with the Company’s global mRNA R&D strategy, while working closely with the China R&D team.

The two scientists previously held leadership roles at Moderna, where they contributed to its mRNA cancer vaccine programs, including mRNA-4157/V940. Their experience spanning early-stage research through clinical development will support the advancement of Everest's proprietary mRNA platform and global clinical development programs. In August 2026, Moderna and Merck announced that mRNA-4157/V940 in combination with Keytruda met the primary endpoint of recurrence-free survival (RFS) and the key secondary endpoint of distant metastasis-free survival (DMFS) in the Phase 3 INTerpath-001 study. The results represent the first positive Phase 3 readout for an individualized neoantigen therapy (INT) and for an mRNA-based cancer therapy.

“We are very pleased to welcome Dr. Srinivasan and Dr. Coder to Everest Medicines as we continue to strengthen our global mRNA R&D capabilities,” said Mr. Yifang Wu, Chairman of the Board of Everest Medicines. “Their deep experience in cancer vaccine research, translational medicine, and clinical development will be highly valuable as we advance our proprietary mRNA platform and broader pipeline. Their appointments reflect our continued commitment to investing in world-class talent and advancing our global mRNA strategy.”

Dr. Srinivasan is a seasoned immunologist with 20 years of experience advancing innovative immuno-oncology therapeutics from discovery through clinical development. Her expertise spans cancer vaccines, mRNA-LNP technologies, T-cell therapies, and translational development from preclinical research through clinical proof of concept. Prior to joining Everest Medicines, Dr. Srinivasan served as Executive Director and Head of Oncology Translational Medicine at Moderna Therapeutics from 2023 to 2025. She previously held leadership roles at Repertoire Immune Medicines, Neon Therapeutics, which was later acquired by BioNTech, and Sanofi Oncology. Dr. Srinivasan has played a key role in the clinical translation of personalized neoantigen vaccines and has authored multiple high-profile publications in the field. She served as corresponding author on Phase 1b studies of NEO-PV-01 published in Cell (2020) and Cancer Cell (2022), and co-authored publications on Moderna’s intismeran autogene (mRNA-4157/V940), including the Phase 1 KEYNOTE-603 study published in Cancer Discovery (2024) and the three-year follow-up of the randomized Phase 2b KEYNOTE-942 study published in JCO Oncology Advances (2026).

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