Tempus AI Expands Moderna, Merck Cancer Vaccine Work

“Per Benzinga, Tempus will support sample collection and N-G-S services for Moderna and Merck's drug intismeran autogene, alongside Merck's Keytruda.” — Skip Waverly, on air

On air: Hank Ledger on Market Hours
Published 1:46 PM ET, Wednesday, October 7, 2026

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First reported by Benzinga: “Tempus AI Doubles Down On Moderna and Merck Cancer Vaccine Infrastructure”.
Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, at 1:46 PM ET on Market Hours, by Hank Ledger.
Topics: AI.

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BenzingaTempus AI Doubles Down On Moderna and Merck Cancer Vaccine Infrastructure

What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorBenzinga reports Tempus AI is expanding its collaboration with Moderna and Merck on sample collection and sequencing for a cancer vaccine.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSkip is live outside a lab.
Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentThanks, Hank! I'm outside a lab loading dock, and I've been told this is the most exciting loading dock in the country.
Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentBy a man eating a sandwich.
Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentPer Benzinga, Tempus will support sample collection and N-G-S services for Moderna and Merck's drug intismeran autogene, alongside Merck's Keytruda.
Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentTranslation: lots of tiny samples, lots of sequencing, and one very large box labeled DO NOT SHAKE that I definitely shook. Slightly.
Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentSir, sir! You just walked out of the building. Do you have a moment for BBN?
Gary PlimsollI'm Gary. I deliver the sample boxes. I have never once been asked for my opinion, and I have a lot of them.
Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentGary, what do you make of the expanded partnership between Tempus, Moderna and Merck?
Gary PlimsollHonestly? More boxes. My back hurts. But the freezer guy says it's big, and the freezer guy has never lied to me.
Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentThere you have it, Hank. Gary says more boxes. This is the story that gets me the desk. Gary, tell them.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThank you, Skip. Gary's opinion is noted, and the freezer guy is not a verified source.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorModerna and Merck did not give financial terms in that report.