Sanofi Modulus is ISPE FOYA Innovation Category Winner

Sanofi’s Modulus facilities in France and Singapore have been awarded in the ‘Innovation - Facility of the Future’ Category in ISPE’s Facility of the Year Competition 2026.

Modulus had earlier been shortlisted along with 18 other international projects as Submission Finalists for the Category Awards. The Category Winners were announced at ISPEs European Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark this week. 

Many congratulations to Sanofi on this recognition. Modulus represents a paradigm shift in vaccine and biologics manufacturing. Conceived as a response to the limitations of traditional single-product, stainless-steel facilities, Modulus redefines agility, scalability, and sustainability in vaccine production. 

The facilities were delivered through the simultaneous design and construction of two sites: a greenfield campus in Tuas, Singapore, and a major expansion on the established Sanofi campus in Neuville-sur-Saône, France. This dual-site, parallel execution demonstrates the global replicability of the Modulus platform. 

As design partner, PM Group was proud to provide Concept, Basis of Design and Detailed Design for both Modulus facilities.

Sanofi and the project partners challenged industry norms and tested new ideas to create sister facilities that could adapt not only operationally but strategically over their lifecycle.

Every aspect of the Modulus sites embed advanced AI, digitalization and automation.  Their modular design enables rapid reconfiguration for multiple products and process backbones—including mRNA, viral vectors, recombinant proteins, enzymes, and monoclonal antibodies.

The Modulus facilities enhance Sanofi’s ability to deliver critical medicines with speed and flexibility, support pandemic preparedness, and set new benchmarks in safety, sustainability, and digital integration. 

Read more about Sanofi Modulus on ISPE’s website

Also shortlisted amongst the 19 Submission Finalists for the Category Awards were two other projects that PM Group was involved in: Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine’s CAR-T facility in Techlane, Belgium and Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine’s Polaris Pilot Plant, in Maryland, USA. More about this.

The Overall winner of the Facility of the Year Awards 2026 will be announced at ISPE’s Annual Event later this year.