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Taking an ‘upside-down’ approach to mRNA delivery

pharmaphorum

Once its potential as a means of stimulating an immune response had been established, attention quickly turned to where else the technology could provide a therapeutic solution. The intracellular barriers include endosomal escape, RNA sensors, and endonucleases.

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Lab to jab in 100 days: manufacturing flexibility for future rapid responses

Pharmaceutical Technology

billion towards the “pandemic-busting plan”, which involves the investigation of rapid response vaccine technologies. Messenger RNA vaccines contain nucleic acids that code for a specific protein, or target antigen, related to a virus or disease. Before COVID-19, Merck held the record for the fastest modern vaccine ever developed.

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Organ-on-a-chip models in drug development

Drug Discovery World

Existing in vivo and in vitro models aren’t up to the challenge Preclinical tools exist for the evaluation and screening of potential drug candidates. Existing in vivo and in vitro models aren’t up to the challenge Preclinical tools exist for the evaluation and screening of potential drug candidates.

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Organ-on-a-chip models in drug development

Drug Discovery World

Existing in vivo and in vitro models aren’t up to the challenge Preclinical tools exist for the evaluation and screening of potential drug candidates. Existing in vivo and in vitro models aren’t up to the challenge Preclinical tools exist for the evaluation and screening of potential drug candidates.

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COVID-19 Pandemic Coverage

XTalks

The company’s candidate vaccine, mRNA-1273, is a synthetic messenger RNA that encodes the stabilized SARS-CoV-2 spike protein. Tension is mounting as nations big and small jockey around industry to ensure they are first in line to access a vaccine, should one prove to be successful against COVID-19. The price of that prize is incalculable.