RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
Advances in mRNA Therapeutics and Vaccines mRNA is a type of nucleic acid molecule that plays an essential role in the natural processing of genetic information. Using modern tools of molecular biology and genetic engineering, it is now possible to design synthetic mRNA molecules capable of executing an astonishing array of therapeutic functions. Advances in nanotechnology are starting to enable safe and effective delivery of therapeutic mRNA for the treatment of acquired and inherited conditions and for prevention of infectious disease. Daniel Kavanagh PhD RAC, Senior Scientific Advisor, Gene Therapy, Vaccines, & Biologics, WCG
Prophylactic Vaccines In the field of infectious disease, a prophylactic vaccine is a product that prevents disease by inducing an immune response against an infectious agent or pathogen. Prophylactic vaccines have played a critical role in the public health response to diseases such as smallpox, polio, measles, and many others – most recently COVID-19. The coordinated response by government, academic, and commercial research teams to the COVID-19 epidemic raised public awareness of the potential for mRNA vaccines to play a significant role in public health and resulted in the 6
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