In the second part of In Vivo's series on mRNA manufacturing, we look at the technology behind the Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines. Experts in the field are working on a variety of improvements that will enable quicker, cheaper, surer development and production of what could turn out to be a wide array of vaccines and therapeutics to be churned out by emerging mRNA platforms.

EyeGene R&D head talks to Scrip at CPhI Korea about the development of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate EG-COVID, potential challenges in clinical trials and positioning and the over-riding importance of validating a viable mRNA platform.

Amid the highly successful launch of COVID-19 vaccines using the technology by Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna, South Korean bioventure OliX Pharmaceuticals is diversifying into the mRNA field by establishing a new subsidiary that focuses on R&D into new vaccines and therapeutics using the platform.