ARW ON RNA
Inside Alnylam's Playbook For High Volume siRNA Production
As one of the first companies to establish a chemoenzymatic ligation platform, Alnylam's Maines and Nechev are in the perfect position to espouse wisdom on the practical aspects and remaining challenges of implementing enzymatic ligation at a large scale. Here in this installment, Maines and Nechev outline what they’ve learned thus far about the science of enzymatic ligation, while also paying credence to the unknowns and existing barriers that, as a frontrunner, Alnylam will inevitably (but willingly) be tasked with facing in the future.
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Dual Centrifugation And The Next Phase Of Lipid Nanoparticle Development
Dual centrifugation enables rapid, small-scale LNP screening with high encapsulation, reproducibility, and preserved RNA integrity — offering a flexible bridge between benchtop discovery and scalable manufacturing.
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The Future Of Kidney Disease Therapeutics: Bringing Nanomedicine To Nephrology
Nanomedicines are solving the drug delivery problem in kidney disease. The next step: bridging the translational gap to advance these technologies into the clinic.
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Proteomics Tools: A Resurrection
For decades, the evolution of proteomics has lagged. Now, a resurrection is underway. New tools are dismantling limitations, signifying a maturation of systems biology.
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Engineering Translation: How tRNA Therapeutics Expand The RNA Toolkit
Engineered tRNAs target translation itself — correcting shared errors like premature stop codons at the ribosome — to restore functional protein and redefine precision medicine by mechanism, not diagnosis.
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Microneedle Delivery Of Telomerase Protects Skin From Radiation-Induced DNA Damage
Pre-treatment with telomerase mRNA shields human skin from radiation-induced DNA damage, reducing radiotherapy side effects.
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MEET ARW

I’ve spent the past 10 years building relationships across the biologics and advanced therapies industry. In addition to hosting conversations and writing thought leadership articles, my goal as the editorial and community director for Advancing RNA is to find creative ways for the RNA (and broader ATMP) space to discuss, debate, and ultimately define a mature RNA therapeutics industry.
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RNA HOT TAKES
VIRTUAL EVENTS
- Chemoenzymatic Ligation: A New Frontier In siRNA Manufacturing
- Advancements In Targeted LNP Therapy
- Unlocking The Future: Innovations In The mRNA And Oligo Supply Chains
- Process Development Considerations For Next-Gen RNA Therapeutics
- RNA Delivery Reimagined: Innovative Nonviral Strategies Beyond LNPs
- Understanding The Impact Of New Regulatory Guidance
NEWSLETTER ARCHIVE
- 03.09.26 -- Looking Ahead In Oligonucleotide Manufacturing
- 03.07.26 -- Advancing RNA Newsletter Best Of February
- 03.04.26 -- mRNA Hot Takes: Fighting Complacency & "Alternative Facts"
- 03.03.26 -- Driving Fill-Finish Flexibility
- 02.25.26 -- In Vivo's Biggest Threat: A Comparison To Older Models
- 02.18.26 -- Reclaiming Efficiency In The mRNA Industry