RNA Manufacturing Articles

  1. New Group Wants 'Phase-Appropriate' Thinking To Retire 9/4/2025

    Decisions in cell and gene therapy are not about aligning with arbitrary clinical phases but about balancing risk.

  2. The Case for Process Simplification in mRNA Manufacturing 9/2/2025

    Here, I wanted to share a few additional details from Parrella’s presentation about the efforts he and his team at Kernal Biologics made to improve their overall mRNA-LNP COGS. Though he emphasized the amount of opportunity that exists to improve our utilization of costly raw materials/reagents, as he revealed, there are also opportunities for process simplification.

  3. The RNA Synthesis Spectrum: Between Solid-Phase Roots & A Hybrid Enzymatic Future 8/20/2025

    There were two additional takeaways I had following my conversation with Kuchimanchi, each of which depicts where there still exists quite a bit of dynamism for an industry which can claim an “established” manufacturing paradigm.

  4. Beyond Solid-Phase Synthesis: The Momentum of Oligonucleotide Manufacturing 8/13/2025

    Overall, there were three main takeaways I gleaned from our conversation that suggest the oligo sector, though more established than its mRNA cousin, is not comfortable with the status quo and is actively trying to grow beyond the limits of its current manufacturing paradigm. Here in part 1, we’ll start with my number one takeaway, which also comes equipped with a bit of history as to how we find ourselves at our current juncture.

  5. Inside Arbor Biotech's In Vivo Gene Therapy Approach 8/6/2025

    Following recent news about first-in-human testing, two executives discuss the science and manufacturing strategy for the company's lead candidate, ABO-101.

  6. 5 Takeaways From The MHRA mRNA Guidance 7/28/2025

    Having read and reread the MHRA's guidance on personalized mRNA cancer immunotherapies, the following five takeaways will function somewhat as a mind-meld, combining a few of my own thoughts/takeaways with those of the MHRA.

  7. Tales From The Trenches: Developing Potency Assays Outside Big Pharma 7/18/2025

    Lessons learned from developing potency assays to detect activity and variation for cell- and receptor-mediated products — beyond the comforts of a well-heeled company.

  8. A Flexible Mindset For Bridging Between Cell-Based Assay Groups 7/16/2025

    Transferring cell-based assays for biologics starts with defining operator and equipment parameters, positive and negative controls, and a sufficient dynamic range.

  9. Enzymatic Ligation: The Next Chapter In siRNA Manufacturing 7/11/2025

    During my three days at TIDES, I sat through several talks about the industry’s progress toward enzymatic ligation approaches for siRNA manufacturing. In the following article, I’ll share a few of the biggest takeaways I garnered from these different presentations, with a particular focus on the efficiencies the industry hopes such efforts unlock in the long-term. 

  10. 7 New MHRA Guidances To Help You With Decentralized Manufacturing For Cell And Gene Therapies 7/3/2025

    The U.K.'s MHRA has followed through on its promise to issue guidances to aid industry in understanding the recent changes to regulations for licensure of medicines employing cell and gene therapy technology.