MANUFACTURING ARTICLES
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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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The "Middle Ground" Advantage: Why Alnylam Is Betting Big On Chemoenzymatic Ligation
Though conversations are picking up around this hybrid approach, we aren’t exactly known as an industry that embraces risk no-holds barred. While there are a handful of manufacturers and CDMOs who are embracing the hybrid model today, there are many more that are likely to hold out for the next-next gen approach: Fully enzymatic oligo production. However, as Alynlam’s CTO and Chief Quality Officer Tim Maines argued, embarking into the “middle ground” of enzymatic ligation is essential for garnering the step-by-step learnings needed to help us unlock even bigger manufacturing wins in the future.
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The Evolution Of Oligonucleotide Manufacturing: Engineering Considerations For Scale, Efficiency, And Facility Design
As oligos move toward larger indications, manufacturing shifts from chemistry alone to facility design—balancing scale, solvent safety, cost, and flexibility as SPOS, slurry, and enzymatic paths converge.
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2026 RNA Investment Landscape: Recent Deals, IPOs, And Venture Trends
As RNA investing matures, capital is flowing toward delivery, durability, and regulatory credibility. This column breaks down the deals, IPO signals, and venture theses shaping RNA’s 2026 winners—and why.
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Innovations In The Oligonucleotide Supply Chain: Regulatory Considerations For Materials, Manufacturing, And Lifecycle Control
Oligonucleotide therapeutics have rapidly advanced into late-stage and commercial development, shifting regulatory focus toward the maturity of manufacturing and supply chain control rather than therapeutic novelty. Regulatory success now depends on how effectively sponsors translate innovative chemistries into well-characterized, scalable, and sustainable materials and processes.
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The mRNA Supply Chain Revolution: Materials, Methods, And Momentum
mRNA innovation now hinges as much on manufacturing materials as on molecular design, with novel inputs shaping performance, cost, and scalability. As these less-mature materials move rapidly into production, strategic material selection and supplier alignment are becoming critical to manufacturing resilience and long-term success.
ARTICLES, APP NOTES, CASE STUDIES, & WHITE PAPERS
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Automation removes manual variability, creating consistent, repeatable processes that improve precision, strengthen compliance, and produce more reliable data for critical decisions.
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This piece explains why turnaround time is a strategic variable, where speed is truly achievable, and how automation reshapes the path from sample submission to decision‑ready data.
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Discover how an automated capillary electrophoresis system provides robust and precise integrity, concentration, and size analysis for IVT mRNA.
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Reach new heights in mAb production with a high-intensity perfusion CHO medium designed to support consistently high product yield and quality in continuous perfusion cultures using CHO-K1 cells.
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Accurate sizing and purity checks are essential in IVT RNA workflows. Explore how automated electrophoresis improves QC efficiency and ensures RNA integrity for downstream applications.
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Discover how hybrid silica technologies ensure stability and high resolution in IP-RP chromatography applications while protecting instrumentation from excessive wear and tear.
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What do you need to know before you take your process in-house? A team of experts on nucleic acids therapeutics outlined five key things for you to consider as you make the change.