OUTSOURCING ARTICLES
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![Potter at work-GettyImages-1142834523]( "Beyond The Hype: How 2025's Successes & Realities Will Shape mRNA In 2026")
Beyond The Hype: How 2025's Successes & Realities Will Shape mRNA In 2026Here, in part two of this multi-part series, we hear from Melissa Bonner, CSO of nChroma Bio and Andy Geall, CDO of Replicate Biosciences, who call attention to several developments of the past year they’ve been watching and how they see these developments informing our conversations about and work with mRNA in 2026 and beyond.
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![GettyImages-1128195910-vial-white-powder-lyophilization]( "Four Reasons You Should Choose Lyophilization for Your Next Project")
Four Reasons You Should Choose Lyophilization for Your Next ProjectLyophilization ensures product stability, extends shelf life, supports sensitive formulations, and simplifies storage and transport, making it a critical choice for modern drug development projects.
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![path of exponential growth-GettyImages-2229192052]( "Trends In Oligo Scale-Up & Delivery & How They're Impacting Manufacturing")
Trends In Oligo Scale-Up & Delivery & How They're Impacting ManufacturingHere, a panel of experts at the RNA Leaders Conference gives a fantastic overview of where we are today and why, as one expert so nicely put it, “This is one of the most fun times to be an oligo scientist or chemist.”
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![Outsourcing-GettyImages-467648692]( "Contract Manufacturing Outsourcing Trends For Advanced Therapies In 2025 And Beyond")
Contract Manufacturing Outsourcing Trends For Advanced Therapies In 2025 And BeyondContract manufacturing continues to emerge as the widely adopted model for bringing cell therapies, gene therapies, RNA therapeutics, and oligonucleotides to patients worldwide.
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![cars driving on a bridge-GettyImages-1167795076]( "The RNA Synthesis Spectrum: Between Solid-Phase Roots & A Hybrid Enzymatic Future")
The RNA Synthesis Spectrum: Between Solid-Phase Roots & A Hybrid Enzymatic FutureThere 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.
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![PCR machine Thermocycler for DNA or RNA quantification-GettyImages-1227432556]( "A Flexible Mindset For Bridging Between Cell-Based Assay Groups")
A Flexible Mindset For Bridging Between Cell-Based Assay GroupsTransferring cell-based assays for biologics starts with defining operator and equipment parameters, positive and negative controls, and a sufficient dynamic range.
OUTSOURCING VIDEOS
In this snippet, panelist Alex Aust (with the help of several live attendee commenters) tackles a particularly tricky question: Are our outsourcing partnerships producing high quality products today, and what are the most common root causes of batch failures?
Tune in as Roberta Duncan, VP of the mRNA program at Seqirus; Duke Human Vaccine Institute Associate Director of Upstream and Downstream Process Development Jason Dickens, Ph.D.; and Jin Zhou, Executive Director of Process Development for mRNA and Protein Biologics at Ultragenyx share supply chain and manufacturing capacity constraints in the face of the urgency to address COVID-19. This is an excerpt from the Bioprocess Online Live event - mRNA Manufacturing: Bright Future, Big Challenges.
Discover how our advanced capabilities in Hopkinton, MA, are overcoming the challenges of large-scale RNA therapeutic manufacturing, enabling the efficient production of complex srRNA and mRNA therapies.
Achieving cost-effective manufacturing while maintaining high quality standards today is one of the biggest challenges facing companies outsourcing mRNA/RNA development. In turn, panelists Qian Ruan, Andy Geall, and Alex Aust reflect on how and where they’ve seen the costs of mRNA-LNP manufacturing evolving/fluctuating in recent years.
ARTICLES, APP NOTES, CASE STUDIES, & WHITE PAPERS
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![GettyImages-597935610 cell and gene]( "Delivering The Promise Of Gene Therapy")
Gene therapies rely on efficient, precise methods of delivering genetic material. Examine how combining polymeric nanoparticles with CRISPR therapies is increasing the potential for improved treatment.
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![Scientists laboratory pipette GettyImages-621351044]( "Eliminating Antibiotic Resistance Gene Transfer Risks In CGTs")
Learn about the drawbacks of antibiotic resistance that can cause side effects in patients and how an antibiotic-free approach can ease the burden of regulatory compliance and accelerate development.
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![GettyImages-1354171846-lab-research-development]( "Identifying Sustainable Pathways Toward Oligonucleotide Therapeutics")
What sustainable manufacturing processes best address Oligonucleotide environmental impact while maintaining scalability?
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![Scientist, laboratory, microscope analysis-GettyImages-1530246394]( "Expression Analysis Of CTLA-4, PD-1, And PD-L1")
Advance personalized immunotherapy in NSCLC by leveraging qPCR-based analysis of CTLA-4, PD-1, and PD-L1 expression to identify predictive biomarkers and guide more effective treatment strategies.
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![GettyImages-2036497889-lab-computer-research]( "Collaboration An Untapped Fuel For Driving Biopharma R&D")
Biopharma’s future depends on collaboration. Discover how cross-industry partnerships and shared resources can accelerate innovation, overcome talent gaps, and strengthen the global R&D ecosystem.
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![iStock-879831370-plasmid-lab-cell]( "Pre-Banking And Avoiding Manufacturing Challenges For GMP Plasmids Containing Unstable Sequence Regions")
Ensuring consistent replication and proper retention of plasmid DNA sequence is vital to the economics and efficiency in generating starting materials used for production of AAV delivered gene therapy and mRNA vaccines and therapeutics.
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![iStock-528606286-handshake-partnership-partner-agreement]( "Transitioning From Using RUO To cGMP Chemicals For Clinical Trials")
Learn about the common challenges and risks associated with accelerating your molecule's timeline from lab to clinic, along with important supply chain considerations for emerging biopharma companies.
