Read time: 7 minutes Prime editing (PE) is a next-generation gene editing technology that utilizes a Cas9 protein fused to a prime editing guide ribonucleic acid (pegRNA) to achieve high CRISPR/Cas9 editing efficiency and precision. However, the length requirement of...
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Kerstin Pohl
A new approach for comprehensive AAV evaluation including full and empty analysis
Read time: 6 minutes Certain next-gen vaccines and gene therapy applications rely on the usage of adeno-associated viruses (AAV) as a delivery vehicle. To ensure the safety and efficacy of viral vector drugs, multiple critical quality attributes (CQAs) need to be well...
Better mRNA-LNPs: encapsulation efficiency, mRNA integrity and purity, lipid N-oxides and beyond
Read Time: 7 minutes Interviewee: Jane Luo (PhD), Senior Scientist, SCIEX Lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) are widely used vehicles for mRNA-based therapeutics and vaccines. However, ionizable lipids used in LNPs can be susceptible to N-oxide impurities that can cause...
Adducts and N-oxides: understanding lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) for better mRNA drugs
Read Time: 9 minutes Lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) are widely used vehicles for messenger RNA (mRNA)-based therapeutics and vaccines. However, ionizable lipids used in LNPs can be susceptible to N-oxide impurities that can cause functional loss of the mRNA cargo. In a...
Beyond mRNA: how advances in analytical techniques are enabling a revolution in the RNA drug landscape
Read time: 9 minutes Currently, there are 3 main types of in vitro transcribed (IVT) RNA drugs, encapsulated in lipid nanoparticles (LNPs). Two of these—conventional messenger RNA (mRNA) and base-modified mRNA (bmRNA), which incorporates chemically modified...
Discover high-quality mRNA integrity and purity assessments
Read time: 8 minutes Lipid-based nanoparticles (LNPs) are effective non-viral vectors for delivering messenger RNA (mRNA) products or other drug substances. In a recent webinar, Jérémie Parot (PhD), Research Scientist at SINTEF Industry, demonstrated the robust and...