Kopilovic, B. orcid.org/0000-0002-0691-2735, Maamra, M. orcid.org/0000-0003-0077-9299 and Kis, Z. orcid.org/0000-0002-6598-8369 (2025) Overcoming mRNA medicine supply hurdles: distributed, continuous and multi-product mRNA manufacturing in a box at high quality and low cost. Cell and Gene Therapy Insights, 11 (5). pp. 605-620. ISSN: 2059-7800
Abstract
There is a growing need for solutions to develop and manufacture high-quality, safe, and effective mRNA medicines in a disease-agnostic manner. Key barriers including scalability, high production costs, and limited access to GMP-compliant facilities lead to inequitable global access to mRNA medicines. To address these challenges, our team has been innovating and digitalizing mRNA medicines production processes, by: developing continuous flow IVT, continuous purification, and continuous LNP encapsulation processes; developing novel cost reduction strategies; developing advanced analytical methods; employing computational modeling to characterize a robust quality-by-design design space, guide process development, monitor the process (via soft sensors), and enable advanced automation (via digital twins). These innovations are being integrated into a GMP-compliant RNA-production platform process in a box: RNAbox™. This will provide rapid access to this transformative technology and enable the distributed, rapid production of high-quality, low-cost medicines to combat a wide range of diseases.
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| Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2025 The Authors. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
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| Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
| Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Engineering (Sheffield) > School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering |
| Date Deposited: | 26 Feb 2026 10:18 |
| Last Modified: | 26 Feb 2026 10:31 |
| Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.18609/cgti.2025.071 |
| Status: | Published |
| Publisher: | BioInsights Publishing, Ltd. |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Identification Number: | 10.18609/cgti.2025.071 |
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| Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:238436 |
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