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TwitterFacebook National investment to produce revolutionary mRNA therapies at UQ A pilot facility at The University of Queensland could be producing mRNA vaccines and cancer therapies for research and development within months after receiving backing from the Australian Government. TIA CEO Dr Stuart Newman said that this support would enable the facility to produce high-quality, high-purity nucleic acids – RNA and DNA – to support the work of nucleic acid researchers across the country. “This investment complements recent investments in later-stage, large-scale mRNA manufacturing, as ...

Doubt over local mRNA plans as major companies pull out of Australia We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Normal text size Advertisement Vaccine development experts say it will take at least $250 million plus the support of a major pharmaceutical company to set up mRNA manufacturing in Australia, cooling hopes of a local jab in the next year. Manufacturing a vaccine under the tightly controlled conditions demanded by medical regulators is an enormous, costly and difficult challenge that only a few companies globally are capable of. CSL’s Broa...