The COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Positive Impact on RNA Drug Development

RNA-based therapeutics have been in development for decades. The RNA drug development trend was on the rise in early 2000s; however, its popularity went down due to unique challenges. The COVID-19 pandemic helped to bring a spotlight on RNA molecules and their therapeutic potential.There were also lessons learned in terms of drug delivery, manufacturing, logistics and storage. This is the silver lining of the pandemic, where necessity and emergency need for vaccine and therapy highlighted potential solutions. Hopefully, it also opens the door for novel RNA therapeutics.

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About the author

Marina Necdina is a business development manager, former pharma analyst, and research scientist.

Article details

Pharmaceutical Technology
eBook: The Real Message Behind Commercial mRNA Products
April 2023
Pages: 18–21

Citation

When referring to this article, please cite it as Necdina, M. The COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Positive Impact on RNA Drug Development. Pharmaceutical Technology's The Real Message Behind Commercial mRNA Products eBook (April 2023).

Editor's note: This article was original published online on Feb. 1, 2023 and updated on April 11, 2023 to include missing text.