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A new University of Queensland facility could develop mRNA vaccines “within months”, potentially bolstering Australia’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
mRNA technology is the basis of the highly successful Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, which has been rolled out worldwide.
Researchers hope the facility, instituted with a matched $2.2 million Federal Government investment, could also contribute to mRNA therapies designed to fight cancer.
A new University of Queensland research hub could develop mRNA vaccines “within months”, potentially boosting Australia’s capacity to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and diseases including cancer.
UQ’s BASE facility, announced Thursday, will produce the nucleic acids RNA and DNA, the building blocks of mRNA vaccine development the same research which led to Pfizer’s highly effective COVID-19 vaccine.