mRNA and next-gen vaccines in 2026: a crash course
A sourced crash course on mRNA vaccines, lipid nanoparticles, self-amplifying RNA and RNA drugs: how they work, who leads, and the 2026 frontier.
mRNA and next-gen vaccines
mRNA platforms, new vaccine technologies and RNA-based therapeutics.
mRNA vaccines and RNA medicines tracker
A dated, sourced timeline of mRNA vaccine, self-amplifying RNA and RNA-drug milestones and US policy changes, updated as the field moves.
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
BioNTech
CEPI (Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations)
Intismeran autogene (mRNA-4157/V940)
Moderna
Self-amplifying RNA (saRNA)
The US mRNA vaccine policy debate, 2025-2026
How lipid nanoparticles deliver RNA
How mRNA vaccines work
How RNA silencing drugs work (siRNA and antisense)