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8:00 am Check In & Morning Coffee
8:50 am Chair’s Opening Remarks
Redefining Regulatory Pathways for Next-Generation mRNA to De-Risk & Fast Track mRNA Innovation
9:00 am Creating Regulatory Pathways for Personalized & Oncology-Focused mRNA Therapies in a Framework Built for Vaccines
- Understanding how personalized and patient-specific mRNA products are being approached by EMA and MHRA
- Learning from ongoing oncology-focused mRNA trials navigating the current patchwork of global expectations
- Discussing gaps in guidance for non-infectious mRNA indications and how companies are addressing them
9:30 am Unlocking the Therapeutic Power of Self-Amplifying & Circular RNA for Longer Expression & Lower Dosing
- Discovering how saRNA and circRNA are redefining RNA’s potential with longer lasting expression, lower dosing, and expanded therapeutic applications
- Understanding the scientific and clinical implications of modality-specific challenges, from immunogenicity to delivery complexity
- Learning from pioneering case studies translating next-generation RNA formats into viable therapies across oncology, rare diseases, and beyond
10:00 am Engineering Next-Generation Cas9s to Advance Rare Disease Therapy Portfolio
- Explore how engineered Cas9 variants are expanding precision, efficiency, and safety in gene editing applications
- Review strategies for tailoring Cas9 platforms to address the unique challenges of rare disease indications
- Learn from case studies on building a diversified rare disease pipeline through Cas9- based therapeutic development
10:30 am Morning Break & Networking
This networking session is your opportunity to get face-to-face with many of the brightest minds working in the mRNA field and establish meaningful business relationships to pursue for the rest of the conference
11:00 am Comprehensive Safety Monitoring Across the mRNA Product Lifecycle from Clinical Development to Post-Marketing
- Understand best practices of safety monitoring during clinical trials to ensure robust safety oversight
- Learn how post-marketing studies and close interaction with health authorities shape ongoing patient safety and regulatory compliance.
11:30 am CRISPR-Cas9 Targeting of Specific Mutations in Lung Cancer With Supporting In Vivo Data
- Optimising CRISPR/Cas9-loaded LNPs as a novel therapeutic strategy to target specific mutations in lung cancer
- Presenting in vitro and in vivo data demonstrating editing efficiency, safety, and the therapeutic potential in preclinical models
- Discussing the translational implications for moving CRISPR-based lung cancer therapies toward the clinic
Smarter mRNA Discovery & Development with AI-Powered Precision To Curate Real World Impact
12:00 pm Decoding Delivery: Machine Learning-Driven Optimization of RNA Therapeutics via Barcoded Nanoparticles
- Explore how barcoded nanoparticles generate high-resolution datasets to map RNA delivery efficiency across tissues
- Learn how machine learning algorithms decode complex delivery patterns to optimise formulation design
- Understand how this approach accelerates the translation of RNA therapeutics with improved targeting and efficacy
12:30 pm Lunch & Networking
1:30 pm AI-Powered Precision: Accelerating Personalized Cancer Vaccine Development
- Accelerating Neoantigen Discovery – How AI integrates genomic, transcriptomic, and immunological data to rapidly identify and prioritize tumor-specific targets
- Optimizing Vaccine Design – Using predictive models and adaptive strategies to anticipate immune response and iteratively refine personalized formulations
- Translating Innovation into Impact – Case studies where AI platforms have shortened development timelines, improved patient outcomes, and opened new horizons for immunotherapy
Shaping the Future of RNA Therapeutics with Next-Generation Modality Innovation to Advance Treatments Across Therapeutic Areas
2:00 pm CycloPhore™ & SemaPhore™ Enabling Next-Generation Delivery Solutions for Circular RNA & mRNA therapeutics
- Explore how CycloPhore™ and SemaPhore™ overcome delivery barriers to enable the extrahepatic delivery of circular RNA and mRNA
- Understand the platform’s potential for improving stability, targeting, and translational efficiency of RNA therapeutics
- Learn how patented delivery technologies are advancing the development of novel RNA modalities
2:30 pm Defining & Measuring Quality in mRNA & Next-Gen RNA Vaccines
- Exploring how quality benchmarks are evolving as mRNA, saRNA, and circRNA platforms mature beyond first-generation vaccines
- .Understanding the key factors that determine vaccine quality and potency, across different RNA formats
- .Discussing how improved analytical approaches are helping ensure consistency and reliability from lab development to large-scale manufacturing
3:00 pm Afternoon Break & Networking
3:30 pm From Vaccines to Vision: Unlocking mRNA’s Next Clinical Success
- Learning from vaccines: Exploring how mRNA’s transient biology is not a drawback but an asset
- Building on innovation: Reviewing how advances in mRNA topologies, stability, and delivery systems are expanding what mRNA can achieve
- Why Ophthalmology?: Discussing how eye diseases demand localised, adjustable, and repeatable therapies, exactly where transient, programmable mRNA expression can deliver disease-modifying therapies or cures
4:00 pm RNA Editing in the Lung: Programmable Nucleases & Next-Gen Inhaled Delivery for Respiratory Disease
- Exploring next-generation RNA modalities from programmable nucleases to emerging enzyme systems for therapeutic use in the lung
- Case study: Leveraging a Cas13 platform to counter respiratory viral infections
- Designing inhalable delivery vehicles for safe, efficient deposition throughout the airways
4:30 pm Optimising Gene Editing Delivery Technologies to Achieve Precise Targeting, Enhance Manufacturability & Accelerate Clinical Translation
- Address manufacturing and CMC challenges for ligand-directed and next-gen formulations
- Review a nanomedicine platform for production and application in therapy
- Gain insights from case studies on tissue-specific delivery in rare diseases, cancer and CNS diseases