Optimise mRNA Quality with Advanced Analytics & Formulation

As mRNA modalities diversify, teams need smarter analytical frameworks and more adaptable formulation strategies to ensure stability, potency and clinical performance. This stream focuses on the innovations pushing the field forward — from ML‑driven LNP optimisation and modular formulation platforms to next‑generation analytical methods and quality attributes built for saRNA, circRNA and emerging payloads. With insights from FormulAIte, the European Commission Joint Research Centre, Leiden University and Fraunhofer, you’ll learn how to design formulation and analytical systems ready for the next wave of mRNA therapeutics.

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Essential Insights to Elevate mRNA Formulation & Analytical Strategy:

Advancing Analytics & Formulation

9:00 am Accelerating LNP Formulation Design Using Machine Learning: From Trial-and-Error to Data-Driven Optimisation

Founder, FormulAIte
  • Applying machine learning to LNP formulation design to systematically identify optimal ionisable lipids, compositions, and formulation technologies beyond traditional empirical screening
  • Integrating formulation, microfluidics, and biological readouts into data-driven workflows, enabling faster iteration and more informed decision-making during early LNP development
  • Reducing formulation development timelines while improving robustness, outlining how ML-guided approaches can support scalable, adaptable LNP strategies as mRNA modalities diversify

10:00 am Re-Engineering Lipid Nanoparticles for Emerging mRNA Payloads: Structural & Biological Design Considerations

Professor, Leiden University
  • Examining how LNP internal structure and lipid composition govern stability, biodistribution, and immune interaction, and why these relationships become increasingly critical as payloads extend beyond conventional mRNA
  • Adapting LNP architectures to accommodate new and mixed cargoes, including selfamplifying RNA and non-RNA payloads, while preserving functional performance in biologically relevant systems
  • Investigating how small formulation choices influence biological behaviour, including immune response and in vivo performance, even when core components remain unchanged

11:30 am Building Modular & Automated Formulation Platforms for Scalable mRNA Drug Product Development

Head of Nanomedicine Group, Fraunhofer ICT-IMM
Research Analyst, Fraunhofer ICT-IMM
  • Designing modular formulation and downstream processing units, including microfluidic mixing and tangential flow filtration as an inline purification module, to support adaptable, continuous mRNA drug product workflows
  • Embedding process analytical technologies (PAT) directly into formulation operations, leveraging inline DLS as a dedicated PAT module alongside nano-analytics to enable real-time monitoring and control of LNP quality attributes
  • Integrating automation and AI-driven optimisation across formulation workflows, accelerating development while maintaining flexibility across payloads, materials, and delivery system architectures

2:00 pm Analytical Readiness for mRNA therapeutics: Defining, Measuring & Assessing Quality

Officer, European Commission Joint Research Centre
  • Defining fit-for-purpose critical quality attributes (CQAs) for mRNA drug substance and drug products to support consistent quality assessment as programmes progress from early development into the clinic
  • Comparing established and emerging analytical technologies used to assess mRNA therapeutics quality and batch consistency to highlight practical strengths, limitations and areas of divergence across current industry practice
  • Identify gaps in analytical technologies for quality assessment of mRNA therapeutics

Innovators Driving Breakthroughs in RNA Formulation & Quality Assessment:

Alexander Kros, Leiden University

Alexander Kros

Professor

Leiden University

Joschka Mueller - FormulAIte

Joschka Müller

Founder

FormulAIte

Luigi Calzolai - European Comission

Luigi Calozai

Officer

European Commission Joint Research Centre

Regina Bleul - Fraunhoffer

Regina Bleul

Head of Nanomedicine Group

Fraunhofer ICT-IMM

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  • NEW: 5 World-Leading Regulatory Experts
  • NEW: 2 Exclusive AI, Automation & Continuous Purification Workshops
  • 12+ Case Studies on Novel mRNA Production Strategies
  • 8+ Hours of Dedicated Networking
  • 24 Premier Process Development, Quality & CMC Speakers
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Attending Companies Include

Almirall
BioNTech
CEPI
EDQM
EU Comission
EU Pharmacopeia
Norwegian Medicine Product Agency
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Sanofi
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