Keynote Presentation: Analytical Challenges and Solutions for Enabling Nanoformulations and Non-Viral Modalities for Next-Generation Therapeutics.

Across the entire spectrum of the life sciences sector, from academia and hospitals to pharmaceutical and biotech companies, enormous amounts of resources are invested in the development of new treatments to combat the largest public health challenges. This ranges from advanced cancer treatments that significantly improve survival, to treating previously untreatable diseases through gene therapy. The absolute breakthrough in nanomedicine technology was recently signified with over 70% of the global population having now received a COVID-19 vaccination, many of which were mRNA vaccines. However, the technologies available to analyse these new medicines continue to lag behind. There remains a largely unmet need for specifically designed analytical tools that are more sensitive and capable of accelerating R&D and improving quality control of nanoformulations. This presentation will guide you through a range of novel analytical approaches, their capabilities, goals and limitations to improve translation and efficacy of these novel therapies.