Australia Inks Next-Gen mRNA Technology Deal With US

Australia Inks Next-Gen mRNA Technology Deal With US
Australian company sign a deal to use the latest "self-amplifying" mRNA technology from US. R.classen/Shutterstock
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Commonwealth Serum Laboratories (CSL), an Australian biotechnology company and the world’s second-biggest flu vaccine manufacturer, has agreed to pay $312 million ($US200 million) to use groundbreaking mRNA vaccine technology from a U.S. company.

The vaccine manufacturer announced on Nov. 2 that it had licenced the new technology with Arcturus Therapeutics, an American mRNA medicines biotechnology company.

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Jessie Zhang is a reporter based in Sydney, Australia, covering news on health and science.
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