Moving Beyond COVID With mRNA Technology
The panel, titled “The Future of mRNA Technology,” included the co-discoverer of mRNA technology and fundamental figure in developing Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine, Katalin Kariko, Ph.D. Michael J. Mitchell, Ph.D., a drug delivery expert who worked alongside Moderna co-founder Robert Langer, also joined the panel. The third panel member was passionate scientist Laura Shawver, Ph.D., who is currently the CEO of a Penn State spinout company, Capstan Therapeutics. Renowned industry expert and Founding Managing Director of Westlake Village Partners, Beth Seidenberg, MD, moderated the panel.