Development of a tag-less rNA downstream purification process and assistance in optimizing an affinity-based rNA downstream purification process
Abstract
Development of a process to produce recombinant Influenza Neuraminidase (rNA) antigen in the baculovirus system, and especially downstream processing/purification will be performed in collaboration between the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences to optimize an affinity purification-based downstream process for production of his-tagged rNA which can be successfully implemented at the CMO Expression Systems to produce enough rNA for a Collaborative Influenza Vaccine Innovation Centers (CIVICs) phase I clinical trial. Furthermore, to develop a high-yielding tag-less purification process that would allow us to get sufficient protein yields for post-phase I clinical development and lastly, to perform testing of alternative rNA expression constructs and expression systems. Doing this work will enable us to test rNA vaccines in clinical trials and may also provide a commercial path forward for rNA protein-based vaccine development in general.
Project staff
Nico Lingg
Dipl.-Ing.Dr. Nico Lingg Bakk.techn.
nico.lingg@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-79115
Project Leader
15.02.2024 - 14.02.2026
Alois Jungbauer
Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing.Dr.nat.techn. Alois Jungbauer
alois.jungbauer@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-79096
Project Staff
01.03.2024 - 14.02.2026
Rainer Hahn
Assoc. Prof. Dipl.-Ing.Dr. Rainer Hahn
rainer.hahn@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-79094
Sub Projectleader
01.03.2024 - 14.02.2026
Fernando De Mathia
Fernando De Mathia M.Sc.
fernando.demathia@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-79115
Project Staff
01.03.2024 - 14.02.2026
Tobias Kargl
Dipl.-Ing. Tobias Kargl
tobias.kargl@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-79930
Project Staff
18.03.2024 - 17.03.2025
Matthias Müller
Matthias Müller M.Sc.
matthias.mueller@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-79090
Project Staff
15.02.2024 - 14.02.2026
BOKU partners
External partners
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
coordinator