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INDUSTRY TRENDS
A Growing Biologics Market
Grant Playter and Daria Husni 4
CELL AND GENE THERAPIES
Plasmid DNA—
The Versatile Building Block
Nuria Gomez Santos and Barry J. Oliver 8
Navigating the
Intricacies of Lentiviral CGTs
Marwan Alsarraj 14
VACCINES
Logistical Considerations in
mRNA Vaccine Development
Andreas Dreps and Martin Lachs 18
SUPPLY CHAIN
Protecting High-Value
Biologics at Every Turn
Suzanne Shelley 24
AD INDEX 30
Emerging
Therapies
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Mike Hennessy Sr
1960 - 2021
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EDITORIAL
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Director Robert Alaburda; Managing Editor Jeanne Linke Northrop;
Senior Editor Megan Manzano; Senior Editor Shannon Stolz; Senior Editor Terri Somers
e B O O K S E R I E S
Industry Trends
Vaccines
Cell and Gene Therapies
Supply Chain
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