It is common knowledge that messenger RNA (mRNA) advances saved lives and limited the extent of the COVID-19 pandemic. Far less recognized, even in the science and technology community, is the decade-long nurture and support governmental organizations provided the mRNA ecosystem and the remarkable range of therapeutic advances that mRNA (and mRNA coupled to other platforms) could solve for, going forward.
On Aug. 23, 2023, the latter was made explicit when, as part of the Biden administration moonshot initiative, the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) announced the launch of “Curing the Uncurable via RNA-Encoded Immunogene Tuning” (CUREIT) project.
