Introducing 5’CapQ

Accelerate Development of mRNA Vaccines

InDevR’s latest mRNA product—the 5’CapQ Assay—is a novel, leading technology that enables measurement of capped and tailed intact mRNA and 5′ capping efficiency.

Vaccine manufacturers measure 5′ capping efficiency using complex and indirect chromatographic methods that can take 1-2 days with additional queue and analysis time. Paired with the easy-to-use VaxArray Platform, the 5’CapQ Assay eliminates the need for highly trained experts and reduces these analytical turnaround times during mRNA vaccine development. With this assay:

  • Develop vaccines faster – Consolidate your mRNA capping and intactness testing into 1 assay that can be completed in less than two hours.
  • Bring mRNA analytics directly to your facility – The VaxArray system reduces testing bottlenecks by enabling analysis right at your benchtop.
  • Standardize your mRNA vaccine characterization – Easy-to-use microarray-based platform that requires no unique expertise to operate.
Characteristic Technique
RNA concentration RT-PCR
Ultraviolet Spectroscopy (UV)
mRNA intactness
(size & length)
Capillary electrophoresis (CE) / Capillary gel electrophoresis (CGE)
Agarose gel electrophoresis
mRNA intactness
(cap & tail)
InDevR’s VaxArray 5’CapQ
5’ capping efficiency InDevR’s VaxArray 5’CapQ
High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)
Liquid chromatography mass spectroscopy (LC-MS/MS)
3’ poly(A) tail length High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)
Liquid chromatography mass spectroscopy (LC-MS/MS)

Waiting for the 5’ capping efficiency results from a central laboratory or outsourced partner slows down mRNA vaccine development. In just 90 minutes, the 5’CapQ Assay differentiated mRNA samples that differed by 5% capping efficiency with statistical significance and produced results within 1.5% of expected.

5' capping assay for intactness testing of mRNA vaccine analytics

5’CapQ measurement of formulated samples with known percent capping efficiency.

No Charge Sample Feasibility Request

Complete this form to submit samples for feasibility analysis. Up to 4 samples free of charge.*

*Valid until end of Setptember 2024. Max 4 samples per customer.