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’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.