RNA & mRNA Proprietary Technologies

Technologies

We believe our two proprietary technologies, LUNAR® lipid-mediated delivery and STARR™ mRNA Technology, solve major hurdles in RNA medicine development.

LUNAR®

Our first platform is a proprietary lipid-mediated nucleic acid delivery system called LUNAR®. LUNAR® is a multi-component drug delivery system that is versatile and with our library of over 250 proprietary lipids, diverse. Our preclinical studies have shown that formulations can be customized for the indication and target cell type of interest. We have also demonstrated that our formulation process is scalable and reproducible.

LUNAR® Mechanism of Delivery Video

STARR

The STARR Technology platform combines self-replicating RNA with LUNAR®, a leading nanoparticle delivery system, into a single solution to produce proteins inside the human body. The versatility of the STARR Technology enables it upon delivery into the cell to generate a protective immune response or drive therapeutic protein expression to potentially prevent against or treat a variety of diseases. The self-replicating RNA-based prophylactic vaccine triggers rapid and prolonged antigen expression within host cells resulting in protective immunity against infectious pathogens. This combination of the LUNAR® and STARR technology is expected to provide lower dose requirements due to superior immune response, sustained protein expression compared to non-self-replicating RNA-based vaccines and potentially enabling to produce vaccines more quickly and simply.

COVID-19 Vaccine Using STARR mRNA Technology

LUNAR®-mediated delivery of RNA into cells

LUNAR® particles associate with the cell membrane of a target cell of interest and quickly enter the cell via endocytosis.

Upon entering the cytosol, the LUNAR® formulations then become trapped in the endosomes.

With increased acidity as the endosome ages, a pH-mediated disruption enables release of the RNA payload following rapid biodegradation of the LUNAR®components.

Once release of the RNA into the cytosol occurs, the translational machinery can interact with the RNA and processing and/or trafficking can then take place to make functional protein.

News & Events
March 4, 2013
Arcturus Therapeutics Begins Operations in Janssen Labs
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May 8, 2013
Arcturus Therapeutics Announces New Appointments to its Board of Directors and Scientific Advisory Board
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June 1, 2013
Arcturus Therapeutics Raises $1.3 Million in Series Seed Funding
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June 3, 2013
With $1.3M in Seed Funding, Arcturus Adds to RNAi Hub in San Diego
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June 3, 2013
RNAi therapeutics startup sets up shop at Janssen labs, closes $1.3M seed round
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June 3, 2013
Arcturus Therapeutics Raises $1.3 Million in Series Seed Funding
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June 4, 2013
Janssen Labs-based Arcturus gets $1.3M boost for RNAi delivery tech
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June 4, 2013
Arcturus Therapeutics Raises $1.3 Million in Series Seed Funding
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June 4, 2013
Startup Arcturus Pulls in $1.3M in Seed Money amid Renewed Interest in RNAi
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August 14, 2013
Arcturus Therapeutics Acquires Cutting-Edge UNA Patent Estate from Marina Biotech
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August 14, 2013
Arcturus Therapeutics Acquires Cutting-Edge UNA Patent Estate from Marina
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February 28, 2022
Arcturus Therapeutics Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2021 Financial Update and Pipeline Progress
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March 25, 2022
Arcturus Therapeutics to Participate in the Cantor Fitzgerald Virtual Rare Orphan Disease Summit
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April 20, 2022
Arcturus Announces Self-amplifying COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine Candidate ARCT-154 Meets Primary Efficacy Endpoint in Phase 3 Study
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April 27, 2022
Arcturus Therapeutics to Report First Quarter 2022 Financial Results and Provide Corporate Update on May 9, 2022
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May 5, 2022
Arcturus Reports Strong Three-Month Durability Results from ARCT-154 Booster Trial
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May 9, 2022
Arcturus Therapeutics Announces First Quarter 2022 Financial Update and Pipeline Progress
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August 1, 2022
Arcturus Therapeutics to Report Second Quarter 2022 Financial Results and Provide Corporate Update on August 9, 2022
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August 9, 2022
Arcturus Therapeutics Announces Second Quarter 2022 Financial Update and Pipeline Progress
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August 18, 2022
Arcturus Reports Durability Data Against Omicron Variants, Including BA.5, at Six-Month Timepoint Following Booster with ARCT-154 COVID-19 Vaccine
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August 31, 2022
Arcturus Announces $63.2 Million Award from the U.S. Government to Support Development of Self-amplifying mRNA Vaccine for Rapid Pandemic Influenza Response
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September 1, 2022
Arcturus Therapeutics to Attend the Following Investor Conferences
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September 27, 2022
Arcturus Therapeutics to Attend the Following Investor Conferences
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October 26, 2022
Arcturus Therapeutics to Report Third Quarter 2022 Financial Results and Provide Corporate Update on November 9, 2022
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November 1, 2022
Arcturus Announces Collaboration with CSL to Develop and Commercialize Self-amplifying mRNA Vaccines
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November 8, 2022
Arcturus Therapeutics to Present at the Following Investor Conferences in November
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November 9, 2022
Arcturus Therapeutics Announces Third Quarter 2022 Financial Update and Pipeline Progress
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December 12, 2022
CSL Announces Closing of Global Collaboration and Licensing Agreement with Arcturus Therapeutics
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December 13, 2022
Arcturus Appoints John Markels, Ph.D. to its Board of Directors
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December 19, 2022
Arcturus Therapeutics to Present at the 41st Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference
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January 31, 2023
Arcturus Therapeutics Announces Clinical Trial Application for ARCT-032 Received Approval to Proceed into First-in-Human Studies to Treat Cystic Fibrosis
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