THE TIME OF ISRAEL, JULY 13, 2025
In a research breakthrough, scientists from Tel Aviv University and the Israel Institute for Biological Research (IIBR) in Ness Ziona have developed the world’s first mRNA-based vaccine against a deadly, antibiotic-resistant bacterium.
The vaccine against pneumonic plague is delivered via lipid nanoparticles like COVID-19 vaccines, and showed a 100 percent protection rate in animal models.
The groundbreaking study, which made the cover of the prestigious journal Advanced Science, was led by Prof. Dan Peer, director of the laboratory of precision nanomedicine, and his team of researchers, including Dr. Edo Kon, Dr. Inbal Hazan-HaLevy, and PhD student Shani Benarroch, working with IIBR scientists.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-first-israeli-researchers-develop-mrna-jab-against-antibiotic-resistant-bacterium/