The urge for food security and sustainability has advanced the field of microalgal
biotechnology. Microalgae are microorganisms able to grow using (sun) light, fertilizers …

Biologics—medications derived from a biological source—are increasingly used as
pharmaceuticals, for example, as vaccines. Biologics are usually produced in bacterial …

To date, vaccination has become one of the most effective strategies to control and reduce
infectious diseases, preventing millions of deaths worldwide. The earliest vaccines were …

The prevalence of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in its second year
has led to massive global human and economic losses. The high transmission rate and the …

While N‐glycan synthesis in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is relatively well conserved in
eukaryotes, N‐glycan processing and O‐glycan biosynthesis in the Golgi apparatus are …

The concept of using plants to produce high‐value pharmaceuticals such as vaccines is 20
years old this year and is only now on the brink of realisation as an established technology …

Plant molecular farming (PMF) is a new branch of plant biotechnology, where plants are
engineered to produce recombinant pharmaceutical and industrial proteins in large …

The use of plants for the production of virus‐like nanoparticles (VNPs) dates back to
separating natural empty capsids of plant viruses from whole virions nearly 70 years ago …

Highlights•Transient expression is an effective method for the production of VLPs in
plants.•A number of VLPs, consisting of one or more proteins, have been produced.•Plant …

Vaccines are recognized worldwide as one of the most important tools for combating
infectious diseases. Despite the tremendous value conferred by currently available vaccines …