Mickey Vande Voorde

Senior Associate Scientist - Upstream Process Development Pfizer

Mickey Vande Voorde is a Senior Associate Scientist in Upstream Process Development at Pfizer. He specializes in optimizing and scaling enzymatic processes to support vaccine production, including the tech transfer of these processes to international manufacturing sites. Mickey leads upstream efforts for exploratory clinical trial manufacturing, advancing viral vaccine development, and oversees the transfer of microbial pDNA fermentations to clinical manufacturing facilities. Since joining Pfizer in 2021, he has contributed to cutting-edge vaccine process development, driving innovations that enhance production efficiency.

Seminars

Wednesday 25th March 2026
Closed-End DNA as a Cell Free Template for mRNA Production
9:00 am
  • Enabling rapid, scalable cell-free DNA template production for mRNA manufacturing through closed-end DNA (ceDNA) technology
  • Achieving mRNA of similar quality to traditional plasmid DNA template methods with ceDNA templates
  • Generating starting templates, selecting process raw materials, and purifying ceDNA as key steps for ensuring high DNA and mRNA quality
Michael Vande Voorde