Research report 2025 - Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems
Using defective antiviruses to fight flu pandemics
Authors
Lars Pelz, Tanya Dogra, Daniel Rüdiger, Sascha Young Kupke und Udo Reichl
Departments
Max-Planck-Institut für Dynamik komplexer technischer Systeme, Magdeburg
Summary
A new type of antiviral drug could offer more effective prevention and treatment of viral infections like influenza: so-called defective interfering particles (DIPs). We have discovered a novel, highly effective class of DIPs and have set the stage for the development of such drugs by implementing initial steps to realise an industrial-scale production process.