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AstriVax – Strategic-Technological Analysis

How does AstriVax's plug-and-play thermostable DNA plasmid platform deliver self-amplifying, live-attenuated vaccines?

AstriVax is a Belgian biotechnology venture pioneering a new approach to vaccines. Strategic-technological profile; 33-page sourced DFM PDF report.

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Original DFM publication · DFM Analysis report · 2025-08-20

AstriVax is a Belgian biotechnology venture pioneering a new approach to vaccines that could reshape Europe’s strategic health security. Founded in 2022 as a spin-off from KU Leuven’s renowned Rega Institute, the company has built a plug-and-play DNA vaccine platform designed to tackle some of the world’s most challenging viral diseases .

AstriVax’s core innovation enables the delivery of live-attenuated vaccines in a radically simpler way: using a thermostable DNA plasmid to launch a self-amplifying vaccine inside the patient .

This analysis answers: How does AstriVax's plug-and-play thermostable DNA plasmid platform deliver self-amplifying, live-attenuated vaccines? What is the clinical and technology readiness of the platform, and how does it fit Europe's strategic health-security autonomy? Which research partners, funders and dual-use markets does the KU Leuven Rega Institute spin-off target? What capability gaps, dependencies and strategic indicators define AstriVax's path to deployment?

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AstriVax’s core innovation enables the delivery of live-attenuated vaccines in a radically simpler way: using a thermostable DNA plasmid to launch a self-amplifying vaccine inside the patient .

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