Katalin Karikó

Covid-19 first brought it to public attention, but messenger RNA was discovered sixty years earlier. Through the many trials and pitfalls of its pioneering researchers and developers, this documentary tells the fascinating story of a medical revolution.

An in-depth look at the race to develop, manufacture and distribute a vaccine for Covid-19 - which may be the most monumental scientific achievement in modern history. Interviews with some of the main players take you inside the real-life drama as it unfolded.

In 1999, doctoral student Ingmar Hoerr accidentally discovers revolutionary mRNA vaccine technology at the University of Tübingen, Germany—the same technology that would later protect millions from Covid-19.

The Messenger documentary film is revealing a fascinating story of mRNA technology applied in the recent Covid-19 vaccines developed by Pfizer/ BioNTech and Moderna. Unaware of the upcoming pandemic 2020, researchers were initally looking for the best gene therapy methods to fight cancer, AIDS and other deadly diseases.