This is the latest episode of the free DDW narrated podcast, titled “Revolutionary technology for drug discovery and development” which covers three written for Volume 23 – Issue 4, Fall 2022 of DDW.  They are called: mRNA technology may hold the future for a cytomegalovirus vaccine; Predictive diagnostics: closing the precision medicine gap; and FAIR Game: making data work harder in the race to market. In the first article, Allison August, M.D., Vice President, Clinical Development, Infectious Diseases at Moderna examines the data on cytomegalovirus (CMV), why attempts at vaccines for CMV have so far proved elusive and the emerging options to address this unmet need.  In the second article, Jarret Glasscock, PhD, CEO of Cofactor Genomics explains how diagnostics are emerging as the key to ensuring the right patients get matched to the right therapy, at the right time.  In the third article, Dr Christof Gänzler, Product Marketing Biology at PerkinElmer Informatics, shares insight on making data work harder in the race to market. You can also find The Drug Discovery World Podcast on Spotify, Google Play and Apple Podcasts.