{"entity":{"id":"touchlight","kind":"company","name":"Touchlight","aka":[],"tldr":"Touchlight, of Hampton in the United Kingdom, makes doggybone dbDNA, synthetic DNA produced enzymatically without bacterial cells, as a replacement for plasmids in viral vector and mRNA manufacturing. Its business depends on regulators and developers accepting synthetic DNA in licensed products, not only in development.","summary":"Touchlight, based in Hampton in the United Kingdom, makes cell-free synthetic DNA, its doggybone dbDNA, as an alternative to plasmids for viral vectors and mRNA templates. Its enzymatic DNA manufacturing runs at GMP scale, is partnered with mRNA and gene therapy developers, and aims to remove bacterial fermentation from the supply chain altogether. OnCo links it to plasmid DNA and mRNA raw-material manufacturing. Whether regulators and developers accept synthetic DNA in place of plasmids for licensed products, rather than only in development, is the open question its business depends on. The raw-material manufacturing page carries the wider field.","asOf":"2026-09-08","links":[{"label":"Official website","url":"https://www.touchlight.com"}],"tags":["supporting"],"related":[],"cancers":[],"sections":["cell-therapy"],"technologies":["plasmid-dna-manufacturing"],"targets":[],"drugs":[],"companies":[],"institutions":[],"pathways":[],"terms":[],"trials":[],"people":[],"bottlenecks":[],"keyPapers":[],"journals":[],"dependsOn":[],"notes":[],"hq":"Hampton","country":"GB","companyType":"biotech","website":"https://www.touchlight.com","investors":[],"funding":[]},"route":"/companies/touchlight/","neighbours":{"section":[{"id":"cell-therapy","kind":"section","name":"Cell Therapy","route":"/fronts/cell-therapy/"}],"technology":[{"id":"mrna-lnp-manufacturing","kind":"technology","name":"mRNA and lipid nanoparticle manufacturing","route":"/technologies/mrna-lnp-manufacturing/"},{"id":"plasmid-dna-manufacturing","kind":"technology","name":"Plasmid DNA and mRNA raw-material manufacturing","route":"/technologies/plasmid-dna-manufacturing/"}]}}