Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai: Universal Influenza Vaccine Animation

Sector: Biotech / Vaccine Development

Project: Cinematic Scientific Animation

Length: 4 minutes

Influenza remains one of the world’s most persistent infectious diseases, with current vaccines requiring constant reformulation as the virus evolves.

The challenge was communicating a highly technical universal vaccine strategy clearly enough for broader scientific, stakeholder, and public-facing audiences, while maintaining scientific credibility and biological accuracy.

We developed a cinematic scientific animation focused on simplifying the core immunological concepts behind universal influenza vaccine development.

The production visually explained:

• influenza mutation
• hemagglutinin structure
• stalk-targeting vaccine strategy
• long-term immune protection
• broader pandemic preparedness

The animation was designed to balance scientific depth with visual clarity, helping audiences quickly understand why the research represents a major advancement in influenza prevention.

• Simplify complex vaccine biology
• Visualise hemagglutinin stalk targeting
• Improve scientific accessibility
• Support conference and digital communication
• Increase audience understanding & retention