CEPI is an innovative partnership between public, private, philanthropic, and civil organisations, launched at Davos in 2017, to develop vaccines against future epidemics. Prior to COVID-19, CEPI’s work focused on developing vaccines against the Ebola Virus Disease, Lassa virus, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus, Nipah virus, Rift Valley Fever virus and Chikungunya virus. It has over 20 vaccine candidates against these pathogens in development. CEPI has also invested in new platform technologies for rapid vaccine development against unknown pathogens (Disease X).

During the COVID-19 pandemic, CEPI initiated multiple programmes to develop vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 and its variants with a focus on speed, scale, and access. These programmes leverage the rapid response platforms developed by CEPI’s partners prior to the emergence of COVID-19, as well as new collaborations. The aim is to advance clinical development of a diverse portfolio of safe and effective COVID-19 candidates and to enable fair allocation of these vaccines worldwide through COVAX.

CEPI’s 5-year plan lays out a $3.5 billion roadmap to compress vaccine development timelines to 100 days, develop a broadly protective vaccine against COVID-19 and other Betacoronaviruses, and create a “library” of vaccine candidates for use against known and unknown pathogens. The plan is available at www.endpandemics.cepi.net

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Juan Pablo Uribe

Lynda Stuart

Mike Ryan

Adam Hacker

Rachel Grant

Monina Vierneza

Astrid Helgeland

Vincent Ahonkhai

Richard Hatchett

The Research and Development team at CEPI focuses on advancing innovative vaccine candidates to combat current and emerging infectious diseases. This multidisciplinary team, comprised of epidemiologists, scientists, and governance managers, works collaboratively to streamline vaccine development processes, conduct preclinical and clinical assessments, and leverage cutting-edge technologies to respond rapidly to epidemics. Their efforts aim to ensure the timely availability of safe and effective vaccines while promoting equitable global access.

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