Impact in focus
CEPI supports more than 150 active R&D and manufacturing projects in over 50 countries around the world, building critical capabilities for the 100 Days Mission. Find out how CEPI is advancing scientific innovations that could transform vaccine development and pandemic preparedness.
Innovations for impact
Each of CEPI’s scientific projects is designed to embed speed, scale and access into new vaccine development, and behind each innovation is a team of scientists striving to better protect the world against epidemic and pandemic threats. Read our innovations for impact stories to meet them and find out about their work.
COVAX: The “world first” vaccine sharing scheme that saved millions
Former head of COVAX, Aurélia Nguyen, shares her reflections on the achievements of this pioneering vaccine-sharing scheme.
Pandemic speed: How rapid-response science saves lives
Read the story behind CEPI’s pioneering R&D response to the COVID-19 pandemic and how these lessons are contributing to the 100 Days Mission to accelerate the development of future pandemic-busting vaccines.
Preparedness in practice: Rwanda’s record-breaking Marburg response
CEPI’s outbreak response experts reflect on how Rwanda was able to implement an emergency trial of a Marburg vaccine just 10 days after the outbreak was declared.
Senegal helps to power Africa’s drive for vaccine independence
Find out how Institut Pasteur de Dakar and CEPI are partnering to help scale-up Africa’s capability to produce vaccines, both for routine immunisation and in preparation against a future pandemic pathogen.
A plan to protect lives and livelihoods from a mosquito-borne killer
Read how researchers are working to reduce the risks posed by Rift Valley fever in Africa and beyond.
How new vaccine trials in West Africa boost global viral defences
Dr Kumblytee Johnson shares her frontline experiences of Lassa fever and how, with CEPI’s support, she and a team of researchers are working on the world’s most advanced Lassa vaccine candidate.
Partner projects in focus
Scientific innovation is the life blood of CEPI. With more than 400 R&D partners, innovative projects are at the heart of our coalition. From rapid and unprecedented outbreak responses to future-proofing viral defences, CEPI’s research partners are breaking new ground in epidemic and pandemic preparedness. Learn more about the teams behind CEPI’s pandemic-busting innovations.
Clinical trials in remote rainforests: how vital Ebola research in DRC enhances local expertise and infrastructure
Prof. Hypolite Muhindo-Mavoko talks about the challenges and rewards that come with conducting vaccine trials for deadly viruses in the isolated city of Boende
“For the entire world”: a Uganda research facility steps up to catch the next pandemic bug
Joining the CEPI-run Centralized Laboratory Network starts a new chapter in the almost century-long history of the illustrious Uganda Virus Research Institute.
From the pain of Ebola to the passion to fight Lassa
"We push ourselves forward in our work because we feel the weight of the Lassa problem and we know the burden of the disease."
The Race to Future-Proof Coronavirus Vaccines
To help humanity get ahead, we need vaccines that provide broad protection against new variants of COVID-19 as well as future coronavirus threats.
Turning vision into reality
See how CEPI’s work is accelerating vaccine development and strengthening pandemic preparedness.
Progress and results
