Research and development

Our ambitious programmes aim to substantially reduce global epidemic and pandemic risk. CEPI’s priority diseases include Chikungunya, COVID-19, Ebola, Lassa Fever, MERS, Mpox, Nipah, Rift Valley Fever, and novel viral threats with epidemic or pandemic potential (also known as “Disease X”).

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Biosecurity

CEPI’s inaugural Biosecurity Strategy—supported by funding from Global Affairs Canada—aims to bolster global health security, underscoring its commitment to tackling emerging epidemic and pandemic threats, whether they arise naturally, accidentally or through deliberate misuse.

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Call for Proposals

We invite innovators worldwide to apply to our scientific programmes to advance the development and manufacture of vaccines and tools against epidemic and pandemic threats.

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Latest News

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University of Oxford launches world’s first Phase II Nipah virus vaccine trial

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Closing in on protection against deadly Nipah virus

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Scientists in Korea to create mRNA vaccine against emerging Asian tick-borne virus

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