Research and development of vaccines

CEPI’s vision is a world in which epidemics and pandemics are no longer a threat to humanity. Going into the strategic period from 2022-2026, termed “CEPI 2.0”, CEPI aims to raise the bar to develop and scale vaccines and other promising biologic countermeasures even faster. The R&D community has moved with unprecedented speed in response to COVID-19, developing biological interventions like vaccines and monoclonal antibodies in less than 12 months. While these achievements are historic, what the world needs to avert the consequences of future epidemics and pandemics are countermeasures developed even faster. CEPI’s mission is to accelerate the development of vaccines and other biologic countermeasures against epidemic and pandemic threats so they can be accessible to all people in need. CEPI believes safe and effective vaccine in 100 days from the moment that a pathogen is sequenced and/ or the need for a vaccine is recognised to initial availability for use should be the aspiration. Over the strategic period, CEPI aims to invest USD 3.5 billion across three overall strategic objectives: