CEPI FA2 Exploratory Award
Funds organizations designing and early-stage testing of new vaccine candidates against CEPI priority pathogens and Disease X viral families, with awards up to $1M over 18 months.
CEPI (Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations), a non-profit international association headquartered in Oslo, administers the Exploratory Award under its Innovations to Prepare for Future Epidemics and Pandemics call — Focus Area 2. The award is a grant of up to US $1 million over a maximum of 18 months, with no stated minimum and no cost-share requirement. CEPI funds all eligible costs di…
Vaccine candidate design and early-stage testing for CEPI priority pathogens: Lassa Fever, Disease X exemplar vaccines across paramyxoviruses, arenaviruses, coronaviruses (non-ACE-2 binding Sarbecoviruses), phenuiviruses, and nairoviruses. Covers immunogen design, candidate characterization studies, and immunogenicity studies.
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