CEPI FA2 Preclinical Development Award
Funds organizations conducting preclinical vaccine development for CEPI priority pathogens and Disease X exemplars through CEPI's Innovations call.
CEPI (Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations), a non-profit international association headquartered in Oslo, administers this grant under its Innovations to Prepare for Future Epidemics and Pandemics call — specifically Focus Area 2, which targets vaccine candidates for priority pathogens and viral families. Awards of up to US $5 million fund preclinical proof-of-concept work, including I…
Preclinical development of vaccine candidates for Lassa Fever and Disease X exemplar viruses (paramyxoviruses, arenaviruses, coronaviruses, phenuiviruses, nairoviruses). Covers IND-enabling studies, CMC development, analytical methods, process optimization, scale-up, formulation, and preclinical efficacy studies.
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