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CEPI - Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations

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CEPI is a pandemic preparedness institution relevant as a governance and coordination model; tangentially relevant to AI safety discussions around global catastrophic biological risk and international coordination mechanisms for existential threats.

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Summary

CEPI (Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations) is an international organization founded after the 2014-2016 West Africa Ebola epidemic to accelerate vaccine and biologic countermeasure development against epidemic and pandemic threats. Its mission emphasizes equitable global access and coordinates public, private, and academic partners. CEPI also drives the '100 Days Mission' to compress vaccine development timelines in response to future outbreaks.

Key Points

  • Founded in response to failures during the 2014-2016 West Africa Ebola epidemic to create coordinated international pandemic preparedness.
  • Accelerates development of vaccines and biologic countermeasures against emerging viral and pandemic threats.
  • Bridges public-sector, private-sector, and academic partners within global health and R&D ecosystems.
  • Committed to equitable access to vaccines as a core organizational value inscribed in its founding mandate.
  • Pursues the '100 Days Mission' to enable vaccine development within 100 days of a new pandemic threat being identified.

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Securing the Future: CEPI 3.0 Investment Case

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## Our mission

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.

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## Why we exist

CEPI was launched after the global response to the 2014-2016 West Africa Ebola epidemic fell tragically short and there was a consensus that a coordinated, international, and intergovernmental plan was needed to develop and deploy new vaccines to prevent future epidemics.

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## What we do

CEPI leverages its unique position within the global health and R&D ecosystems, building on its proven track record of bringing together public-sector, private-sector and academic partners to accelerate the development of vaccines against emerging viral threats.

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## Progress and results

CEPI is catalysing the development of vaccines and biologics against epidemic and pandemic threats, working to make them accessible to everyone who needs them and driving progress on the 100 Days Mission. Learn more about our progress and results.

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## CEPI’s commitment to equitable access

A commitment to equitable access is inscribed in CEPI’s DNA. It is core to CEPI’s vision of a world in which epidemics and pandemics are no longer a threat to humanity. Learn more about CEPI’s approach to enabling equitable access to the vaccines it supports.

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### Where to go next

[Our approachRead more](https://cepi.net/our-approach) [CEPI LeadershipRead more](https://cepi.net/cepi-leadership) [Securing the FutureRead more](https://cepi.net/securing-the-future) [NewsRead more](https://cepi.net/news)

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