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CEPI @cepi.net · 5h
CEPI's September newsletter is now available! 🗞️ This month spotlights continued momentum for CEPI 3.0, with $240 million in new funding pledged by partners at UNGA 81. It also features our latest R&D partnerships, new funding opportunities and lots more.
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Partners back CEPI's global pandemic preparedness plan with US$240 million
Recent outbreaks, like the deadly Bundibugyo ebolavirus, are a reminder of how quickly dangerous pathogens can emerge and spread, but they also hint at what is possible when the right capabilities, pa...
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CEPI @cepi.net · 7h
As global health leaders ready themselves for this year’s World Health Summit Health Summit in Berlin, CEPI invites you to join its official panel discussion, From Crisis Response to Resilience: Innovating for Health Security Beyond Borders. Register: www.worldhealthsummit.org/sessions/034...
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CEPI @cepi.net · 29/09/2026
Three teams will receive a six-month accelerator, including up to US$50,000 in funding each, technical mentorship and access to global health experts, culminating in a showcase in Geneva in May 2027. Deadline: 31 October 2026, 11:59 p.m. CET.
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CEPI @cepi.net · 29/09/2026
New funding: The @bioprevail.bsky.social x CEPI Biosecurity Innovation Challenge is seeking practical biosafety and biosecurity innovations to strengthen vaccine R&D and manufacturing during epidemic and pandemic responses, supporting CEPI’s 100 Days Mission: bioprevail.org/challenge/bi...
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CEPI @cepi.net · 21/09/2026
Thank you to Ethiopia, Norway and the UK for backing CEPI 3.0. Read the full announcement to learn more: cepi.net/ethiopia-nor....
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CEPI @cepi.net · 21/09/2026
As CEPI CEO Dr Hatchett said: “By backing CEPI 3.0, Ethiopia, Norway and the UK are showing the kind of foresight and leadership that global health security depends on. Their investments will strengthen the world's disease defences, helping us respond rapidly and equitably to emerging viral threats”
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CEPI @cepi.net · 21/09/2026
The commitments, announced during CEPI’s side event at the 81st session of the UN General Assembly, will support CEPI 3.0, the Coalition's 2027–2031 strategy to systematically reduce the likelihood, impact and cost of epidemics and pandemics.
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CEPI @cepi.net · 21/09/2026
🔉 Major new funding for CEPI announced today. Ethiopia, Norway and the UK have pledged a combined US$240 million to support CEPI’s five-year plan to transform the world’s ability to prevent and respond to future epidemic and pandemic threats. cepi.net/ethiopia-nor...
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CEPI @cepi.net · 17/09/2026
Good decisions in an outbreak depend on good evidence. That’s why CEPI is investing US$3.9 million in three research projects to strengthen understanding of the Bundibugyo ebolavirus (BDBV) outbreak in the DRC, helping guide the response and support clinical trials of BDBV vaccine candidates ⬇️
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New research set to strengthen epidemic intelligence and modelling for Bundibugyo virus response
CEPI is investing US$3.9 million in three research projects that will turn real-time outbreak data into actionable insights to guide the Bundibugyo ebolavirus response in the DRC and support vaccine t...
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Pandemic Center at Brown University’s School of Public Health @pandemiccenter.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
We’re thrilled to announce our new cohort of Fellows! Supported by @carnegie.org, this program builds biosecurity expertise by placing Fellows with leading global organizations to reduce biothreats. Read our full release ⤵️ pandemics.sph.brown.edu/news/2026-09...
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Backed by an Award from the Andrew Carnegie Foundation, the Brown Pandemic Center Launches a New Fellowship to Advance Global Biothreat Reduction, New Cohort Announced
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CEPI @cepi.net · 09/09/2026
Today we announced new funding of up to US$8.9 million in Immunoscript Life Science to advance clinical testing of its thermostable next-generation self-amplifying RNA vaccine technology 🔽
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India ramps up Disease X preparedness with $8.9 million funding boost for its freezer-free RNA vaccine
The funding will advance clinical testing of Immunoscript's thermostable next-generation RNA vaccine platform.
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CEPI @cepi.net · 04/09/2026
This week we hosted a landmark pandemic simulation exercise with Indonesia's Ministry of Health to strengthen national and regional readiness against a future ‘Disease X’. Discover more:
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Indonesia steps up Southeast Asia’s outbreak preparedness with pandemic simulation exercise
Over 120 experts working across the vaccine and epidemic preparedness research ecosystem in Indonesia and the region are taking part in the table-top event in Jakarta.
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CEPI @cepi.net · 03/09/2026
The discussion will bring together leaders from government, industry, regulatory agencies and health organisations to explore how long-term partnerships can transform fragmented efforts into collective readiness for the 100 Days Mission.
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CEPI @cepi.net · 03/09/2026
As global leaders gather for the UN General Assembly High-Level Meeting on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response, CEPI invites you to join its flagship side event: Building Crisis-Ready Coalitions: From Fragmentation to Readiness. Register now: web-eur.cvent.com/event/44c8f5...
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CEPI @cepi.net · 01/09/2026
CEPI's August newsletter is now available ⬇️ This edition spotlights CEPI’s ongoing efforts to close the mpox vaccine access gap, the latest progress in the fight against Bundibugyo ebolavirus—including funding for a fifth vaccine candidate and the initiation of another Phase 1 trial—and lots more.
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Closing the mpox vaccine access gap for mothers and young children
A new outbreak of mpox in Guinea-Bissau, the first recorded in the country, is a stark reminder that the virus remains a global threat. Mpox is not a new disease, but since the virus began spreading m...
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CEPI @cepi.net · 27/08/2026
We've announced a new US$16.5 million partnership with African biopharmaceutical company Minapharm Group to develop their Bundibugyo vaccine candidate. The Bundibugyo epidemic in the DRC is the fastest-growing and second-largest Ebola outbreak on record: cepi.net/african-bund...
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CEPI @cepi.net · 25/08/2026
And in CEPI’s policy briefing document ‘100 days into the Bundibugyo response’: static.cepi.net/downloads/20...
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CEPI @cepi.net · 25/08/2026
100 days into the Bundibugyo emergency, the global health response has moved at a pace unimaginable a decade ago. Yet the outbreak is far from contained. It's painful proof that in a deadly epidemic, even faster than ever is often not fast enough. ➡️ Read more on our website:
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100 days into the Bundibugyo emergency, unprecedented speed is still not enough
The first 100 days of the Bundibugyo outbreak show how far epidemic response has advanced and how far it still has to go. It's painful proof that in a deadly epidemic, even faster than ever is often n...
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CEPI @cepi.net · 20/08/2026
CEPI is investing US$4.17m in four research projects to help answer this pressing question. The projects will test whether existing Ebola vaccines, including Ervebo, can generate immune responses against Bundibugyo, the virus behind the outbreak in DRC. First results expected within months.
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CEPI @cepi.net · 20/08/2026
Do existing vaccines against Zaire ebolavirus generate immune responses to Bundibugyo ebolavirus?
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New studies to test whether existing Ebola vaccines can generate immune responses to Bundibugyo ebolavirus
CEPI-backed studies will analyse blood samples from thousands of people who have already been vaccinated against Zaire ebolavirus, with first results expected within months.
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Pandemic Center at Brown University’s School of Public Health @pandemiccenter.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
A new report from @pandemiccenter.bsky.social, @cepi.net, and @rand.org details key areas for defense and health investment to advance #100DaysMission and outlines recommendations for cross-sector collaboration to deliver faster pandemic preparedness and response. static.cepi.net/downloads/20...
Policy report cover titled Realising the 100 Days Mission, featuring logos for RAND, CEPI, and Brown Pandemic Center on a dark blue background.
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CEPI @cepi.net · 14/08/2026
"I am truly honoured to be given the opportunity to take on this role and am looking forward to leading CEPI through its next chapter.” Please join us in welcoming Professor Ibrahim Abubakar to CEPI!
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CEPI @cepi.net · 14/08/2026
“Through its focus on innovation and equitable access, CEPI has made huge progress over the last decade”, said Professor Abubakar. “I believe there is an opportunity to build on that progress and make a transformational difference to how the world tackles epidemics and pandemics."
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CEPI @cepi.net · 14/08/2026
He most recently served as Vice-Provost and Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology at UCL, overseeing the University’s health strategy and a portfolio of research, innovation and clinical partnerships.
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CEPI @cepi.net · 14/08/2026
Professor Abubakar brings extensive leadership experience across global public health and international organisations.
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CEPI @cepi.net · 14/08/2026
"The world cannot afford to be caught unprepared by the next pandemic, and under Ibrahim’s leadership I am confident CEPI will be ready.”
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CEPI @cepi.net · 14/08/2026
"... to acting as an advisor to the Nigerian Presidential Taskforce through to his current role at UCL. He has a clear, personal commitment to the values that make CEPI unique: international collaboration and scientific excellence in service of equitable access for everyone, everywhere."
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CEPI @cepi.net · 14/08/2026
Welcoming Professor Abubakar to CEPI, Hon Prof Jane Halton, Chair of the CEPI Board, said: “Ibrahim’s appointment reflects an outstanding track record of delivery and achievement from leading the Lancet Nigeria Commission..."
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CEPI @cepi.net · 14/08/2026
Dr Richard Hatchett, who has led CEPI since its founding in 2017, will remain as CEO until the end of his full term in April 2027, ensuring a smooth transition.
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CEPI @cepi.net · 14/08/2026
Professor Abubakar, currently Vice-Provost (Health) and Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology at University College London (UCL), will take up the role in April 2027.
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CEPI @cepi.net · 14/08/2026
We’re delighted to announce that the CEPI Board has appointed Professor Ibrahim Abubakar as CEPI’s next Chief Executive Officer. cepi.net/cepi-board-a...
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CEPI @cepi.net · 04/08/2026
The first participant has been dosed in a CEPI-backed Phase 1 trial of Moderna's investigational vaccine against Bundibugyo virus, marking rapid progress in the global effort to combat the deadly Ebola outbreak in DRC. Read more: cepi.net/modernas-bun...
A healthy adult participant, Susan Murray, receives the first dose in Moderna’s Phase 1 clinical trial in Canada evaluating mRNA-1469, an investigational vaccine candidate against Bundibugyo ebolavirus, in Truro, Nova Scotia, on August 3, 2026
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CEPI @cepi.net · 04/08/2026
Under its agreement with CEPI, Moderna has committed to enabling rapid supply and access to its Bundibugyo vaccine to affected countries and to the populations that need it.
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CEPI @cepi.net · 04/08/2026
CEPI has committed up to US$50 million to advance Moderna’s vaccine candidate from preclinical testing through Phase 1 trials and scaled manufacturing of additional clinical trial doses so larger efficacy studies can launch rapidly if results are promising.
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CEPI @cepi.net · 04/08/2026
The trial, across three Canadian sites, will enrol ~80 volunteers to assess safety and immune response. It's one of four candidates CEPI is funding in parallel, alongside two rVSV-based vaccines and a University of Oxford candidate already in Phase 1.
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CEPI @cepi.net · 04/08/2026
"Every day matters and every vaccine candidate in clinical trials gives us another shot at getting a safe, effective vaccine to the people who need it as swiftly as possible," said Dr Richard Hatchett, CEPI's CEO.
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CEPI @cepi.net · 04/08/2026
The numbers are stark: more than 3,800 people infected, over 1,700 lives lost. This is already the second-largest Ebola outbreak in history and the fastest-growing on record. There is no approved vaccine against Bundibugyo virus.
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CEPI @cepi.net · 04/08/2026
The first participant has been dosed in a CEPI-backed Phase 1 trial of Moderna's investigational vaccine against Bundibugyo virus, marking rapid progress in the global effort to combat the deadly Ebola outbreak in DRC. Read more: cepi.net/modernas-bun...
A healthy adult participant, Susan Murray, receives the first dose in Moderna’s Phase 1 clinical trial in Canada evaluating mRNA-1469, an investigational vaccine candidate against Bundibugyo ebolavirus, in Truro, Nova Scotia, on August 3, 2026
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PATH @path.org · 03/08/2026
🚨Last chance to apply! @cepi.net is seeking technical partners to support faster outbreak response by helping ensure critical biospecimens are available when needed. Apply by Aug 12: bit.ly/4hHQL5X #VaccinesWork
Image of several syringes aligned on a pink background. A red banner at the bottom reads: "Call for Proposals: Biospecimen Sourcing Initiative."
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CEPI @cepi.net · 03/08/2026
The international community must step up now with the resources and commitment this crisis urgently demands.
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CEPI @cepi.net · 03/08/2026
In the meantime, health and frontline workers are risking their lives to deliver this response, communities remain unprotected, and cases and deaths rise at an alarming rate. And behind every number is a mother, a child, a friend, a colleague.
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CEPI @cepi.net · 03/08/2026
Safe and effective vaccines could help curtail this epidemic, save lives, and strengthen protection against future Bundibugyo outbreaks. CEPI and our partners are making rapid progress: we are backing four vaccine candidates so far, with the first already in clinical trials.
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CEPI @cepi.net · 03/08/2026
There is still no approved vaccine or treatment for Bundibugyo virus. In such a challenging environment, we are deeply concerned that public health measures alone may not be enough to stop its spread.
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CEPI @cepi.net · 03/08/2026
It has now surpassed the total number of cases in the 2018 to 2020 Ebola Zaire epidemic in North Kivu-Ituri, which lasted 22 months.
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CEPI @cepi.net · 03/08/2026
The Bundibugyo Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has passed a tragic milestone. Just 11 weeks after it was declared, the outbreak has reached 3,748 confirmed cases, making it the second-largest Ebola outbreak in history and the fastest-growing ever recorded.
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CEPI @cepi.net · 30/07/2026
CEPI's July newsletter is now available 🗞️ Explore the latest progress in the fight against the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record, along with new CEPI 3.0 campaign resources, open Calls for Proposals and lots more ⬇️
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As Bundibugyo virus death toll mounts, hope is on the horizon
A tragic milestone was reached this month as the Bundibugyo ebolavirus outbreak – the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record - continues to escalate, with more than 1,400 deaths now recorded. As the...
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CEPI @cepi.net · 30/07/2026
This is one of three investigational vaccine approaches we are backing as we work around the clock with our partners - including WHO, Africa CDC and affected countries – on Bundibugyo outbreak control and response.
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CEPI @cepi.net · 30/07/2026
With the Bundibugyo outbreak the fastest-growing Ebola epidemic on record, CEPI is providing up to $8.5m to Hilleman Laboratories, a joint MSD-Wellcome Trust venture, to accelerate development and manufacture of an rVSV vaccine candidate for clinical trials. cepi.net/hilleman-lab...
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Hilleman Laboratories to develop and produce CEPI-backed Bundibugyo ebolavirus vaccine doses for clinical trials
No vaccine is currently approved against the virus. The rVSV vaccine candidate could become an important tool for Bundibugyo outbreak control and response.
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CEPI @cepi.net · 27/07/2026
We recently added several new voices of support to our CEPI 3.0 Champions video playlist - explore them all on our Vimeo page: vimeo.com/showcase/121...
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CEPI 3.0 Champions
Throughout 2026, we’re capturing voices of support from across our Coalition, highlighting why continued investment in CEPI is crucial for securing a future against epidemics and pandemic threats.
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CEPI @cepi.net · 27/07/2026
A powerful affirmation from Institut Pasteur de Dakar CEO Dr. Ibrahima Socé Fall, one of CEPI's key manufacturing partners, on the need for an organisation like CEPI and why continued investment in CEPI 3.0 is critical for our collective global health security ⬇️
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