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Founded by European Union, Gates Foundation, Germany, Japan, Norway, United Kingdom and Wellcome Trust on Aug 30, 2016, in World Economic Forum.1
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Public-private organization for vaccine development
The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) is a foundation that takes donations from public, private, philanthropic, and civil society organisations, to finance independent research projects to develop vaccines against emerging infectious diseases (EID).2 It was founded by United Kingdom, Japan, Germany and Norway and others.1 Its chief executive is Richard Hatchett (since 2017).1 It employed 89 people in 2026.1 Its revenue was €339 million in 2025.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
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The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) is a foundation that takes donations from public, private, philanthropic, and civil society organisations, to finance independent research projects to develop vaccines against emerging infectious diseases (EID). CEPI is focused on the World Health Organization's (WHO) "blueprint priority diseases", which include: the Middle East respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus (MERS-CoV), the Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the Nipah virus, the Lassa fever virus, and the Rift Valley fever virus, as well as the Chi2
Founded by European Union, Gates Foundation, Germany, Japan, Norway, United Kingdom and Wellcome Trust on Aug 30, 2016, in World Economic Forum.1
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