CEPI Announces Funding For COVID-19 Vaccine R&D

The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations announced this week it is investing in an initiative to develop mRNA vaccines for mutations of COVID-19. The marks the latest COVID-19 vaccine effort by CEPI, which is a global partnership of public, private, philanthropic and civil society groups working to boost development of vaccines against emerging infectious diseases and provide equitable access to those vaccines. CEPI granted $12.5 million toward the development of multi-epitope, nanoparticle-based vaccine candidates and will be joined by an...