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Source- This post on the Coalition of Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) has been created based on the article “Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh inaugurates Asia’s first health research related “Pre-clinical Network facility” under Coalition of Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI)” published on “PIB” on 19 July 2024.
Why in the news?
Recently, the Union Minister for the Ministry of Science & Technology inaugurated Asia’s first health research “Pre-clinical Network Facility” under the Coalition of Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) in Faridabad.
About Coalition of Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI):
1. About: CEPI was launched in 2017. It is a partnership between public, private, philanthropic, and civil organizations.
2. Founders: Governments of Norway and India, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Wellcome Trust and World Economic Forum.
3. Mission: To accelerate the development of vaccines and other biological countermeasures against epidemic and pandemic threats, making them accessible to everyone in need.
4. Achievements:
i) Supported the development of over 50 vaccine candidates or platform technologies.
ii) Targets known high-risk pathogens and potential future threats (Disease X).
iii) Key initiative: The ‘100 Days Mission’ aims to reduce the time to develop safe, effective, and globally accessible vaccines to just 100 days.
About India and CEPI
i) The Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India supports the Ind-CEPI Mission.
2. Ind-CEPI Mission focuses on rapid vaccine development for epidemic preparedness. It is managed through a dedicated Program Management Unit (PMU) at Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC).
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