CEPI's Biosecurity team was established in August 2023 and has set out its Strategy, implementation plan and Biosecurity Policy: link to Biosecurity page in CEPI.net with core biosecurity documents (strategy, implementation plan and Policy once finalized)

 

Funding Opportunities (example text)

CEPI’s Innovations to Prepare for Future Epidemics and Pandemics Call for Proposals aims to support CEPI’s mission by advancing a broad range of vaccine innovations for pathogens with epidemic or pandemic potential. It will support vaccine research, development and manufacturing innovations for CEPI’s priority pathogens and contribute towards the 100 Days Mission, thereby helping the world prepare for known and future epidemic and pandemic threats.

For more detail on this funding opportunity, including how to apply, please see: Calls for Proposals on CEPI.net

Biosecurity Forms (forms to be finalised/links added)

The forms below are provided to help CEPI awardees and third parties to demonstrate their compliance to CEPI's Biosecurity Policy:

Flow chart to identify biorisks within project
Declaration of Compliance form
Short WHO Biorisk assessment
Long WHO Biorisk assessment
Biosecurity risk assessment form
Virus enhanced Epidemic /Pandemic Potential form
Emergency response plan
AI risk assessment form

Resources and Training 

WHO resources are internationally recognized as providing guidelines for Biosafety and Biosecurity. If there are gaps in your regional Biosafety/Biosecurity oversight then please use these documents to assist in developing Biosafety and Biosecurity compliance mechanisms:

WHO Laboratory Biosecurity Guidance (2024)

WHO Laboratory biosafety manual (LBM4), 4th edition (2020)

WHO LBM4 monograph on Risk assessment

WHO LBM4 monograph on Laboratory design and maintenance

WHO LBM4 monograph on Biosafety cabinet and other primary containment devices

WHO LBM4 monograph on Personal protective equipment

WHO LBM4 monograph on Decontamination and waste management

WHO LBM4 monograph on Biosafety programme management

Presentations (links to be added)

Biosecurity and Biosafety risk Assessment
Virus with enhanced Epidemic/Pandemic Potential
AI risk assessment form