Vaccine development and manufacturing
Innovative analytical technologies to improve vaccine manufacturing speed and equitable access
CEPI has announced a funding opportunity to develop innovative analytical technologies for vaccines. The goal is to reduce vaccine development, manufacturing, and release times (e.g., within 100 days of an outbreak being identified), lower costs, improve equitable deployment in Low to Middle-Income Countries (LMICs), and enhance analytical insights for vaccines such as RNA, viral vectors, or protein-based vaccines.
Focus Areas:
- Focus Area A: Minimizing time/cost to release/develop vaccine
- Focus Area B: Vaccine characterisation
Call text (see also DEUTSCH, ESPAÑOL, FRANÇAIS, PORTUGUÊS, 日本語, 中文, 한국어, العربية).
Deadlines
Deadline for application: 1 May 2026. An application may be submitted at any time and the review process will involve regular reviews, with deadlines as follows: end June 2025, end Sep 2025, end Dec 2025, end Mar 2026, and 1 May 2026.
Please note that the official deadlines for CEPI Calls for Proposals are published on CEPI.net. Applicants must submit their proposals via the CEPI Application Portal (https://cepi.my.site.com). Submission deadlines may be affected by time zones, so applicants are advised to verify the exact cut-off time in the portal.
How to apply
Your application must be submitted via the CEPI Portal. Please access the portal to read our detailed Call for Proposals texts for further information and details on how to apply.
To apply to the Call through the Portal, you will need to be set up as a Portal User. This will give you the option to apply for Calls, follow the status of your proposal, and check in on project data if receiving funding from CEPI.
To be set up as a Portal User please click on the ‘Register Now’ button on the page and complete the registration form.
For support or any other questions, see the FAQ or please feel free to use our dedicated Support form to submit an enquiry, where a member of the team will be in touch to provide any clarifications.
Applicants should inform CEPI of their intent to apply as soon as possible by registering on CEPI’s secure online portal (click on ‘Register now’ on the portal CfP page), ensuring to specify the relevant CfP.
Application
Supporting Documents
Application template_Analytical Innovation Final.zip
Analytical Innovations FAQ (May25).pdf
