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The CEPI centralized laboratory network for COVID-19 will help prepare for future outbreaks

Nature Medicine volume 29, pages 2684–2685 (2023)Cite this article

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In 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) established a Centralized Laboratory Network (CLN) of ten laboratories in order to standardize immunological assays, provide testing support to vaccine developers, identify the immune correlates of protection for vaccines, and facilitate approval and dissemination of the most effective vaccine candidates. The establishment of the CLN also assisted in capacity-building initiatives and technology-transfer programs.

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Fig. 1: The CEPI CLN.

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  1. Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, Washington, DC, USA

    Ali Azizi & Mark Manak

  2. Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, Oslo, Norway

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All work discussed herein was funded by CEPI under contractual agreements with the respective laboratories. The authors do not receive any royalties, licenses, stock options, or other financial benefit.

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Azizi, A., Manak, M. & Bernasconi, V. The CEPI centralized laboratory network for COVID-19 will help prepare for future outbreaks. Nat Med 29, 2684–2685 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-023-02534-x

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