Clinical Trial Readiness through the Establishment of a Pilot Filovirus Investigational Vaccine Reserve

Official summary

What is being procured?

This call for tenders aims to ensure clinical trial preparedness for Filovirus outbreaks through the establishment of an EU-based reserve of investigational vaccines as a critical preparedness measure, given the sporadic yet high-consequence nature of these pathogens. Specifically, the call aims to establish, pilot and maintain an investigational reserve of Filovirus candidate vaccines against Ebola Sudan (SUDV), Ebola Bundibugyo (BDBV) and/or Marburg (MARV), which – in case of an outbreak – could be used to advance their development by embedding them in outbreak-associated clinical trials, facilitated through international agreements and frameworks to support such preparedness. These provisions will allow for the rapid deployment of candidate vaccines for their later-stage development.…