Case Study

Pandemic preparedness

Case Study

Pandemic preparedness

Enabling a rapid and effective response to a future pandemic

Preparing for rapid response to highly
uncertain pandemic threats – Coalition for
Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI)
Disease X Strategy

Objective

Help CEPI develop a strategy for accelerating vaccine development against unforeseen epidemic threats, recognizing that rapid pandemic response depends on the coordinated performance of a fragmented ecosystem rather than any single organization.

Our Approach

Developed a pandemic preparedness “tech stack” and ecosystem strategy identifying the capabilities, partnerships, and decision pathways required to respond across a wide range of outbreak scenarios. Rather than planning for a single pathogen, the work defined the full range of “jobs to be done” under conditions of profound scientific uncertainty.

Outcome

Produced a practical blueprint for coordinated pandemic preparedness, illustrating how governments, industry, regulators, manufacturers, and global health organizations can accelerate vaccine development despite scientific uncertainty. Key elements of the approach were subsequently reflected in CEPI’s response to the 2026 Congo Ebola outbreak.

Final Report

Evidence for action on antimicrobial resistance

“Galen/Atlantica brings intellectual rigor to complex, ambiguous and technical problems.”

Tim Jinks
Head of Interventions at Wellcome Trust