About

The Pandemic Institute is positioned to leverage existing capabilities to better prepare the world for emerging infections and pandemics

We are headquartered in Liverpool, a city at the leading edge of innovative public health responses, and with a rich history of infectious diseases research. During COVID-19 the city of Liverpool’s civic leadership, academic institutions and health infrastructure combined powerfully on testing, vaccine development and re-opening society safely. The collaboration led to the most agile public health response seen across the nation.

The Pandemic Institute provides an end-to-end approach to emerging infection threats, working with multiple partners across three main research pillars:

PREDICT pathogen emergence and, though surveillance, prevent spread
PREPARE for likely threats though the 100 Days Mission
RESPOND and recover through clinical & social interventions

Our priorities

“At The Pandemic Institute, we bring together Liverpool’s world-class expertise in infectious diseases to form a single, coordinated hub for pandemic preparedness and response, showcasing the strengths of our academic, clinical, civic, and industry partners. In the following pages you will see the great progress we are making towards our vision of a world protected from the devastating effects of emerging infections and pandemic threats.”

Professor Tom Solomon CBE FRCP FMedSci
Director of The Pandemic Institute

Founding partners

Liverpool City Council is the governing body for the city of Liverpool in Merseyside, England. It consists of 85 councillors for 64 wards.
The University of Liverpool is a public research university based in the city of Liverpool, England. Founded as a college in 1881, it gained its Royal Charter in 1903 with the ability to award degrees and is also known to be one of the six original ‘red brick’ civic universities.
The Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine was established in 1898 and it was the first institution in the world dedicated to research and teaching in tropical medicine.
Liverpool John Moores University is a public research university in the city of Liverpool, England. The university can trace its origins to the Liverpool Mechanics’ School of Arts, established in 1823.
NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group (UHLG) was born from a shared aim to improve the care provided to communities. They operate from four hospital sites: Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool Women’s Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital, alongside a host of community services.
The Liverpool City Region is a combined authority region of England, centred on Liverpool, incorporating the local authority district boroughs of Halton, Knowsley, Sefton, St Helens, and Wirral.
KQ Liverpool is a 450-acre innovation district at the heart of Liverpool City Centre which is home to some of the world’s most influential names in science, health, technology, education, music and the creative and performing arts.

Founding patron

Innova

Innova Medical Group, Inc. delivers better global health outcomes with its deep expertise in testing, unique offerings in diagnostic medical devices and services that help tackle some of the world’s most challenging healthcare problems. Innova specializes in innovative screening, testing and diagnostics for cancer, heart disease, arterial calcification, stroke and virus detection focused on infectious disease. In response to the global pandemic, Innova developed an end-to-end ecosystem of rapid diagnostic and screening tests, along with digital reporting and tracing applications to help organizations manage the COVID-19 crisis.

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