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How Open Science Can Help Researchers Prepare for the Next Pandemic
NVIDIA AI BlogThursday, September 24, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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When COVID-19 emerged, scientists had a crucial advantage: Decades of prior research on coronaviruses meant they understood the virus’ key proteins well enough to design vaccines in record time. The next pandemic may not offer the same head start.
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- Category
- Ai
- Market relevance
- Moderate
- Why it matters
- AI developments move capital, regulation, and competitive advantage across the tech stack. When COVID-19 emerged, scientists had a crucial advantage: Decades of prior research on coronaviruses meant they understood the virus’ key proteins well enough to design vaccines in record time. The next pandemic may not offer the same head start. Secondary effects may show up in markets and supply chains linked to How Open Science and Can Help Researchers.
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What happened
When COVID-19 emerged, scientists had a crucial advantage: Decades of prior research on coronaviruses meant they understood the virus’ key proteins well enough to design vaccines in record time. The next pandemic may not offer the same head start.
Why it matters
AI developments move capital, regulation, and competitive advantage across the tech stack.
Background
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Timeline
NVIDIA AI Blog published: How Open Science Can Help Researchers Prepare for the Next Pandemic
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Economic impact
Secondary effects may show up in markets and supply chains linked to How Open Science and Can Help Researchers.
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