The Battle Against Viruses: No Time to Lose! – the spotlight talk of Prof. Johan Neyts (Head of the Laboratory of Virology, Antiviral Drug & Vaccine Research, Rega Institute, University of Leuven, Belgium) at Grand Challenges 2022 meeting in Brussels Belgium. Prof. Neyts highlights the mission and the importance of the VirusBank Platform in the context of epidemic and pandemic preparedness.