GeoVax Labs (GOVX) said late Monday Advanced Technology International notified the company to stop work on its phase 2b study to evaluate the GEO-CM04S1 COVID-19 vaccine.
Advanced Technology is the Rapid Response Partnership Vehicle's consortium management firm funded by the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority of the US Department of Health and Human Services, according to its regulatory filing.
The notice indicated that BARDA decided to terminate the contract for convenience to the government, the filing said.
Shares of the company were down over 21% in Tuesday trading.
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