Sarepta Therapeutics, Tekmira, U.S. Department of Defense infectious, drug delivery news

The DoD issued stop-work orders to Sarepta (formerly AVI BioPharma Inc.) and Tekmira for their government-funded Ebola programs due to recently imposed funding constraints. The companies expect to receive notification from DoD by Sept. 1 on whether it will cancel the stop-work order, terminate the contracts or extend the stop-work order period. ...