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GeoVax is a Georgia-based clinical-stage biotechnology company with a focus on researching and developing vaccines for illnesses including HIV, Ebola, HBV, HPV, and for cancer immunotherapy. The company designs its programs around a novel platform that integrates its recombinant Modified Vaccinia Ankara (MVA) vector technology with antigen design and manufacturing technologies.
In 2020, the company partnered with BravoVax, a Chinese pharmaceutical testing and manufacturing company. GeoVax had been conducting research for a vaccine for COVID-19 and developed three vaccine candidates. The company stated that it would narrow it down to one candidate and upon approval, commence animal studies with the vaccine.