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Inovio to reduce its workforce by 18%

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Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Tuesday that it plans to reduce its full-time workforce by 18% and its contractor workforce by 86% in an effort to extend its cash runway. The company had 317 full-time employees in 2021. Inovio, which still has a COVID-19 vaccine in development, also said it will take a $1.6 million charge in the third quarter. Its stock has tumbled 63.1% this year, while the S&P 500 is down 18.9%.

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