REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Maxygen, Inc. (Nasdaq:MAXY) today announced that it has been advised by the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) that Maxygen’s proposal for the development of its MAXY-G34 product candidate as a potential medical countermeasure for Acute Radiation Syndrome (ARS) will not be considered for a contract award.