Vical Announces Restructuring to Focus Resources on HSV-2 and Antifungal Clinical Programs

Vical (Nasdaq:VICL) today announced a restructuring to conserve capital and to focus its efforts on VL-2397, its antifungal drug product candidate which is entering a pivotal Phase 2 clinical trial in the first quarter of 2018, and on completing its Phase 2 HSV-2 clinical trial.
As quoted in the press release:

“We have carefully evaluated our organization and priorities and are restructuring to extend our cash runway to ensure that our promising HSV-2 vaccine candidate and VL-2397 antifungal drug product candidate is adequately resourced to maximize shareholder value,” said Vijay Samant, Vical’s President and Chief Executive Officer.

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