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Press Release - Vical Incorporated (VICL-NASDAQ) |
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“We can apply our technology for vaccines; we can apply it for proteins, animal health applications, cancer. We are focusing on vaccines because vaccines are now probably the single most important medical advance that is going to be required in the next fifty years to deal with a variety of diseases as well as a variety of cancers. We are focused on one of the most lucrative applications of this technology.” - Vijay B. Samant (VICL) (Interview published February 15, 2007) |
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Vical to Present at Needham & Company
Biotechnology and Medical Technology Conference
Date: 6/4/2008 6:30:00 AM NEW YORK, June 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Vical Incorporated (Nasdaq: VICL) presentation at the Seventh Annual Needham & Company Biotechnology and Medical Technology Conference on Thursday, June 12, at 10 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, will be available by live and archived webcast through the Events page at http://www.vical.com. About Vical Vical researches and develops biopharmaceutical products based on its patented DNA delivery technologies for the prevention and treatment of serious or life-threatening diseases. Potential applications of the company's DNA delivery technology include DNA vaccines for infectious diseases or cancer, in which the expressed protein is an immunogen; cancer immunotherapeutics, in which the expressed protein is an immune system stimulant; and cardiovascular therapies, in which the expressed protein is an angiogenic growth factor. The company is developing certain infectious disease vaccines and cancer therapeutics internally. In addition, the company collaborates with major pharmaceutical companies and biotechnology companies that give it access to complementary technologies or greater resources. These strategic partnerships provide the company with mutually beneficial opportunities to expand its product pipeline and address significant unmet medical needs. Additional information on Vical is available at http://www.vical.com. This press release contains forward-looking statements subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Forward-looking statements include statements about the company's focus, collaborative partners, product candidates, and developmental status. Risks and uncertainties include whether any product candidates will be shown to be safe and efficacious in clinical trials, the timing of clinical trials, whether Vical or its collaborative partners will seek or gain approval to market any product candidates, the dependence of the company on its collaborative partners, and additional risks set forth in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements represent the company's judgment as of the date of this release. The company disclaims, however, any intent or obligation to update these forward-looking statements. Contact: Alan R. Engbring
(858) 646-1127
Website: http://www.vical.com
SOURCE Vical Incorporated
-0- 06/04/2008
/CONTACT: Alan R. Engbring of Vical Incorporated, +1-858-646-1127/
/Web site: http://www.vical.com /
(VICL)
CO: Vical Incorporated
ST: New York
IN: HEA MTC BIO
SU: TDS CCA
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