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Mergers & Acquisitions

Vical survives through reverse merger with Brickell

by Lisa Jarvis
June 7, 2019 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 97, Issue 23

 

Vical will stay alive through a reverse merger with privately held Brickell Biotech, which develops dermatology treatments. The combined company will have roughly $35 million in cash to support late-stage clinical studies of sofpironium bromide, Brickell’s anticholinergic for a form of excess sweating called axillary hyperhidrosis. In February, Vical laid off staff and said it was considering its options after ending development of its lead drug candidate, VL-2397.

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