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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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