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and cost challenges of manufacturing conventional vaccines for diseases
such as influenza, which use killed or disabled viruses grown in
chicken eggs or via cell culture, requiring months of production time
in large, dedicated facilities.
Conference Call
Vical will conduct a conference call and webcast to discuss the financial results and program updates with invited analysts and institutional investors today, August 7, at noon Eastern Time. The call and webcast are open on a listen-only basis to any interested parties. To listen to the conference call, dial (888) 224-3260, or (913) 905-1086 for international participants, and reference confirmation code 3989047. A replay of the call will be available for 48 hours beginning about two hours after the call. To listen to the replay, dial (888) 203-1112, or (719) 457-0820 for international participants, and enter replay passcode 3989047. The call also will be available live and archived through the events page at http://www.vical.com. For further information, contact Vical's Investor Relations department by phone at (858) 646-1127 or by e-mail at info@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 compa
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