With the failure of its lead compound squarely in the rearview, Vical has been looking for assets that could help pad its pipeline and a recent deal with Japan's Astellas is the key to moving forward for the biotech.
The San Diego-based company announced 25 March that it has in-licensed an IND-ready antifungal compound from Astellas that fits in...





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