San Diego-based biotech firm Vical (NASDAQ:[[ticker:VICL]]) reports that the Naval Medical Research Center plans to conduct tests and early clinical trials of a DNA vaccine formulated with its vaccine adjuvant (Vaxfectin) with a needle-free injection system for potentially lethal dengue infections. Vical plans to manufacture the vaccine and adjuvant under a $1.3 million contract, and the study is expected to take place at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research.
Author: Ryan McBride
Ryan is an award-winning business journalist who contributes to our life sciences and technology coverage. He was previously a staff writer for Mass High Tech, a Boston business and technology newspaper, where he and his colleagues won a national business journalism award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers in 2008. In recent years, he has made regular TV appearances on New England Cable News.
Prior to MHT, Ryan covered the life sciences, technology, and energy sectors for Providence Business News. He graduated with honors from the University of Rhode Island in 2001 with a bachelor’s degree in communications. When he’s not chasing down news, Ryan enjoys mountain biking and skiing in his home state of Vermont.
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