SAN DIEGO, May 09, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vical Incorporated (Nasdaq:VICL) today reported financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2016. Net loss for the first quarter of 2016 was $2.4 million, or $0.03 per share, compared with a net loss of $3.8 million, or $0.04 per share, for the first quarter of 2015. Revenues for the first quarter of 2016 were $4.6 million, compared with revenues of $4.9 million for the first quarter of 2015, reflecting revenues from Astellas Pharma Inc. for manufacturing services performed under our ASP0113 collaborative agreements. ASP0113 is Vical’s therapeutic vaccine designed to prevent cytomegalovirus (CMV) disease and associated complications in transplant recipients.
Vical had cash and investments of $40.3 million at March 31, 2016. The Company’s net cash use for the first quarter of 2016 was $1.7 million, which was consistent with the Company’s guidance for the full year. The Company is projecting net cash burn for 2016 between $8 million and $11 million.
Vical had cash and investments of $40.3 million at March 31, 2016. The Company’s net cash use for the first quarter of 2016 was $1.7 million, which was consistent with the Company’s guidance for the full year. The Company is projecting net cash burn for 2016 between $8 million and $11 million.
