People: Vical Inc (VICL.O)

Mr. Kevin R. Bracken joined as Vice President, Manufacturing of Vical Incorporated in October 2001. From July 1998 to October 2001, Mr. Bracken was Vice President, Process Engineering and Manufacturing for Universal Preservation Technologies, Inc., and from November 1995 to July 1998, he was Director of Engineering for Molecular Biosystems, Inc. Prior to November 1995, he held a variety of process and engineering positions with Gilead Sciences, Inc., and a predecessor company, Vestar, Inc., with Baxter International, and with E.I. duPont de Nemours and Company. He brings experience in commercial scale-up of biopharmaceutical manufacturing facilities, process development and optimization, and direction of research, pre-clinical and clinical production and contract manufacturing. Mr. Bracken earned his M.S. degree in chemical engineering from the University of Rochester in 1973, and his B.S. degree in chemical engineering from the University of Delaware in 1970.