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Toggle Summary Vertex to Announce Second Quarter 2023 Financial Results on August 1
BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 30, 2023-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) will report its second quarter 2023 financial results on Tuesday, August 1, 2023 after the financial markets close. The company will host a conference call and webcast at 4:30 p.m. ET .
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Toggle Summary Vertex and Lonza to Build Dedicated Manufacturing Facility for Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) Cell Therapies
- Following positive Phase 1/2 results in Vertex’s VX-880 program, Vertex and Lonza announce strategic manufacturing collaboration - - Dedicated large-scale facility will support commercial production of Vertex’s T1D cell therapy portfolio - - Approximately 300 new jobs anticipated at Lonza
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Toggle Summary Vertex Presents Positive VX-880 Results From Ongoing Phase 1/2 Study in Type 1 Diabetes at the American Diabetes Association 83rd Scientific Sessions
–   All six patients treated with VX-880 engrafted islet cells, produced endogenous insulin (C-peptide) and had improved glycemic control while reducing or eliminating insulin use – –   The two patients with at least one year of follow-up met the criteria for the primary endpoint of elimination of
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Toggle Summary Vertex Presents Data Demonstrating Significant Benefits of Long-Term Treatment With CFTR Modulators at the European Cystic Fibrosis Conference
-Interim results of largest real-world study of TRIKAFTA ® (elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor and ivacaftor) showed sustained improvement in lung function, reduction in pulmonary exacerbations frequency and lower rates of lung transplant and death for people with cystic fibrosis- - Twelve
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Toggle Summary Positive Results From Pivotal Trials of exa-cel for Transfusion-Dependent Beta Thalassemia and Severe Sickle Cell Disease Presented at the 2023 Annual European Hematology Association (EHA) Congress
- Both trials met the primary and key secondary endpoints at the pre-specified interim analysis - - Data continue to demonstrate transformative and durable benefit - - Safety profile consistent with busulfan conditioning and   autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplant - BOSTON & ZUG,
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Toggle Summary FDA Accepts Biologics License Applications for exagamglogene autotemcel (exa-cel) for Severe Sickle Cell Disease and Transfusion-Dependent Beta Thalassemia
- First CRISPR gene-editing filings to be accepted for review by FDA - - FDA grants Priority Review for severe sickle cell disease (SCD) and Standard Review for transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia (TDT) – - PDUFA target action date of December 8, 2023 , for SCD and March 30, 2024 , for TDT –
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Toggle Summary Vertex to Participate in the Goldman Sachs 44th Annual Global Healthcare Conference on June 13
BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 30, 2023-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced management participation in the Goldman Sachs 44 th Annual Global Healthcare Conference. Dr. Reshma Kewalramani , Chief Executive Officer and President, and Stuart A.
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Toggle Summary Vertex Announces U.S. FDA Approval for KALYDECO® (ivacaftor) to Treat Eligible Infants With CF Ages 1 Month and Older
-First and only CFTR modulator approved for this age group- BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 3, 2023-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved KALYDECO ® (ivacaftor) for use in children with cystic fibrosis (CF) ages 1
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Toggle Summary Vertex Reports First Quarter 2023 Financial Results
— Product revenue of $2.37 billion , a 13% increase compared to Q1 2022 — — Company reiterates full year 2023 financial guidance, including product revenue guidance of $9.55 to $9.7 billion — — TRIKAFTA approved in U.S. for children with cystic fibrosis 2 to 5 years of age — — Pipeline advancement
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Toggle Summary Vertex Receives CHMP Positive Opinion for ORKAMBI® (lumacaftor/ivacaftor) in Children With Cystic Fibrosis Ages 1 to <2 Years Old
- If approved by the European Commission, nearly 300 children with cystic fibrosis and two copies of the F508del mutation would be eligible for the first time for a medicine&nbsp;that can treat the underlying cause of their disease - LONDON – 26/27/28 April 2023 – Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: VRTX)
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