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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Announces Webcast of its Presentation at the Lazard Capital Markets Annual Healthcare Conference
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov 12, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that it will webcast its presentation at the Lazard Capital Markets 6th Annual Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 2:40 p.m. EST.
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Announces Webcast of its Presentation at the Merrill Lynch Global Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology & Medical Device Conference
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan 31, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that it will webcast its corporate presentation at the 2008 Merrill Lynch Global Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology & Medical Device Conference on Tuesday, February 5, 2008 at 11:40 a.m.
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Announces Webcast of its Presentation at the Susquehanna Financial Group's Second Annual SIGnificant Options in Healthcare Conference
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb 29, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq:VRTX) today announced that the Company will participate in an HCV panel, entitled: "HCV: Protease Inhibitors and Beyond" at Susquehanna Financial Group's Second Annual SIGnificant Investment Options in
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Announces Webcast of its Presentation at the Thomas Weisel Partners Healthcare Conference 2008
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug 29, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that it will webcast its corporate presentation at the Thomas Weisel Partners Healthcare Conference 2008 on Wednesday, September 3, 2008 at 8:00 a.m. EDT.
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Announces Webcast of its Presentation at the UBS 2008 Global Life Sciences Conference
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sep 19, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that it will webcast its corporate presentation at the UBS 2008 Global Life Sciences Conference on Wednesday, September 24, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. EDT.
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Announces Webcast of its Presentation at the Wachovia Securities Small and Mid-Cap Healthcare Conference
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Announces Webcast of its Presentation at the Wachovia Securities Small and Mid-Cap Healthcare Conference Cambridge, MA, January 24, 2007 - Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that it will webcast its corporate presentation at the Wachovia
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Announces Webcast of its Presentation at Two Investor Conferences
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sep 04, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that it will webcast its corporate presentation at the 3rd Annual Citi Biotech Day on Monday, September 8, 2008 at 1:50 p.m. EDT and at the Morgan Stanley Global Healthcare Unplugged
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Announces Webcast of its Presentation at Two Investor Conferences
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Mar 30, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that it will webcast its corporate presentation at Citi's 4 th Annual Biotech Day on Wednesday, April 1, 2009 at 2:40 p.m. EDT and at the Canaccord Adams Hepatitis C Conference on
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Announces Webcast of its Presentation at Two Investor Conferences
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov 26, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that it will webcast its presentation at the Piper Jaffray 20 th Annual Health Care Conference on Tuesday, December 2, 2008 at 10:30 a.m.
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Announces Webcast of its Presentation at Two Investor Conferences
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov 14, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that it will webcast its corporate presentation at the Lazard Capital Markets Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at 2:30 p.m.
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Announces Webcast of its Presentation at Two Investor Conferences
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov 06, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that it will webcast its presentation at Deutsche Bank's 2008 Biotech Boston Confab on Tuesday, November 11, 2008 and at the Credit Suisse 2008 Healthcare Conference on Thursday,
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Announces Webcast of its Presentations at Two Investor Conferences
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Announces Webcast of its Presentations at Two Investor Conferences Cambridge, MA, April 27, 2005 --Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) will webcast its presentations at Deutsche Bank's 30th Annual Health Care Conference on May 2, 2005 and at Morgan Stanley's
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Announces Webcast of its Presentations at Two Investor Conferences
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct 30, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that it will webcast its presentations at the Oppenheimer 20 th Annual Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 2:10 p.m.
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Announces Webcast of its Presentations at Two Investor Conferences
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Announces Webcast of its Presentations at Two Investor Conferences Cambridge, MA, February 18, 2005 -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) will webcast its presentations at the BIO CEO and Investor Conference on February 23, 2005 and at the SunTrust Robinson
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Announces Webcast of its Presentations at Two Investor Conferences
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sep 18, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that it will webcast its presentations at the UBS Global Life Sciences Conference on Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at 2:30 p.m. EDT and at the JMP Securities Healthcare Conference on
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Announces Webcast of its Presentations at Two Investor Conferences
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sep 03, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that it will webcast its presentations at the Thomas Weisel Partners 2009 Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, September 9, 2009 at 2:40 p.m.
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Announces Webcasts of its Presentations at Two Investor Conferences
Cambridge, MA, November 5, 2007 -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that it will webcast its corporate presentations at the 9th Annual MASS Opportunities Investment Conference on Thursday, November 8, 2007 at 2:45 p.m.
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Announces Webcasts of its Presentations at Three Investor Conferences
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 06, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that it will webcast its corporate presentation at the Bank of America and Merrill Lynch 2009 Health Care Conference on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 at 8:40 a.m. EDT; at R. W.
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Announces Webcasts of its Presentations at Two Investor Conferences
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Announces Webcasts of its Presentations at Two Investor Conferences Cambridge, MA, February 5, 2007 - Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) announced today that it will webcast its corporate presentations at the Merrill Lynch Global Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Announces Webcasts of its Presentations at Two Investor Conferences
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Apr 26, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) will webcast its presentations at the Morgan Stanley Global Healthcare Unplugged Conference on May 2, 2007 at 2:15 p.m. EDT and at Deutsche Bank's 32nd Annual Health Care Conference on May 3, 2007
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Announces Webcasts of its Presentations at Two Investor Conferences
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sep 14, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that it will webcast its corporate presentations at the Merrill Lynch Global Pharmaceutical, Biotech & Medtech Conference on Tuesday, September 18th at 1:00 p.m. GMT (8:00 a.m.
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Announces Webcasts of its Presentations at Two Investor Conferences
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov 20, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that it will webcast its presentations at the Piper Jaffray 21st Annual Health Care Conference on Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at 2:00 p.m.
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Announces Webcasts of its Presentations at Two Investor Conferences
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Mar 07, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) will webcast its presentations at the Cowen and Company 27th Annual Health Care Conference on March 13, 2007 at 8:45 a.m. EDT and at the Citigroup Small & Mid-Cap Conference on March 14, 2007 at
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Announces Webcasts of its Presentations at Two Investor Conferences
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jun 01, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) will webcast its presentations at the Bear Stearns Biotech Confab on Thursday, June 7th at 7:50 a.m. EDT and at the Goldman Sachs 28th Annual Global Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, June 13th at
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Announces Webcasts of its Presentations at Two Investor Conferences
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jun 04, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that it will webcast its presentation at the Goldman Sachs 30 th Annual Global Healthcare Conference. Matt Emmens, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Vertex, will
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Announces Webcasts of its Presentations at Two Investor Conferences
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Announces Webcasts of its Presentations at Two Investor Conferences CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 06, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that it will webcast its corporate presentations at the Bank of America 2008 Health Care
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Appoints Wayne J. Riley, M.D., to its Board of Directors
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jul 13, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that Wayne J. Riley, M.D., M.B.A., joined its board of directors as an independent director. The addition of Dr. Riley brings the number of Vertex board members to 10. Dr.
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Closes on Acquisition of ViroChem Pharma
<b>-Purchase Price $100 Million and 10.7 Million Shares-</b><b>-Vertex Acquires Two HCV Polymerase Inhibitors in Deal-</b>
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Employees Participate in First Companywide Day of Service
<i>-More than 800 Vertex employees take part in service activities at more than 20 nonprofit and community organizations around the globe-</i><br /><i>-Several events focused on promoting students' interest in science-</i><br /><i>-Day of Service held to honor Vertex founder and long-time CEO Joshua Boger, Ph.D.-</i><br />
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Highlights 2003 Accomplishments and 2004 Outlook at 22nd Annual JP Morgan Healthcare Conference
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Highlights 2003 Accomplishments and 2004 Outlook at 22nd Annual JP Morgan Healthcare Conference Cambridge, MA, January 12, 2004 -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today presented its 2003 accomplishments and 2004 outlook at the 22nd Annual JPMorgan
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Highlights Progress with Hepatitis C and Cystic Fibrosis Programs and Reports Third Quarter 2008 Results
<B><P>-- Phase 3 ADVANCE study of telaprevir in HCV completes enrollment --<br> -- Registration program for VX-770 in cystic fibrosis being discussed with global authorities --<br> -- As of September 30, 2008, Vertex had $920 million of cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities--</P></B>
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Highlights Telaprevir Progress and Reports Second Quarter 2008 Results
-- Treatment-failure data and treatment-naive data strengthen<br> telaprevir's potential profile and highlight broad opportunity<br> in treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection<br><br> -- VX-770, for cystic fibrosis (CF), completes enrollment for<br> 28-day Phase 2a study; 2009 targeted for initiation of<br> registration studies, pending 28-day study results
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Initiates Clinical Trial to Evaluate Combination Regimens of VX-770 and VX-809 Targeting the Defective Protein Responsible for Cystic Fibrosis
<i><b>-Primary endpoints of safety, tolerability and effect on CFTR function as measured by sweat chloride-</b></i> <br /> <i><b>-Phase 2a proof of mechanism clinical trial to enroll people with the most common mutation of cystic fibrosis, known as F508del-</b></i> <br />
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Initiates Phase 2 Development for CFTR Corrector VX-809 in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis
<i><b>- Primary endpoints of safety and tolerability to be evaluated in Phase 2a clinical trial -</b></i><i><b>- Measurements of CFTR function to be assessed as secondary endpoints -</b></i><i><b>- Trial to enroll approximately 90 patients with the F508del CFTR mutation -</b></i>
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Initiates Phase 3 Registration Program for VX-770, an Oral CFTR Potentiator Targeting the Defective Protein Responsible for Cystic Fibrosis
<i><b>-Registration program to evaluate improvements in lung function (FEV</b></i><sub><i><b>1</b></i></sub><i><b>), restoration of CFTR activity and safety-</b></i><i><b>-Program designed to support registration in cystic fibrosis patients with the G551D mutation and to provide first evaluation of activity in patients with F508del mutations-</b></i><i><b>-Primary endpoint for patients with G551D mutation is improvement in FEV</b></i><sub><i><b>1 </b></i></sub><i><b>through 24 weeks-</b></i>
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Initiates Phase I Development for VX-770 in Cystic Fibrosis
- FDA Grants Fast Track Designation to VX-770 -
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Initiates Phase II Clinical Study in Rheumatoid Arthritis with Investigational Oral p38 MAP Kinase Inhibitor VX-702
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Initiates Phase II Clinical Study in Rheumatoid Arthritis with Investigational Oral p38 MAP Kinase Inhibitor VX-702 Cambridge, MA, June 10, 2005 - Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced the initiation of dosing in a Phase II clinical study in
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Initiates the First of Two Major Phase II Studies of VX-950 in Treatment-Naïve HCV Patients
- PROVE 1 & PROVE 2 Studies Expected to Enroll 580 Patients -
HCV
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Licenses VX-944 to Avalon Pharmaceuticals for Development and Commercialization in the Treatment of Cancer
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Licenses VX-944 to Avalon Pharmaceuticals for Development and Commercialization in the Treatment of Cancer Cambridge, MA, and Germantown, MD, February 15, 2005 -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) and Avalon Pharmaceuticals Incorporated today announced that
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Provides Corporate Update
<i>-Vertex announces plans to initiate a Phase 2 proof-of-concept trial for VX-509 in rheumatoid arthritis-</i><br /><i>-Vertex to add $260 million to cash position; company increases guidance for year-end cash position to approximately $800 million and adjusts net loss guidance-</i><br /><i>-Vertex announces executive leadership change-</i><br />
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Provides HCV and Cystic Fibrosis Update and Reports 2008 Financial Results
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb 09, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated : Telaprevir dosing in Phase 3 ADVANCE clinical trial complete and Phase 3 REALIZE clinical trial completes enrollment VX-770 expected to commence registration program for cystic fibrosis in first half of 2009
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Receives Distinguished Recognition by Scientific American Magazine
- Company named Business Leader in Medical Treatment in the 2004 &quot;Scientific American 50&quot; -
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Reports 2005 Financial Results
- Clinical, Research and Financial Objectives Achieved -
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Reports 2006 Financial Results
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Reports 2006 Financial Results Cambridge, MA, February 1, 2007 – Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today reported consolidated financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2006. “2006 was characterized by significant progress across our
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Reports 2007 Pipeline Progress
-- More than 1000 patients have now been enrolled in Phase 2b PROVE trials -- More than 350 patients have completed 12 weeks of telaprevir dosing in PROVE trials -- Interim results from PROVE 2 consistent with findings from PROVE 1
HCV
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Reports 2009 Financial Results and Highlights Recent Progress in Hepatitis C and Cystic Fibrosis Development Programs
<i>-HCV: New Drug Application planned for telaprevir in second half of 2010; increasing investment in commercialization and launch preparedness activities-</i> <br /> <i>-CF: Development progress with two compounds in orphan disease of cystic fibrosis; combination trial planned with VX-770 and VX-809 based on Phase 2 data for VX-809-</i> <br /> <i>-Pipeline: Proof-of-concept clinical trials planned for 2010 with novel combination regimens for hepatitis C and cystic fibrosis and with compounds for rheumatoid arthritis and epilepsy-</i> <br /> <i>-Financial: Vertex enters 2010 with approximately $1.3 billion in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities and approximately $32 million in outstanding 2013 convertible debt; 2010 investment to support long-term business objectives-</i> <br />
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Reports Completion of Dosing in the Phase Ia Clinical Study of VX-950, an Oral HCV Protease Inhibitor for the Treatment of Hepatitis C
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Reports Completion of Dosing in the Phase Ia Clinical Study of VX-950, an Oral HCV Protease Inhibitor for the Treatment of Hepatitis C Cambridge, MA, September 7, 2004 -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced it has successfully completed the
HCV
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Reports Data on Investigational Hepatitis C Therapies Suggesting Potential for Novel Treatment Approaches
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Reports Data on Investigational Hepatitis C Therapies Suggesting Potential for Novel Treatment Approaches Berlin, Germany, April 16, 2004 -- New data for proprietary investigational antiviral therapies for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection being developed by Vertex
HCV
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Reports Data Suggesting Potential for Oral Combination Approaches in Treatment of HCV
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Reports Data Suggesting Potential for Oral Combination Approaches in Treatment of HCV Tucson, AZ, May 4, 2004 -- New preclinical data for two proprietary investigational antiviral therapies for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection being developed by Vertex Pharmaceuticals
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Reports First Quarter 2004 Financial Results and Reviews Pipeline and Business Progress
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Reports First Quarter 2004 Financial Results and Reviews Pipeline and Business Progress Cambridge, MA, April 26, 2004 -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today reported consolidated financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2004.
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