- ViaCyte brings tools, technologies and assets with potential to accelerate development of VX-880, Vertex’s fully differentiated, insulin-producing, stem cell derived islets - - ViaCyte to be acquired for $320 million in cash- BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul.
BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 5, 2022-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has lifted the clinical hold placed on the Phase 1/2 clinical trial of VX-880, an investigational stem cell-derived, fully differentiated
– Data from 75 patients with transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia or severe sickle cell disease with follow-up of up to 37.2 months continue to demonstrate that exa-cel has the potential to be a one-time functional cure – – Safety profile generally consistent with myeloablative conditioning and
- TRIKAFTA ® (elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor and ivacaftor) real-world safety and effectiveness interim results show improved lung function and significant reductions in risk of pulmonary exacerbations, lung transplant and death for people with cystic fibrosis (CF) - - Study in people with CF
BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 8, 2022-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that the company will participate in a fireside chat at the Goldman Sachs 43rd Annual Global Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, June 15, 2022 at 1:20 p.m. PT .
- Vertex granted nine Breakthrough Therapy Designations and three PRIME designations across its pipeline programs to date – BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 8, 2022-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted inaxaplin
– Patient 1 showed blood glucose time-in-range change from 40.1% on 34.0 units per day of exogenous insulin at baseline to 99.9% and insulin independence at Day 270 – – Patient 2 showed blood glucose time-in-range change from 35.9% on 25.9 units per day of exogenous insulin at baseline to 51.9%
- Vertex announces three additional abstracts on the burden of beta thalassemia and sickle cell disease accepted for poster presentation – BOSTON & ZUG, Switzerland & CAMBRIDGE, Mass. --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 2, 2022-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) and CRISPR Therapeutics
BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 31, 2022-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced three abstracts, including two oral presentations and one poster, detailing data on type 1 diabetes (T1D) and its Phase 1/2 trial of VX-880, a stem cell‑derived, fully differentiated
BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 18, 2022-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that Suketu (“Suky”) Upadhyay has been elected to its board of directors as an independent director. Mr. Upadhyay is a global business executive with more than 20 years of experience in the
-New 344,000 square foot cell and genetic therapies research and manufacturing facility to be built- -Facility to support continued R&D growth- BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 17, 2022-- At a dedication today of the new Jeffrey Leiden Center for Cell and Genetic Therapies in Boston’s Seaport, Vertex
– Vertex grant to JDRF supports efforts to improve clinical trial diversity in type 1 diabetes – – The Vertex Foundation grant supports the Mass General Comprehensive Sickle Cell Disease Treatment Center – – Additional Vertex Foundation grant to Year Up to support health care workforce training –
— Product revenues of $2.10 billion , a 22% increase compared to Q1 2021 — — Company reiterates full year 2022 product revenue guidance of $8.4 to $8.6 billion — — Mid- and late-stage clinical pipeline now spans 6 disease areas — BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 5, 2022-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals
BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 21, 2022-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) will report its first quarter 2022 financial results on Thursday, May 5, 2022 after the financial markets close. The company will host a conference call and webcast at 4:30 p.m. ET .
-Approximately 500 Canadians ages 6-11 are now eligible for TRIKAFTA ® - - Vertex has submitted this indication to CADTH & INESSS for Health Technology Assessments- BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 20, 2022-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that Health Canada has
- Treatment with the NaV1.8 inhibitor VX-548 met the primary endpoint in both Phase 2 proof-of-concept acute pain studies following abdominoplasty or bunionectomy surgery - - VX-548 was generally well tolerated - - Results further highlight NaV1.8 as a new mechanism that could create an
- With this reimbursement agreement in place, more than 2,200 people with CF will have PBS -funded access to TRIKAFTA ® , including more than 700 who will now have access to a CFTR modulator therapy for the first time - LONDON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 26, 2022-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
– Single pivotal trial to initiate later this month targets the broad patient population with two APOL1 mutations and proteinuric kidney disease – – Pathway for accelerated approval using an interim analysis at Week 48 of eGFR slope, supported by reduction in proteinuria – – Final analysis
BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 1, 2022-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that management will present at Cowen’s 42nd Annual Health Care Conference on Tuesday, March 8, 2022 at 2:50 p.m. ET . A live webcast of management's remarks will be available through Vertex
-Full year product revenues of $7.57 billion , a 22% increase compared to full year 2020- -Company provides full year 2022 product revenue guidance of $8.4 to $8.6 billion - - Advancing broad clinical pipeline across six disease areas; multiple programs in mid- and late-stage development with
BOSTON ----(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 18, 2022-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) will report its fourth quarter and full year 2021 financial results on Wednesday, January 26, 2022 after the financial markets close. The company will host a conference call and webcast at 4:30 p.m. ET .
- More than 1,500 children now eligible to receive a treatment targeting the underlying cause of cystic fibrosis for the first time - LONDON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 11, 2022-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that the European Commission has granted approval for
BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 4, 2022-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that management will present at the 40 th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on Monday, January 10, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. ET . A live webcast of management's remarks will be available
– Treatment with VX-147 led to a statistically significant, substantial and clinically meaningful mean reduction in proteinuria of 47.6% at 13 weeks compared to baseline and was well tolerated – – Results provide clinical proof of concept for the first genetically targeted approach to treating
– With this reimbursement agreement approximately 700 people with cystic fibrosis now have access to a CFTR modulator therapy for the first time – LONDON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 19, 2021-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that the Spanish government has approved
- If approved, more than 1,500 children would be eligible for a medicine that can treat the underlying cause of their disease for the first time - LONDON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 12, 2021-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that the European Medicines Agency’s
-Product revenues of $1.98 billion , a 29% increase compared to Q3 2020- -Company raises full-year 2021 guidance for product revenues to $7.4 to $7.5 billion - -Broad pipeline advancing with recent progress marked by unprecedented VX-880 clinical results in T1D; Phase 2 clinical results for VX-147
Vertex to use Mammoth’s proprietary ultra-small CRISPR systems to discover and develop novel in vivo gene-editing therapies BRISBANE, Calif. --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 26, 2021-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) and Mammoth Biosciences , a biotech company building the next generation
BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2021-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) will report its third-quarter 2021 financial results on Tuesday, November 2, 2021 after the financial markets close. The company will host a conference call and webcast at 4:30 p.m. ET .
- 96-week interim results of TRIKAFTA ® (elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor and ivacaftor) study show no loss of pulmonary function in people with at least one F508del allele, a first for any CFTR modulator – - Real-world data from people treated with KALYDECO ® (ivacaftor) over approximately 6 years
- First patient dosed with VX-880 demonstrated restoration of insulin production and achieved C-peptide of 560 pmol/L in response to Mixed Meal Tolerance Test (MMTT) at Day 90 Visit - - 91% decrease in daily insulin requirement and simultaneous robust improvements in glucose control as measured by
BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 13, 2021-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that management will present at the Morgan Stanley Virtual 19 th Annual Global Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, September 15 th , 2021 at 11:00 a.m. ET .
BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 26, 2021-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced publication in The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) of results from a Phase 3 study of TRIKAFTA ® (elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor and ivacaftor) in people with cystic fibrosis
Vertex to use Arbor’s CRISPR gene-editing technology to enhance efforts in developing novel cell therapies for the treatment of serious diseases CAMBRIDGE, MA – August 24, 2021 – Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) and Arbor Biotechnologies (Arbor) today announced a new collaboration
BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 4, 2021-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that Stuart A. Arbuckle has been appointed as the company’s Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective immediately. Mr. Arbuckle has served as Vertex’s Executive Vice
- Product revenues of $1.79 billion , an 18% increase compared to Q2 2020 - - Company raises full-year 2021 guidance for product revenues to $7.2 to $7.4B - - Phase 3 study of next-in-class triple combination for CF to begin in the second half of 2021; multiple additional clinical milestones
- Phase 2 study met primary endpoint and all secondary endpoints - - Phase 2 data demonstrated that a once-daily triple combination of VX-121/ tezacaftor/VX-561 has potential for enhanced clinical benefit compared to TRIKAFTA ® (elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor and ivacaftor) - - Initiation of
- Proof-of-concept study of VX-548 in acute pain following bunionectomy surgery open for enrollment - - Second Phase 2 study of VX-548 in acute pain following abdominoplasty surgery to begin in the coming weeks - BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 19, 2021-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq:
BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 16, 2021-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) will report its second-quarter 2021 financial results on Thursday, July 29, 2021 after the financial markets close. The company will host a conference call and webcast at 5:30 p.m. ET .
- With this reimbursement agreement more than 1,500 patients now have access to a CFTR modulator therapy for the first time - LONDON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 28, 2021-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced a national reimbursement agreement with the French Health
- Reimbursement agreement also includes certain future indication extensions across all Vertex CF medicines - - Approximately 1,400 patients will now have access to a CFTR modulator for the first time - LONDON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 25, 2021-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX)
-Approximately 1,100 F/MF patients now eligible for a CFTR modulator to treat the underlying cause of their disease- BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 18, 2021-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced Health Canada has granted Marketing Authorization for TRIKAFTA ®
- Beta thalassemia: All 15 patients were transfusion independent after CTX001 infusion - - Sickle cell disease: All seven patients were free of vaso-occlusive crises after CTX001 infusion - BOSTON & ZUG, Switzerland & CAMBRIDGE, Mass. --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun.
- Treatment with VX-864 led to a statistically significant increase from baseline in plasma functional AAT levels as compared to placebo and was generally well tolerated - - Results provide proof-of-mechanism, although magnitude of treatment effect observed unlikely to translate into substantial
- With this approval approximately 1,500 children with one minimal function mutation and one F508del mutation have a medicine to treat the underlying cause of their disease for the first time - BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 9, 2021-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and ZUG, Switzerland and BOSTON, May 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) and CRISPR Therapeutics (Nasdaq: CRSP) today announced two abstracts detailing updated data from the ongoing CTX001 clinical trials have been accepted for
BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 10, 2021-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that management will present at the Bank of America Securities 2021 Virtual Health Care Conference on Thursday, May 13, 2021 at 10:15 a.m. ET .
-Product revenues of $1.72 billion , a 14% increase compared to Q1 2020- - Company advancing clinical programs in six additional diseases beyond cystic fibrosis- -Multiple Phase 2 proof-of-concept study results expected in 2021 - BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr.
- New indication includes people ages 12 years and older who have one copy of the F508del mutation regardless of the other mutation type - - People with gating (F/G) or residual function (F/RF) mutations now eligible for the triple combination therapy - LONDON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr.
BOSTON and CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and ZUG, Switzerland, April 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) and CRISPR Therapeutics (Nasdaq: CRSP) today announced the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has granted Priority Medicines (PRIME) designation to CTX001, an
