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Toggle Summary Vertex Receives European CHMP Positive Opinion for KALYDECO® (ivacaftor) to Treat Eligible Infants with Cystic Fibrosis as Early as 6 Months of Age
- If approved, ivacaftor will be the first and only medicine to treat the underlying cause of cystic fibrosis for children this young - LONDON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 18, 2019-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Europe) Limited today announces that the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for
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Toggle Summary Vertex Appoints Carmen Bozic, M.D., as New Chief Medical Officer and Nia Tatsis, Ph.D., as New Chief Regulatory Officer
  BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 1, 2019-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that Carmen Bozic , M.D., has been appointed as the company’s Executive Vice President, Global Medicines Development and Medical Affairs. Dr.
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Toggle Summary Vertex and Ribometrix Establish Strategic Collaboration to Discover and Develop RNA-Targeted Small Molecule Therapeutics
  -Partnership will leverage Ribometrix’s discovery platform for up to three therapeutic programs-     -Ribometrix to receive $20 million in upfront payment and Vertex equity investment; potential for additional milestones and royalty payments-     BOSTON & DURHAM, N.C. --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep.
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Toggle Summary Vertex Announces New Access Agreement with Scottish Government for ORKAMBI® (lumacaftor/ivacaftor) and SYMKEVI® (tezacaftor/ivacaftor)
Eligible patients in Scotland will immediately have access to ORKAMBI (lumacaftor/ivacaftor) and SYMKEVI (tezacaftor/ivacaftor) in combination with ivacaftor LONDON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 12, 2019-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ: VRTX) today announced that eligible cystic fibrosis
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Toggle Summary Vertex to Present at the Morgan Stanley Global Healthcare Conference on September 11
BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 10, 2019-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that management will present at the Morgan Stanley Global Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, September 11, 2019 at 12:15 p.m. ET . The audio portion of management’s remarks can be accessed
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Toggle Summary Vertex to Acquire Semma Therapeutics With a Goal of Developing Curative Cell-Based Treatments for Type 1 Diabetes
-Semma’s unique investigational approach combines robust production process of pancreatic islet cells with proprietary delivery system to restore insulin secretion in type 1 diabetes patients- -Semma to be acquired for $950 million in cash- BOSTON & CAMBRIDGE, Mass. --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep.
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Toggle Summary FDA Accepts New Drug Application for VX-445 (Elexacaftor), Tezacaftor and Ivacaftor Combination Treatment
-FDA Grants Priority Review of the application and sets a PDUFA target action date of March 19, 2020 - -Application supported by positive results from two global Phase 3 studies in people with cystic fibrosis ages 12 and older with one F508del mutation and one minimal function mutation and in
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Toggle Summary Vertex Reports Second-Quarter 2019 Financial Results
- Product revenues of $940 million , a 25% increase compared to 2018 - - Company increases full-year 2019 total product revenue guidance to $3.6 to $3.7 billion - - Company advancing programs in 5 additional diseases beyond cystic fibrosis - BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul.
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Toggle Summary Vertex Announces Dr. Jeffrey Leiden to Transition to Role of Executive Chairman, Effective April 1, 2020 and Dr. Reshma Kewalramani Appointed as New Chief Executive Officer
BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 25, 2019-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that its Board of Directors has approved the planned transition of Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Leiden , M.D., Ph.D, into the role of Executive Chairman of the
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Toggle Summary Vertex Submits New Drug Application to the U.S. FDA for Triple Combination Regimen of VX-445 (Elexacaftor), Tezacaftor and Ivacaftor in Cystic Fibrosis
-Application supported by positive results from two global Phase 3 studies in people with CF ages 12 and older with one F508del mutation and one minimal function mutation and in people with two F508del mutations- BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 22, 2019-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq:
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