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Toggle Summary Vertex Announces Availability of Cystic Fibrosis Medicine KALYDECO® (ivacaftor) in New Zealand
LONDON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 25, 2020-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that KALYDECO ® (ivacaftor) will be available to eligible patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) in New Zealand from March 1 . Clinicians are able to apply for patient access using the
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Toggle Summary Vertex Announces Cancellation of its March 3 Presentation at the Cowen Health Care Conference
BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced the cancellation of its planned March 3 presentation and webcast at the Cowen Health Care Conference . Following implementation of a companywide travel and meetings policy that is designed to reduce
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Toggle Summary Vertex Announces CEO Succession Plan for 2012
- Jeffrey Leiden , M.D., Ph.D., to become CEO in February 2012 - - Matthew Emmens elects to retire in May; will remain director for Vertex Board- CAMBRIDGE, Mass. --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Jeffrey
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Toggle Summary Vertex Announces Collaboration with Janssen To Initiate Phase 2 All-Oral Study of VX-135 and Simeprevir (TMC435) for the Treatment of Hepatitis C
-Companies to evaluate two-drug combination of Vertex's investigational nucleotide analogue VX-135 and Janssen's investigational protease inhibitor simeprevir (TMC435)- -Phase 2 proof-of-concept study to begin in early 2013 to evaluate safety, tolerability and viral cure rates of 12-week treatment
HCV
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Toggle Summary Vertex Announces Collaboration with the Boston Public Schools to Enhance Science Education
- Vertex commits more than $1 million to support education for BPS students and to prepare teachers for new science education standards- -Company dedicates 3,000 square foot learning laboratory at new Fan Pier headquarters to local community- BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals
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Toggle Summary Vertex Announces Completion of Phase 2 Study of VX-765 in People with Epilepsy who did not Respond to Previous Treatment
-Results support continued development of VX-765 in people with treatment-resistant epilepsy- CAMBRIDGE, Mass. --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced results from a recently completed Phase 2 study of VX-765 in 60 people with treatment-resistant
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Toggle Summary Vertex Announces Data from 12-Week Phase 2 Safety Study of VX-661 in Combination with Ivacaftor in People with Cystic Fibrosis Who Have Two Copies of the F508del Mutation
-The combination was generally well tolerated and all patients completed 12 weeks of treatment- -Mean within-group absolute improvement from baseline in lung function of 4.4 (p=0.009) and 3.0 (p=0.026) percentage points at week 4 and through 12 weeks of treatment, respectively, in patients who
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Toggle Summary Vertex Announces Data Presentations at European Cystic Fibrosis Society (ECFS) Conference
-Analysis from TRAFFIC and TRANSPORT extension study of lumacaftor in combination with ivacaftor showed that improvements in lung function and other measures of disease were maintained through 48 weeks in people with cystic fibrosis who have two copies of the F508del mutation- BRUSSELS --(BUSINESS
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Toggle Summary Vertex Announces Departure of Ian Smith, Names Interim CFO
BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2019-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that Ian Smith has been terminated as Chief Operating Officer and interim Chief Financial Officer (CFO) effective immediately. Mr. Smith’s termination is the result of personal behavior that
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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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