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Toggle Summary FDA Approves KALYDECO® (ivacaftor) as First and Only Medicine to Treat the Underlying Cause of CF in Children Ages 12 to <24 Months with Certain Mutations in the CFTR Gene
-Data from Phase 3 ARRIVAL study support treatment with KALYDECO in children ages 12 to
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Toggle Summary Vertex Awards Two College Students Full Scholarships to the University of Massachusetts
-- Boston Public High School Students Nora Nguyen and Sonny Mei Receive Vertex Science Leaders Scholarship to Pursue STEAM Degrees at UMass -- BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 16, 2018-- Vertex today announced the recipients of the annual Vertex Science Leaders Scholarship, a four-year, full-ride
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Toggle Summary Vertex Receives a Positive PBAC Recommendation for Reimbursement of ORKAMBI® (lumacaftor/ivacaftor) to Treat Australians Ages Six and Over with Cystic Fibrosis and Two Copies of the F508del Mutation
- PBAC recommendation moves approximately 1,300 patients in Australia closer to access to lumacaftor/ivacaftor and Vertex is now working with the Australian Government to finalize a reimbursement agreement as soon as possible - LONDON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug.
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Toggle Summary Vertex Appoints Ludovic Fenaux as Senior Vice President, International Commercial Operations
– Ludovic Fenaux to lead Vertex’s expanding International organization – – Simon Bedson announces retirement – LONDON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 23, 2018-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that Ludovic Fenaux has been appointed Senior Vice President, International
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Toggle Summary Vertex and Genomics plc Establish Collaboration to Use Human Genetics and Data Science to Advance Discovery of Precision Medicines
Multi-year collaboration combines expertise in genomics, machine learning and drug discovery to identify novel targets for innovative medicines BOSTON &amp; OXFORD, United Kingdom --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 30, 2018-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) and Genomics plc today announced a
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Toggle Summary Vertex Announces Reimbursement Agreement in Australia for ORKAMBI® (lumacaftor/ivacaftor) for People with Cystic Fibrosis Ages Six Years and Older with Two Copies of the F508del Mutation
- Approximately 1,300 patients in Australia join the thousands of patients worldwide who already have access to lumacaftor/ivacaftor - - A pathway to access for future Vertex CF medicine, tezacaftor/ivacaftor, has also been established - LONDON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep.
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Toggle Summary Vertex Completes Enrollment of Two Phase 3 Studies of VX-659 in Triple Combination with Tezacaftor and Ivacaftor for the Treatment of Cystic Fibrosis
-Data expected in late 2018 from Phase 3 studies of VX-659, tezacaftor and ivacaftor in people with one F508del mutation and one minimal function mutation and in people with two F508del mutations- -Enrollment of two Phase 3 studies of VX-445 in triple combination with tezacaftor and ivacaftor
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Toggle Summary Vertex Appoints Katharine Jensen as Head of Corporate Social Responsibility
-- Ms. Jensen to oversee global CSR efforts and lead The Vertex Foundation -- BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 10, 2018-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that Katharine Jensen has been appointed Head of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). In this role, Ms.
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Toggle Summary Vertex to Present at the Morgan Stanley Healthcare Conference on September 14
BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 11, 2018-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that management will present at the Morgan Stanley Healthcare Conference on Friday, September 14, 2018 at 12:15 p.m. ET . The audio portion of management’s remarks will be available live
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Toggle Summary Vertex Announces Access Contract in Denmark for Current and Future Cystic Fibrosis Medicines
- First-of-its-kind contract with the Danish pharmaceutical and procurement organization, Amgros, is effective from today - - Vertex also announces reimbursement in Austria for ORKAMBI ® (lumacaftor/ivacaftor) to treat patients ages 6 through 11 with two copies of the F508del mutation - LONDON
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