CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov 10, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) announced today that holders of its 4.75% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2013 have agreed to exchange approximately $109.0 million in aggregate principal amount of those notes and accrued
<ul><li class="bwlistitemmarginbottom"><i><b>83% SVR achieved with twice-daily regimen of telaprevir dosed
with PEGASYS and ribavirin</b></i></li><li class="bwlistitemmarginbottom"><i><b>Results highlight the use of response-guided therapy in managing
treatment outcomes</b></i></li><li class="bwlistitemmarginbottom"><i><b>Similar safety and tolerability observed between
telaprevir-based regimens dosed either twice daily or three times daily</b></i></li></ul>
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.
<ul><li class="bwlistitemmarginbottom"><i><b>57% of prior treatment null responder patients achieved an SVR
with a 48-week telaprevir-based regimen</b></i></li><li class="bwlistitemmarginbottom"><i><b>90% of prior treatment relapsers and 55% of prior treatment
partial responders achieved an SVR with 24-week or 48-week
telaprevir-based regimens</b></i></li><li class="bwlistitemmarginbottom"><i><b>Results provide further support for the ongoing Phase 3
registration study, REALIZE, in treatment-failure patients</b></i></li></ul>
<i>-Phase 3 registration programs in hepatitis C and cystic fibrosis on
track-</i><br /><i>-Vertex to present telaprevir SVR data from Study C208 at AASLD
meeting this week-</i><br />
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct 14, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) will announce its third quarter 2009 financial results on Monday, October 26, 2009 after the financial markets close. The Company will host a conference call at 5:00 p.m. EDT.
<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 />
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sep 30, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that it will receive $155 million in cash from two financial transactions. In the first transaction, Vertex will receive approximately $120 million in cash for the issuance of notes
<i><b>Presentations to include SVR results from Study C208 exploring
twice-daily telaprevir-based dosing regimen, final PROVE 3 results and
additional sub-analysis of PROVE 1 and PROVE 2 in "difficult-to-cure"
patients</b></i><br />
<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 />
