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Toggle Summary The Vertex Foundation Commits $5 Million to Support Global COVID-19 Pandemic Response
BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 7, 2020-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that the Vertex Foundation , a nonprofit charitable foundation, commits to make donations totaling $5 million in 2020 to support global COVID-19 relief efforts, including doubling its match
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Toggle Summary The Vertex Foundation Announces €1 Million Donation to Ronald McDonald House Charities at the New Children’s Hospital in Ireland
LONDON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 10, 2020-- The Vertex Foundation , a nonprofit charitable foundation, today announced a €1 million donation to Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) to support the construction of a Ronald McDonald House at the new children’s hospital in Dublin, Ireland .
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Toggle Summary The Vertex Foundation Announces Donation to Food Banks Canada to Help With COVID-19 Response
TORONTO , April 24, 2020 /CNW/ - Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated announced that the Vertex Foundation , a nonprofit charitable foundation, will donate $50,000 CAD to Food Banks Canada to support their COVID-19 Response Fund . Food banks across Canada have been severely impacted by COVID-19.
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Toggle Summary The Vertex Foundation and Employees Donate $1 Million Through Matching Gift Program
BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 14, 2018-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that Vertex employees and The Vertex Foundation have together donated over $1 million through the Company’s new dollar-for-dollar matching gift program.
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Toggle Summary The Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of Canada and Vertex Announce Collaboration to Fund Research in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
-Unique collaboration between a biotech company, nonprofit organization and academic centres to focus on underlying biology of IBD-<br> -Collaboration complements Vertex's ongoing IBD research efforts at its Canadian research and development site-
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Toggle Summary Telaprevir-Based PROVE Studies Show Significantly Higher SVR Rates in Treatment-Naive Genotype 1 Hepatitis C Patients in Half the Time of Current Treatments
- High sustained virologic response (SVR) rates of 61% in PROVE 1<br> and 68% in PROVE 2 with 24-week telaprevir-based treatment regimen -<br><br> - Telaprevir first and only investigational HCV protease inhibitor<br> in Phase 3, ADVANCE trial underway -
HCV
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Toggle Summary Telaprevir Presentations at the 59th AASLD Meeting to Feature SVR Data in Treatment-Naïve and Treatment-Failure Genotype 1 HCV Patients, and Clinical Data Exploring Twice-Daily Dosing Regimens
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ: VRTX - News) today announced that key data on sustained viral response (SVR) rates in both treatment-naïve and treatment-failure genotype 1 hepatitis C (HCV) patients who received telaprevir-based treatment regimens
HCV
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Toggle Summary Telaprevir Data Presented at EASL Show Unprecedented SVR Rates in HCV Treatment-Failure Patients in PROVE 3 Study
<i>- Superior SVR rates with telaprevir across all HCV genotype 1 non-responders and relapser patients and patients with cirrhosis - up to 76% in prior relapsers -</i><i>- PROVE 3 showed 51% and 52% SVR rates in telaprevir-based regimens compared to 14% in the 48-week control arm</i><i>-</i><i>- Treatment-failure patient population represents the greatest unmet medical need in HCV -</i>
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Toggle Summary Supplemental New Drug Application for Use of KALYDECO® (ivacaftor) in People with Cystic Fibrosis Ages 2 and Older who have One of 23 Residual Function Mutations Accepted for Priority Review by U.S. FDA
-More than 1,500 people with CF are ages two and older and have one of these 23 residual function mutations in the U.S.- BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review a
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Toggle Summary Suketu Upadhyay Elected to Vertex Board of Directors
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
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