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Jul 02, 2024
Vertex Announces FDA Acceptance of New Drug Application for Vanzacaftor/Tezacaftor/Deutivacaftor, a Next-In-Class Triple Combination Treatment for Cystic Fibrosis
- Vanza triple granted priority review with Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) target action date of January 2, 2025 – - EU Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) submission also validated by European Medicines Agency (EMA) BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul.
Jul 01, 2024
Vertex to Announce Second Quarter 2024 Financial Results on August 1
BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 1, 2024-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) will report its second quarter 2024 financial results on Thursday, August 1, 2024 after the financial markets close. The company will host a conference call and webcast at 4:30 p.m. ET .
Jun 21, 2024
Vertex Announces Positive Results From Ongoing Phase 1/2 Study of VX-880 for the Treatment of Type 1 Diabetes Presented at the American Diabetes Association 84th Scientific Sessions
– All 12 patients who received the full dose of VX-880 as a single infusion demonstrated islet cell engraftment and glucose-responsive insulin production by Day 90 – – All patients achieved ADA -recommended target HbA1c levels 70% time-in-range (70-180 mg/dL), and 11 of 12 patients
Jun 14, 2024
Vertex Presents Positive Long-Term Data On CASGEVY™ (exagamglogene autotemcel) at the 2024 Annual European Hematology Association (EHA) Congress
- Results from CLIMB-111, -121 and -131 accepted for oral presentation - - Data from these trials, with the longest follow-up of more than five years, demonstrate transformative, consistent and durable benefit of CASGEVY™ - - Safety profile consistent with busulfan conditioning and   autologous
Jun 07, 2024
Vertex Presents New Data at the European Cystic Fibrosis Conference Demonstrating Significant Benefits of Treatment with TRIKAFTA®
- Results from a randomized, placebo-controlled study of TRIKAFTA ® in people with cystic fibrosis with rare, non- F508del CFTR mutations showed statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvements in the primary and all secondary endpoints - - Interim results of largest real-world
May 22, 2024
Vertex to Participate in Upcoming June Investor Conferences
BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 22, 2024-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced management participation in two upcoming investor conferences. Dr. Reshma Kewalramani , Chief Executive Officer and President, will present at the William Blair 44 th Annual Growth Stock
May 15, 2024
Jennifer Schneider Elected to Vertex Board of Directors
BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 15, 2024-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that Jennifer Schneider , M.D., M.S., has been elected to its Board of Directors as an independent director. Dr. Schneider has more than two decades of experience in the health care industry
May 06, 2024
Vertex Reports First Quarter 2024 Financial Results
— Product revenue of $2.69 billion , a 13% increase compared to Q1 2023; reiterated full year 2024 financial guidance, including product revenue guidance of $10.55 to $10.75 billion — — Submitted NDA and MAA filings for vanzacaftor triple in CF to FDA and EMA, respectively — — Initiated rolling NDA
Apr 26, 2024
Vertex Announces European Commission Approval for KALYDECO® to Treat Infants With Cystic Fibrosis Ages 1 Month and Older
-   KALYDECO   ® is the first and only medicine approved in the EU in this age group to treat the underlying cause of cystic fibrosis for specific mutations in the CFTR gene - LONDON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 26, 2024-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that the European
Apr 23, 2024
Vertex and TreeFrog Therapeutics Announce Licensing Agreement and Collaboration to Optimize Production of Vertex’s Cell Therapies for Type 1 Diabetes
Vertex obtains an exclusive license to TreeFrog's C-Stem TM   manufacturing technology in type 1 diabetes  TreeFrog and Vertex to collaborate on scale-up of fully differentiated, insulin-producing pancreatic islet cells  BOSTON and BORDEAUX, France , April 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Vertex
Apr 18, 2024
Vertex Announces Advancements of Suzetrigine (VX-548) in Acute and Neuropathic Pain
– Rolling submission for suzetrigine moderate-to-severe acute pain NDA granted by FDA; first module submitted and on track to complete filing this quarter – – Successful completion of end-of-phase 2 FDA meeting for pain associated with diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN); Phase 3 program to
Apr 10, 2024
Vertex Enters Into Agreement to Acquire Alpine Immune Sciences
- Alpine is a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on discovering and developing innovative, protein-based immunotherapies - - Alpine’s lead product, povetacicept, demonstrated best-in-class potential in patients with IgA nephropathy (IgAN); Phase 3 to initiate in H2 2024 - - Povetacicept
Apr 09, 2024
Vertex to Announce First Quarter 2024 Financial Results on May 6
BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 9, 2024-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) will report its first quarter 2024 financial results on Monday, May 6, 2024 after the financial markets close. The company will host a conference call and webcast at 4:30 p.m. ET .
Apr 01, 2024
Vertex Advances Inaxaplin (VX-147) into Phase 3 Portion of Adaptive Phase 2/3 Clinical Trial for the Treatment of APOL1-Mediated Kidney Disease
– 45 mg once daily oral dose selected for Phase 3 – – Results support trial expansion to lower age group and study will now include adolescents ages 10-17 years – – If positive, pre-planned interim analysis at Week 48 may serve as the basis for accelerated approval in the U.S.
Mar 21, 2024
Vertex Announces FDA Clearance of Investigational New Drug Application for VX-407 for the Treatment of Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD)
– ADPKD is the most common inherited kidney disease, with no treatments currently available that address the underlying cause of disease – – Vertex to initiate a Phase 1 clinical trial in healthy volunteers this month – – ADPKD is Vertex’s 10th disease area in the clinic, further expanding the
Feb 23, 2024
Vertex Receives CHMP Positive Opinion for KALYDECO® for the Treatment of Infants With Cystic Fibrosis Ages 1 Month and Older
- If approved, KALYDECO ® will be the first and only medicine approved in Europe to treat the underlying cause of cystic fibrosis in babies as young as 1 month with specific mutations in the CFTR gene - LONDON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 23, 2024-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced
Feb 20, 2024
Vertex to Participate in Upcoming Investor Conferences
BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 20, 2024-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that Charles Wagner , Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and David Altshuler , M.D., Ph.D., Executive Vice President, Global Research , and Chief Scientific Officer, will
Feb 13, 2024
European Commission Approves First CRISPR/Cas9 Gene-Edited Therapy, CASGEVY™ (exagamglogene autotemcel), for the Treatment of Sickle Cell Disease and Transfusion-Dependent Beta Thalassemia
- Over 8,000 patients 12 years of age and older with severe sickle cell disease or transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia may be eligible for treatment - LONDON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 13, 2024-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) announced today that the European Commission has
Feb 05, 2024
Vertex Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Financial Results
— Full year product revenue of $9.87 billion , an 11% increase compared to full year 2022 — — Company provides full year 2024 product revenue guidance of $10.55 to $10.75 billion — — CASGEVY TM approved in the U.S. , Great Britain , the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Bahrain — — Vertex on track to
Feb 05, 2024
Vertex Announces Positive Results From Pivotal Trials of Vanzacaftor/Tezacaftor/Deutivacaftor, Next-In-Class Triple Combination Treatment for Cystic Fibrosis
– Treatment with the once-daily vanza triple CFTR modulator regimen met all primary and key secondary endpoints in two randomized controlled trials in people with CF ages 12 years and older – – Results were more pronounced in the single-arm study in children ages 6 to 11 years, demonstrating the
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