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- Proof-of-concept studies of VX-548 in acute pain to initiate in the second half of the year - BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 26, 2021-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that it will advance the selective   NaV1.8 inhibitor, VX-548, into Phase 2 clinical

- Multi-year strategic research collaboration leverages Obsidian’s proprietary cytoDRiVE® platform to discover controllable genetic therapies to treat serious diseases - Vertex will pay Obsidian up to $75 million in equity, upfront payments and potential research milestones BOSTON & CAMBRIDGE,

BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 19, 2021-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) will report its first-quarter 2021 financial results on Thursday, April 29, 2021 after the financial markets close. The company will host a conference call and webcast at 5:30 p.m. ET .

- If approved, people ages 12 years and older who have one copy of the F508del mutation and a gating (F/G) or residual function (F/RF) mutation will now be eligible for triple combination therapy - LONDON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 26, 2021-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today

- With this approval approximately 750 people living with cystic fibrosis in Australia will be newly eligible for a CFTR modulator therapy - LONDON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 24, 2021-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that the Australian Therapeutic Goods

– VX-880 is the first investigational stem cell-derived therapy utilizing fully differentiated, insulin-producing pancreatic islet cells for the treatment of type 1 diabetes – – VX-880 is the first and only pancreatic islet replacement therapy known to receive Fast Track Designation – BOSTON

BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 24, 2021-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that management will present at the Cowen Health Care Conference on Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at 9:50 a.m. ET . The audio portion of management's remarks will be available live through Vertex

-Full-year 2020 GAAP product revenues of $6.20 billion - -Full-year 2020 non-GAAP product revenues of $6.20 billion , a 55% increase compared to full-year 2019- -Company provides full-year 2021 product revenue guidance of $6.7 to $6.9 billion - BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb.

- Vertex will initiate a Phase 1/2 clinical trial in first half of 2021 - - VX-880 is the first stem cell-derived therapy evaluating fully differentiated pancreatic islet cells for the treatment of T1D - BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 28, 2021-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX)

-FDA grants Priority Review of the application and sets a PDUFA target action date of June 8, 2021 - BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 26, 2021-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted its supplemental New Drug

BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 22, 2021-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) will report its fourth-quarter 2020 financial results on Monday, February 1, 2021 after the financial markets close. The company will host a conference call and webcast at 4:30 p.m. ET .

BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 7, 2021-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that management will present at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on Monday, January 11, 2021 at 9:10 a.m. ET ( 6:10 a.m. PT ). The audio portion of management’s remarks can be accessed

BOSTON , Dec. 28, 2020 /CNW/ -  Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated   (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced its New Drug Submission for TRIKAFTA®, Vertex 's investigational triple combination medicine, has been accepted for Priority Review by Health Canada for the treatment of cystic fibrosis (CF) in

Vertex receives exclusive options to license a number of Skyhawk’s product candidates directed at serious diseases Skyhawk receives $40 million upfront as well as potential milestones and royalty payments on future sales WALTHAM, Mass. & BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec.

- More than 600 people with certain rare CF mutations are now eligible for TRIKAFTA, SYMDEKO or KALYDECO - BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 21, 2020-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expanded the eligibility for TRIKAFTA ®

- Beta thalassemia: All seven patients were transfusion independent with 3 to 18 months of follow-up after CTX001 infusion - - Sickle cell disease: All three patients were free of vaso-occlusive crises with 3 to 15 months of follow-up after CTX001 infusion - - Nineteen patients have been dosed with

ZUG, Switzerland and CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and BOSTON , Dec. 01, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CRISPR Therapeutics (Nasdaq: CRSP) and Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that the companies will host an investor webcast on December 9, 2020 at 8:00 a.m.

- The combination therapy is a new treatment option for CF patients who are homozygous for F508del - - The only medicine to treat the underlying cause of CF in this age group with one F508del mutation and one of 14 residual function mutations - LONDON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov.

BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 13, 2020-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq:VRTX) today announced that it has been notified of an unsolicited “mini-tender” offer dated November 9, 2020 , made by TRC Capital Investment Corporation , an Ontario, Canada , corporation to purchase up to

BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 12, 2020-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that management will present at the Jefferies Virtual London Health Care Conference on Thursday, November 19, 2020 at 9:05 a.m. ET ( 2:05 p.m. GMT ).