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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

– 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

- 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

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 .

– 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.

– 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

- 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

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

- 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

— 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

– 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

– Treatment with VX-548 led to statistically significant improvement in pain compared to placebo as well as a clinically meaningful reduction in pain from baseline in both the abdominoplasty and bunionectomy randomized controlled trials – – Treatment with VX-548 was also shown to be effective in

BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 17, 2024-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) will report its fourth quarter and full year 2023 financial results on Monday, February 5, 2024 after the financial markets close. The company will host a conference call and webcast at 4:30 p.m. ET .

- Approximately 1,000 patients in the U.S. 12 years of age and older are now eligible for this one-time treatment - BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 16, 2024-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved CASGEVY™

- CASGEVY™ is first medicine ever to be evaluated through the SFDA’s Breakthrough Medicines Program - - First treatment center in Saudi Arabia has been activated - BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 9, 2024-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) announced today that the Saudi Food and

BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 7, 2024-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced multiple program updates ahead of upcoming investor meetings in January, including the company’s scheduled webcast from the 42 nd Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on Monday, January

BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 18, 2023-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that Dr. Reshma Kewalramani , Chief Executive Officer and President, will present at the 42 nd Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on Monday, January 8, 2024 at 11:15 a.m.

  - If approved by the European Commission , patients 12 years of age and older with severe sickle cell disease or transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia, for whom hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is appropriate and a human leukocyte antigen matched related donor is not available, would be

– Treatment with the NaV1.8 inhibitor VX-548 led to statistically significant and clinically meaningful reduction in the primary endpoint of change from baseline in the Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) – – VX-548 was generally well tolerated – – Vertex plans to advance VX-548 into pivotal

- Longer-term follow-up data demonstrate consistent and durable response to treatment - BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 11, 2023-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced two oral presentations at the American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition from