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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
Jan 30, 2024
Vertex Announces Positive Results From the VX-548 Phase 3 Program for the Treatment of Moderate-to-Severe Acute Pain
– 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
Jan 17, 2024
Vertex to Announce Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Financial Results on February 5
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 .
Jan 16, 2024
Vertex Announces US FDA Approval of CASGEVY™ (exagamglogene autotemcel) for the Treatment of Transfusion-Dependent Beta Thalassemia
- 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™
Jan 09, 2024
Vertex Announces Approval of First CRISPR/Cas9 Gene-Edited Therapy, CASGEVY™, for the Treatment of Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) and Transfusion-Dependent Beta Thalassemia (TDT) in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- 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
Jan 07, 2024
Vertex Provides Pipeline and Business Updates in Advance of Upcoming Investor Meetings
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
Dec 18, 2023
Vertex to Present at the 42nd Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on January 8
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.
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