Press Releases

ZUG, Switzerland and CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and BOSTON, May 14, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --  CRISPR Therapeutics  (Nasdaq: CRSP) and  Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated  (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that new data from two ongoing Phase 1/2 clinical trials of the CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing therapy CTX001 in

CTX001 has received Orphan Drug Designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia and from the European Medicines Agency for sickle cell disease and transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia ZUG, Switzerland and CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and BOSTON, May 11,

Donation to Frontline Foods will supply 10,000 meals to workers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital   Purchase of the meals from local  restaurants  will also support restaurant employees impacted economically by COVID-19 BOSTON – May 11, 2020 – Vertex Pharmaceuticals

- If approved, KALYDECO ® (ivacaftor) will be the first and only medicine in Europe to treat the underlying cause of cystic fibrosis in patients with the R117H mutation, the most common residual function mutation, as young as 6 months of age - LONDON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 1, 2020-- Vertex

-Product revenues of $1.52 billion , a 77% increase compared to Q1 2019- -Company raises revenue guidance; now expects 2020 CF revenues of $5.3 to $5.6 billion - BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 29, 2020-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today reported consolidated financial

BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 28, 2020-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that, due to public health and travel safety concerns related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, its 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held as a virtual meeting.

Affinia Therapeutics’ proprietary AAV vector technology to be used in Vertex’s genetic therapy efforts with focus on Duchenne muscular dystrophy, myotonic dystrophy type 1 and cystic fibrosis BOSTON & WALTHAM, Mass. --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 27, 2020-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated

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.

Agreement also enables the possibility of rapid patient access to future triple combination regimen (elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor and ivacaftor) once approved in Switzerland LONDON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 21, 2020-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that it has

BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 20, 2020-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) will report its first-quarter 2020 financial results on Wednesday, April 29, 2020 after the financial markets close. The company will host a conference call and webcast at 5:00 p.m. ET .

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

Today’s donation part of recent $5 million commitment to support global COVID-19 relief BOSTON – April 7, 2020 – Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that the Vertex Foundation, a nonprofit charitable foundation, has donated an additional $300,000 to support COVID-19

BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 27, 2020-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq:VRTX) today confirmed its 2020 business outlook and the continuity of the company’s supply chain for its approved cystic fibrosis (CF) medicines and provided an update on its development programs given the ongoing

BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that the Vertex Foundation , a nonprofit charitable foundation, is making a $500,000 gift to Partners HealthCare , a Boston -based nonprofit hospital and physician network, to support the needs of patients

BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today confirmed that the global coronavirus outbreak has not had any impact on the company’s supply chain or its 2020 business outlook. “The challenges facing the world with the spread of COVID-19 are significant, but it

BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced the cancellation of its planned March 3 presentation and webcast at the Cowen Health Care Conference . Following implementation of a companywide travel and meetings policy that is designed to reduce

LONDON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 25, 2020-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that KALYDECO ® (ivacaftor) will be available to eligible patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) in New Zealand from March 1 . Clinicians are able to apply for patient access using the

BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 25, 2020-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that management will present at the Cowen Health Care Conference on Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. ET . The audio portion of management's remarks will be available live through Vertex

- Full-year 2019 total GAAP product revenues of $4.16 billion - - Full-year 2019 total non-GAAP product revenues of $4.00 billion , a 32% increase compared to the full-year 2018 - - Company provides full-year 2020 total product revenue guidance of $5.1 billion to $5.3 billion - BOSTON --(BUSINESS

BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 21, 2020-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) will report its full-year and fourth-quarter 2019 financial results on Thursday, January 30, 2020 after the financial markets close. The company will host a conference call and webcast at 4:30 p.m. ET .