Vertex Pharmaceuticals
50 Northern Ave
Boston
Massachusetts
02210
United States
Tel: 617-341-6100
Website: http://www.vrtx.com/
About Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Vertex is a global biotechnology company that invests in scientific innovation to create transformative medicines for people with serious and life-threatening diseases.
We discovered and developed the first medicines to treat the underlying cause of cystic fibrosis (CF), a rare, life-threatening genetic disease. In addition to clinical development programs in CF, Vertex has more than a dozen ongoing research programs focused on the underlying mechanisms of other serious diseases.
Founded in 1989 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, our corporate headquarters is now located in Boston’s Innovation District, and our international headquarters is in London, United Kingdom. We currently employ approximately 2,500 people in the United States, Europe, Canada, Australia and Latin America with nearly two-thirds of our staff dedicated to research and development.
Vertex is consistently recognized as one of the industry’s top places to work by Science Magazine, The Boston Globe, Boston Business Journal and the San Diego Business Journal. Our research and medicines have also received esteemed recognitions, including the Robert J. Beall Therapeutics Development Award, the French Prix Galien and the British Pharmacological Society awards.
589 articles with Vertex Pharmaceuticals
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With the closure of another year just weeks ahead, this time of year is one that many people use to take a look behind and see what lessons were learned over the past 12 months. For the world of biopharma, it’s also important to see what lessons have been learned.
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The FDA is often publishing draft guidelines and asking for expert feedback on that guidance. It’s been a busy week in this regard, with several areas of healthcare and drug development and manufacturing being covered by the agency. Here’s a look.
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The idea of throwing Big Pharma under the bus in order to protect innovative biotech companies sparked a robust conversation at the seventh annual Forbes Healthcare Summit.
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Vertex Announces European Commission Approval for KALYDECO® (ivacaftor) to Treat Patients with Cystic Fibrosis Aged 12 to <24 months with Certain Mutations in the CFTR Gene
11/29/2018
Ivacaftor is the first and only approved medicine in Europe to treat the underlying cause of cystic fibrosis in these young patients
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Vertex Pharmaceuticals announced that two Phase III clinical trials of its triple combination of VX-659, tezacaftor and ivacaftor met their primary endpoint in cystic fibrosis (CF).
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Vertex Receives European CHMP Positive Opinion for ORKAMBI® (lumacaftor/ivacaftor) for Treatment of Children with Cystic Fibrosis Aged 2 to 5 Years Old with Most Common Form of the Disease
11/16/2018
Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Europe) Limited today announced that the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) adopted a positive opinion for ORKAMBI® (lumacaftor/ivacaftor) for the treatment of people with cystic fibrosis (CF) aged 2 to 5 years old who have two copies of the F508del mutation, the most common form of the disease.
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Boston Business Journal recently created a list of 15 Massachusetts life science companies that in their third-quarter reports, allocated the highest percentage of total costs to research and development. Here’s a look.
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Vertex Announces European Authorization for Third Cystic Fibrosis Medicine SYMKEVI® (tezacaftor/ivacaftor), to be used in combination with ivacaftor (KALYDECO®), for People with CF Aged 12 and Older with Certain Mutations in the CFTR gene
11/1/2018
A new treatment option for patients with two copies of the F508del mutation, the most common mutation in cystic fibrosis
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What is AbbVie thinking? That’s the question of many investors, analysts and industry watchers as the Chicago-based AbbVie decided to buy up researcher partner Galapagos' cystic fibrosis portfolio instead of walking away.
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Vertex Receives European CHMP Positive Opinion for KALYDECO® (ivacaftor) to Treat Patients With Cystic Fibrosis Aged 12 to 24 months With Certain Mutations in the CFTR Gene
10/19/2018
If approved, ivacaftor will be the first and only medicine to treat the underlying cause of cystic fibrosis for these young children
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Proteostasis Therapeutics' Double and Triple-Combo CF Drugs Possible Threat to Vertex Dominance
10/19/2018
Proteostasis Therapeutics announced positive preliminary data from its ongoing Phase I clinical trial of PTI-808 and PTI-801 in cystic fibrosis (CF). Despite it being an early-stage trial and preliminary data, company shares exploded upward by 301 percent, with more than 44 million shares trading... -
For those looking for work, it’s good to know that some positions are in such demand that employers are falling all over themselves to offer hiring incentives. That’s the case with the biotech sector in Massachusetts, as many companies are dangling almost unheard-of benefits as incentives.
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In May the FDA placed a hold on the trial and IND for CTX001, an investigational gene editing treatment, citing concerns over questions that had not been addressed in the IND.
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Vertex Announces Access Contract in Denmark for Current and Future Cystic Fibrosis Medicines
10/1/2018
First-of-its-kind contract with the Danish pharmaceutical and procurement organization, Amgros, is effective from today
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Centrexion Therapeutics Appoints Andrew Partridge as Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer
9/24/2018
Centrexion Therapeutics Corporation today announced that Andrew Partridge has been appointed Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer of the company.
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BioSpace Movers and Shakers Sept. 24
9/24/2018
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Belgium-based Galapagos NV snagged $300 million following its U.S. public offering of new ordinary shares in the form of American Depositary Shares.
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Vertex Appoints Katharine Jensen as Head of Corporate Social Responsibility
9/10/2018
Ms. Jensen to oversee global CSR efforts and lead The Vertex Foundation
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Vertex Completes Enrollment of Two Phase 3 Studies of VX-659 in Triple Combination with Tezacaftor and Ivacaftor for the Treatment of Cystic Fibrosis
9/6/2018
Data expected in late 2018 from Phase 3 studies of VX-659, tezacaftor and ivacaftor in people with one F508del mutation and one minimal function mutation and in people with two F508del mutations
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As we move into the last quarter of 2018, plenty of companies are looking at potential catalysts. George Budwell, writing for The Motley Fool, takes a look at three potentially high-reward biotech companies, but along with their big catalysts comes high risk.