CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today reported consolidated financial results for the fourth quarter and full-year ended December 31, 2011.
“The successful launch of INCIVEK in hepatitis C and rapid approval of KALYDECO for people with a specific type of cystic fibrosis underscore our ability to discover and develop breakthrough new medicines and to bring them to patients,” said Jeffrey Leiden, M.D., Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Vertex. “We will continue to advance our pipeline of eight other potential medicines and expect to generate proof-of-concept data for many of these programs throughout 2012. With two approved medicines and our broad pipeline, Vertex is well-positioned to become a global business focused on creating additional medicines for people with serious diseases.”
