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Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced three abstracts, including two oral presentations and one poster, detailing data on type 1 diabetes (T1D) and its Phase 1/2 trial of VX-880, a ste

May. 31, 2022

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that Suketu (“Suky”) Upadhyay has been elected to its board of directors as an independent director. Mr. Upadhyay

May. 18, 2022
  • New 344,000 square foot cell and genetic therapies research and manufacturing facility to be built
  • Facility to support continued R&D growth

At a dedication today of the new Jeffrey Leiden Center for Cell and Genetic Therapies in Boston’s Seaport, 

May. 17, 2022
  • Vertex grant to JDRF supports efforts to improve clinical trial diversity in type 1 diabetes
  • The Vertex Foundation grant supports the Mass General Comprehensive Sickle Cell Disease Treatment Center
  • Additional Vertex Foundation grant to Year Up to support health care workforce training

May. 17, 2022
  • Clinical proof-of-concept achieved based on positive data from the first two patients dosed at half the target dose of cells in Part A of Phase 1/2 study
  • First patient achieved insulin independence at Day 270; positive data in second patient; third patient has received full target dose with initiation of Part B
  • VX-880 generally well tolerated in all three patients dosed to date
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May. 2, 2022