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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, yyyy

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, yyyy
  • 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, 

  • 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

  • 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
  • Ph
May. 2, yyyy
  • Approximately 500 Canadians ages 6-11 are now eligible for TRIKAFTA®-
  • Vertex has submitted this indication to CADTH & INESSS for Health Technology Assessments-

  • Single pivotal trial to initiate later this month targets the broad patient population with two APOL1 mutations and proteinuric kidney disease
  • Pathway for accelerated approval using an interim analysis at Week 48 of eGFR slope, supported by reduction in proteinuria
  • Final analysis evaluating eGFR slope at approximately two years serves as basis for U.S. approval