Tag: Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX)

Vertex Receives CHMP Positive Opinion for ORKAMBI in Children with Cystic Fibrosis Aged 1 – >2 Years

Vertex Pharmaceuticals ORKAMBI Receives Positive CHMP Opinion Today, April 27, Vertex Pharmaceuticals  (VRTX) announced that the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) embraced a positive opinion for the label extension of ORKAMBI® (lumacaftor/ivacaftor) for the treatment of children with cystic fibrosis (CF) ages 1 . . . This content is for paid subscribers. Please click here to subscribe or here to log …

An Important New Licensing Agreement Between Vertex Pharmaceuticals and CRISPR Therapeutics

Vertex Pharmaceuticals and Crispr Therapeutics Agreement Aims at Accelerating Vertex's Hypo immune Cell Therapies for Type 1 Diabetes Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) and CRISPR Therapeutics (CRSP) announced that they have entered into a new non-exclusive licensing agreement for the use of CRISPR Therapeutics’ gene editing . . . This content is for paid subscribers. Please click here to subscribe or here to log in.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Recent Impacting News

Important News from Vertex Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) is a worldwide biotechnology company that invests in scientific innovation. The firm created transformative medicines for people with serious diseases. Vertex has multiple approved medicines that treat the underlying cause of cystic fibrosis (CF) — a rare, life-threatening genetic disease. It has several ongoing clinical and research programs in CF. Beyond CF, Vertex . . . This content is …
Stocks Outperforming Today

Stocks Outperforming Today

January 5, 2023 In Today's Down Market the stocks that are outperforming are as follows: Reata Pharmaceuticals (RETA) bluebird bio Inc (BLUE) And Vertex Pharmaceuticals . . . This content is for paid subscribers. Please click here to subscribe or here to log in.

Shorting Biotech Firms with Solid Fundamentals

Prohost Comprehensive Letter #451 Shorting Biotech Firms with Solid Fundamentals Unfair shorting of promising stocks seems to have become the norm during the harsh circumstances that not only the United States but several other countries have been living under for more than two years. The bad circumstances in the United States seem to be motivating unfair short-sellers to take advantage of bad news and cause …

Vertex Pharmaceuticals to Acquire ViaCyte Inc to Accelerate its Potentially Curative VX-880 Programs in Type 1 Diabetes

Vertex Pharmaceuticals and ViaCyte Inc are in the NEWS Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) entered into a definitive agreement under which it will acquire ViaCyte, a private biotechnology company focused on delivering novel stem cell-derived cell replacement therapies as a functional cure for type 1 diabetes (T1D), for $320 million in cash. From Vertex Pharmaceuticals and ViaCyte Inc Reshma Kewalramani, M . . . This content is for paid subscribers. …

FDA Lifted the Clinical Hold on Vertex Product VX-880 for Type 1 Diabetes

Vertex Pharmaceuticals VX-880 for Type 1 Diabetes Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) announced that the FDA has lifted the clinical hold placed on the Phase 1/2 clinical trial of VX-880. VX-880 is an investigational allogeneic stem cell-derived, fully differentiated pancreatic islet cell replacement therapy for people with type 1 diabetes (T1D) with impaired hypoglycemic awareness and severe hypoglycemia . . . This content is for paid subscribers. …

Vertex Pharmaceuticals and Type 1 Diabetes

Vertex Pharmaceuticals to Announce New Data on VX-880 Clinical Trial Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) 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 stem cell-derived, fully differentiated pancreatic islet cell replacement therapy. The Abstracts have been accepted for presentation during the American Diabetes Association 82nd Annual Scientific Sessions Conference held …

News From Vertex and Cassava: Two Prohost Portfolio Selected Biotech Firms 

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Statistically Significant Results From Vertex VX-548 for Acute Pain Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) announced positive results from two Phase 2 proof-of-concept (POC) studies that investigated treatment with the selective NaV1.8 inhibitor VX-548 for acute pain following abdominoplasty surgery or bunionectomy surgery. Treatment with an initial dose of 100 mg followed by 50 mg . . . This content is for paid subscribers. Please click here …

Comprehensive Prohost Letter #449 – Reality

Comprehensive Prohost Letter Issues Reality The Best of words in informative texts are the smallest in number and the most truthful in contents. That’s what Prohost believes, especially in the presence of the cruel circumstances our entire planet is currently living. Last Friday, the three indexes of the stock market had their best performances since the 4th quarter of 2020. Why? We don’t know, but …

What Happened Over the Past Two Days and Biotech

Some Gains in Biotech Stocks During the War in Europe On Tuesday, Mar 8,2022 the United States’ government decided to ban the importation of Russian oil, liquefied natural gas and coal. This decision was made to further deprive Russia from the resources that enable it to continue with the unwarranted war against Ukraine. This resolution has come at a time when the price of oil …

Great News: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Announced Successful Phase 2 Study Results of VX-147

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Phase 2 Results of VX-147 Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) announced today that, in a Phase 2 proof-of-concept (POC) study in patients with APOL1-mediated focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), VX-147, on top of standard of care, achieved a statistically significant, substantial and clinically meaningful . . . This content is for paid subscribers. Please click here to subscribe or here to log in.

Let’s Talk About 3 Firms with Important News: Cassava Sciences, Vertex Pharmaceuticals and Gilead Sciences

Cassava Sciences, Vertex Pharmaceuticals and Gilead Sciences All Have Good News Cassava Sciences & Alzheimer's Disease Cassava Sciences (SAVA) announced the initiation of a second Phase 3 trial of simufilam, its investigational drug for Alzheimer’s disease. This second Phase 3 study is designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of simufilam over 78 weeks in approximately 1,000 Alzheimer’s . . . This content is for …

The U.S. FDA Approves Vertex Pharmaceuticals TRIKAFTA for Children with Cystic Fibrosis Aged 6 to 11 with Certain Mutations

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Receives FDA Approval for TRIKAFTA® Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) announced the U.S. FDA approved the expanded use of TRIKAFTA® to include children with cystic fibrosis (CF) ages 6 through 11 years who have at least one F508del mutation in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene or a mutation in the CFTR gene that is responsive . . . This content is for paid subscribers. Please click here to …

CRISPR Therapeutics – Professor Emmanuelle Charpentier – Gene Editing and the Future of Humanity

CRISPR Therapeutics Dr. Emmanuelle Charpentier, Co-Founder CRISPR Therapeutics (CRSP) announced on October 7, 2020 that Dr. Emmanuelle Charpentier has been awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for her groundbreaking work on the CRISPR/Cas9 system.  Dr. Emmanuelle Charpentier is the co-founder of CRISPR Therapeutics together with Rodger Novak and Shaun Foy. Dr. Charpentier is the Founding, Scientific and Managing . . . This content is …

We Continue to Track the COVID-19 Vaccines. See Also: CRISPR Therapeutics Immuno-Oncology Results are Good.

The Latest on the COVID-19 Vaccines AstraZeneca (AZN): After pausing for more than a month, AZN is expected to resume its Phase 3 US study of its COVID-19 vaccine. The trial was paused after a patient, who received the vaccine, developed an illness suspected to be a serious spinal inflammatory condition known as transverse myelitis. The patient was . . . This content is for …