Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated is a global biotechnology company that invests in scientific innovation to create transformative medicines for people with serious diseases. The Company has approved therapies for cystic fibrosis, sickle cell disease, transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia, acute pain and acromegaly, and it continues to advance clinical and research programs in these areas. It also has a clinical pipeline of investigational therapies across a range of modalities in other serious diseases where it has deep insight into causal human biology, including IgA nephropathy, neuropathic pain, APOL1-mediated kidney disease, primary membranous nephropathy, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, ACTH-dependent Cushing's syndrome, autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, type 1 diabetes, generalized myasthenia gravis, and myotonic dystrophy type 1. The Company's pipeline also includes PALSONIFY (paltusotine) and atumelnant. PALSONIFY is the once-daily oral therapy for acromegaly.
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- Shares in issue253.46m
- EPICVRTX
- ISINUS92532F1003
- LocationUnited States
- SectorHealthcare
- IndustryBiotechnology & Drugs
- Market cap$126.66bn
- Employees6,400
- ExchangeNASDAQ
- IndexS&P 500, NASDAQ 100 Index, TR Equity United States Index
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