Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (0QZU.L) LSE

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Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated

Address

50 Northern Avenue

Boston, MA 02210

United States of America (the)

Phone

617 341 6100

Sector

Healthcare

Industry

Biotechnology

Employees

6100

First IPO Date

November 10, 2014

Key Executives

NameTitlePayYear Born
Reshma Kewalramani FASNChief Executive Officer, President & Director6.14M1973
Jeffrey Marc LeidenExecutive Chairman70,0001956
Amit K. SachdevExecutive Vice President & Chief Patient and External Affairs Officer1.88M1968
Ourania TatsisExecutive Vice President and Chief Regulatory & Quality Officer2.07M1970
Carmen BozicExecutive VP of Global Medicines Development & Medical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer2.27M1963
David AltshulerExecutive Officer2.39M1965
Mark Bunnage D.PhilExecutive Vice President & Chief Scientific Officer2.39M1969
Charles F. Wagner Jr.Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer & Chief Financial Officer2.99M1968
Edward Morrow AtkinsonEVP, Chief Technical Operations Officer & Head of Biopharmaceutical Sciences and Manufacturing Ops.01966
Duncan J. McKechnieChief Commercial Officer, Head of North America Commercial & Executive VP01969
Felicia PagliucaSenior Vice President of Cell & Genetic Therapy Research0N/A
Joy LiuEVP, Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary01978
Kristen C. AmbroseSenior Vice President & Chief Accounting Officer01977
Miroslava Atanassova MinkovaExecutive Director of Investor Relations0N/A
Nina DevlinSenior Vice President & Chief Communications Officer0N/A
Susie LisaSenior Vice President of Investor Relations0N/A

Description

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, a biotechnology company, engages in developing and commercializing therapies for treating cystic fibrosis. The company markets SYMDEKO/SYMKEVI, ORKAMBI, and KALYDECO to treat patients with cystic fibrosis who have specific mutations in their cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene; and TRIKAFTA for the treatment of patients with CF 6 years of age or older who have at least one F508del mutation. Its pipeline includes VX-864 for the treatment of AAT deficiency, which is in Phase 2 clinical trial; VX-147 for the treatment of APOL1-mediated focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, or FSGS, and other serious kidney diseases which is in Phase 2 clinical trial; VX- 880, treatment for Type 1 Diabetes which is in Phase 1/2 clinical trial; VX-548, a NaV1.8 inhibitor for treatments of acute, neuropathic, musculoskeletal pain which is in Phase 2 clinical trial; and CTX001 for the treatment severe SCD and TDT which is in Phase 3 clinical trial. The company sells its products primarily to specialty pharmacy and specialty distributors in the United States, as well as specialty distributors and retail chains, and hospitals and clinics internationally. It has collaborations with Affinia Therapeutics, Inc.; Arbor Biotechnologies, Inc.; CRISPR Therapeutics AG.; Kymera Therapeutics, Inc.; Mammoth Biosciences, Inc.; Moderna, Inc.; Obsidian Therapeutics, Inc.; and Skyhawk Therapeutics, Inc.; as well as Ribometrix, Inc.; Genomics plc; Merck KGaA; Darmstadt, Germany, and X-Chem, Inc. Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.