| Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) |
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Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. Vertex Pharmaceuticals is an emerging pharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery, development, and commercialization of small molecule drugs. The company primarily focuses on auto-immune diseases but also offers drugs for infectious diseases. Products under developed by the company include telaprevir, a late phase II program for the treatment of hepatitis C viral infection; VX-702, which is in phase II, targets rheumatoid arthritis; VX-770, a phase I program for cystic fibrosis; and VX-883, a preclinical stage product for bacterial infection. The company also offers Lexiva/Telzir for the treatment of HIV infection and AIDS under the collaboration with GlaxoSmithKline, as well as develops MK-0457 and MK-6592, which are in Phase II clinical trials for the treatment of cancer under the collaboration with Merck & Co., Inc.; AVN-944, a Phase I clinical trial product for cancer under the collaboration with Avalon Pharmaceuticals; and VX-409 and backup compounds, which are in preclinical stage for the pain management under the collaboration with GlaxoSmithKline. In addition, it has collaboration agreements with Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics, Inc.; Kissei Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.; Mitsubishi Pharma Corporation; Janssen Pharmaceutica, N.V; Novartis Pharma AG.; and Avalon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Vertex Pharmaceuticals was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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