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Baird Remains Bullish on Vertex Pharma (VRTX) Ahead of 3Q Results and Orkambi Launch

October 27, 2015 9:24 AM EDT

Baird reiterated an Outperform rating and $160.00 price target on Vertex (NASDAQ: VRTX) ahead of the company's 3Q15 earnings results and Orkambi launch. Baird's interaction with physicians at the NACF conference earlier this month reaffirmed views that Orkambi will have a strong launch. VRTX is... More

Vertex Pharma (VRTX) and CRISPR Enter Collaboration Related to Gene Editing Technology

October 26, 2015 8:44 AM EDT

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) and CRISPR Therapeutics today announced that the two companies have entered into a strategic research collaboration focused on the use of CRISPRs gene editing technology, known as CRISPR-Cas9, to discover and develop potential new treatments aimed at the underlying genetic causes of human disease. The collaboration will evaluate the use of CRISPR-Cas9 across multiple diseases where targets have been validated through human genetics. Vertex and CRISPR will focus their initial gene editing research on discovering treatments to address the mutations and genes known to cause and contribute to... More