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Vertex to acquire Crinetics in deal worth around $10bn

The deal includes an approved treatment for acromegaly and other pipeline candidates

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Vertex moves ahead with its bid to develop a curative treatment for type 1 diabetes

Vertex has released results from its phase 1/2 trial for VX-880, a stem-cell-derived therapy that restores insulin production

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Vertex expands further into cell and genetic therapies with a deal worth up to $1.2bn

A new deal will see Vertex harness Arbor Biotechnologies gene-editing technology to enhance its discovery efforts

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Merck spin-off Organon sees share price jump at Q2 results

Strong growth in women’s health and biosimilars is driving the new company, which expects 2021 growth in the “low to mid-single digit range”

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Merck & Co’s sales bounce back in ‘ongoing recovery from COVID-19’

Sales grew by 19% in the second quarter as key products begin to recover from the impact of the pandemic

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GSK beats expectations thanks to strong vaccine sales in Q2

GSK's vaccine business was up by 39% to £1.6bn thanks to the strong growth (46%) of its meningitis vaccine

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AZ raises full-year guidance after completing Alexion acquisition in Q2

Total revenue was up by 31% to $8.2bn and also increased by 24% to $15.2bn for the half year

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Pfizer lifts 2021 guidance as sales of its BioNTech-partnered vaccine continue to climb

COVID-19 vaccine generated $7.8bn in the second quarter of 2021 alone

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Novartis sees demand returning to pre-COVID-19 levels in Q2 results

Swiss pharma company also provided key updates on a number of drug candidates in its pipeline

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Vertex to lead development of CRISPR Therapeutics-partnered gene therapy

Amended agreement sees Vertex take control of gene therapy programme

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Vertex gains FDA fast track designation for diabetes stem cell therapy

Vertex says VX-880 has potential to restore pancreatic islet cell function, including insulin production, in type 1 diabetes patients

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Moderna inks R&D agreements with Vertex and Chiesi

Biotech agrees to separate deals for the development of gene-editing and mRNA therapies

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