BRISBANE, Calif. — Vera Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: VERA) today announced data from the ORIGIN Phase 3 trial of atacicept in IgA nephropathy (IgAN) were presented as a featured late-breaking oral presentation during the opening plenary session of the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Kidney Week 2025 and simultaneously published in...
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SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Veracyte, Inc. (Nasdaq: VCYT) announced that data reinforcing the diagnostic performance and utility of the Envisia® Genomic Classifier are being shared at the American Thoracic Society (ATS) 2021 International Conference, taking place today through May 18. The company is also presenting new data which demonstrate that the...
BOSTON, Mass. — Verastem Oncology, a biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing new medicines for patients with cancer, announced today that it has initiated its international confirmatory Phase 3 RAMP 301 trial (GOG-3097; ENGOT-ov81/NCRI), evaluating the combination of avutometinib and defactinib versus standard chemotherapy or hormonal therapy for the treatment of...
BOSTON – Verastem Oncology (Nasdaq:VSTM), a biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing new medicines for patients with cancer, today announced a mini oral presentation highlighting updated data from the ongoing investigator-sponsored Phase 1/2 FRAME study. The FRAME study, led by The Institute of Cancer Research, London, and The Royal Marsden NHS...
BOSTON, Mass. — Verastem Oncology, a biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing new medicines for patients with cancer, today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track Designation to Verastem Oncology’s investigational RAF/MEK clamp, avutometinib, in combination with Amgen’s KRAS G12C inhibitor, LUMAKRASTM (sotorasib), for the treatment...
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Verge Genomics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company transforming drug discovery and development using artificial intelligence (AI) and human data, today announced the initiation of its Phase 1b proof-of-concept study of VRG50635 for the treatment of sporadic and familial forms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The study...
SAN FRANCISCO – Today, VeriSIM Life (VeriSIM) announces the launch of its pharmaceutical subsidiary, PulmoSIM Therapeutics (PulmoSIM) with the mission to address the unmet needs in the treatment of rare respiratory diseases, with an immediate emphasis on pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). PulmoSIM is developing breakthrough...
BOSTON, Mass. — Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced several important advancements across its programs in immunoglobulin A Nephropathy (IgAN), APOL1-mediated kidney disease (AMKD) and autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). These updates represent significant progress toward reaching the Company’s goal of bringing forward first-in-class or best-in-class therapies that target...
BOSTON & CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq:VRTX) and Obsidian Therapeutics announced today that the two companies have entered into a strategic research collaboration and licensing agreement focused on the discovery of novel therapies that regulate gene editing for the treatment of serious diseases. The collaboration leverages Obsidian’s cytoDRiVE®...
LONDON, UK — Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) announced today that it has reached a broad reimbursement agreement with NHS England for Vertex’s cystic fibrosis (CF) medicine ALYFTREK® (deutivacaftor/tezacaftor/vanzacaftor). This agreement comes as the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has issued a positive final draft recommendation for this medicine. This next-in-class triple combination...