US biopharma Vertex Pharmaceuticals was trading nearly 2% higher during pre-market trading on Tuesday. This followed Vertex’s presentation of its third-quarter financial results and latest outlook for 2024 as a whole. 5 November 2024
A clinical-stage gene therapy company focused on developing potentially curative treatments for patients living with diseases of the eye, salivary gland and central nervous system.
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Structure Therapeutics, a specialist in small molecule treatments for metabolic and pulmonary diseases, has announced key leadership appointments. 18 September 2024
US biotech Capricor Therapeutics has entered into a binding term sheet with Japanese drugmaker Nippon Shinyaku for the commercialization and distribution in Europe of Capricor’s lead asset, deramiocel. 17 September 2024
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