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Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated / CRISPR Therapeutics AG

2021 · Co-Development · $1.1B · Complete

Outcome grade pending — assessed 5 years post-close.

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Jan 21, 2021 NEJM — Frangoul et al. CTX001 Phase 1/2 Bullish

In two patients (one with transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia and one with sickle cell disease) treated with autologous CRISPR-Cas9-edited…

Apr 06, 2021 BioWorld Neutral

Vertex agreed to pay CRISPR Therapeutics $900 million upfront and an additional $200 million upon first regulatory approval to take a larger share of…

Jan 16, 2024 FDA Bullish

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Casgevy (exagamglogene autotemcel) for the treatment of transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia in patients…

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Vertex and CRISPR amended their CTX001 collaboration so Vertex leads global development, manufacturing and commercialization with a 60/40 profit/cost split (Vertex 60%). CRISPR received $900M upfront and is eligible for $200M upon first regulatory approval, increasing Vertex's program economics by 10 percentage points.

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