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      </title><link>http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Vertex-Pharmaceuticals-bw-2151277650.html?x=0&amp;.v=1</link><description>CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX - News) today announced that it will webcast its presentations at the</description><guid>http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Vertex-Pharmaceuticals-bw-2151277650.html?x=0&amp;.v=1</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated</category><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:44:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://finance.yahoo.com" /></item><item><title>Vertex Pharmaceuticals Announces Webcasts of its Presentations at...
      </title><link>http://www.zibb.com/article/5684930/Vertex+Pharmaceuticals+Announces+Webcasts+of+its+Presentations+at+Two+Investor+Conferences</link><description>Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that it will webcast its presentations at the Piper Jaffray 21st Annual Health Care Conference on Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. EST and at the 2009 Deutsche Bank Biotech Boston Confab on Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at 9:00</description><guid>http://www.zibb.com/article/5684930/Vertex+Pharmaceuticals+Announces+Webcasts+of+its+Presentations+at+Two+Investor+Conferences</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated</category><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:44:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.zibb.com" /></item><item><title>Vertex Pharma reinitiated with "neutral"</title><link>http://www.newratings.com/en/main/company_headline.m?id=1979336</link><description>NEW YORK, October 21 (newratings.com) - Analysts at Wedbush Morgan reinitiate coverage of Vertex Pharma (ticker: VRTX) with a "neutral" rating. The target price is set to $42. [more]</description><guid>http://www.newratings.com/en/main/company_headline.m?id=1979336</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated</category><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:15:32 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.newratings.com" /></item><item><title>Vertex Pharmaceuticals Announces Webcast of its Presentation at T...
      </title><link>http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/081126/20081126005061.html?.v=1</link><description>Vertex Pharmaceuticals Announces Webcast of its Presentation at Two Investor Conferences. - CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX - News) today announced that it will webcast its presentation at the Piper Jaffray 20th Annual Health Care Conference on</description><guid>http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/081126/20081126005061.html?.v=1</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated</category><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:15:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://biz.yahoo.com" /></item><item><title>5-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: ViroPharma (at Motley Fool)</title><link>http://www.fool.com/investing/high-growth/2008/11/10/5-star-stocks-poised-to-pop-viropharma.aspx</link><description>The Motley Fool - Market-trouncing returns could be written in this five-star stock.</description><guid>http://www.fool.com/investing/high-growth/2008/11/10/5-star-stocks-poised-to-pop-viropharma.aspx</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated</category><pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 23:46:30 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.fool.com" /></item><item><title>Vertex Pharma Promising, Volatile (Zacks.com)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/zacks/081028/15543.html?.v=1</link><description>Vertex Pharma Promising, Volatile. - Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NasdaqGS: VRTX - News) primarily focuses on developing drugs in areas of viral diseases, inflammation, autoimmune diseases and cancer, either independently or in association with other pharmaceutical companies.</description><guid>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/zacks/081028/15543.html?.v=1</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated</category><pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:25:39 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://us.rd.yahoo.com" /></item><item><title>Fallout Continues on Roche Bid for Genentech</title><link>http://www.californiabiotechlaw.com/archives/-biotech-deals-fallout-continues-on-roche-bid-for-genentech.html</link><description>Despite Genentech's rejection of Roche's $43.7 billion offer last week, coverage of the fallout from thefailedbid</description><guid>http://www.californiabiotechlaw.com/archives/-biotech-deals-fallout-continues-on-roche-bid-for-genentech.html</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated</category><pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 21:30:06 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.californiabiotechlaw.com" /></item><item><title>Power-One, Inc. Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript (at Seeking Alph...
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      </title><link>http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&amp;sid=aD781WHCqrXA&amp;refer=home</link><description>July 25 (Bloomberg) -- Genentech Inc., the biggest U.S. maker of cancer medicines, said it has formed a three-member board committee to review Roche Holding AG's $43.7 billion takeover bid.</description><guid>http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&amp;sid=aD781WHCqrXA&amp;refer=home</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated</category><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:09:32 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.bloomberg.com" /></item><item><title>SAS(R) for Clinical Data Integration Helps Reduce Time-to-Market ...
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      </title><link>http://www.sas.com/news/preleases/062308/SASforClinicalDI.html?rss=sas.corp.us.pr1&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_source=Corp_PressRelease</link><description>SASÂ® Clinical Data Integration Server will provide a new platform for life sciences organizations to define, manage, and automate their processes for aggregating medical data.</description><guid>http://www.sas.com/news/preleases/062308/SASforClinicalDI.html?rss=sas.corp.us.pr1&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_source=Corp_PressRelease</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated</category><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.sas.com" /></item><item><title>Vertex Moves Hepatitis Drug Forward, Merrimack Rakes in $60M, Bio...
      </title><link>http://www.xconomy.com/2008/06/12/vertex-moves-hepatitis-drug-forward-merrimack-rakes-in-60m-biogen-and-icahn-trade-barbs-more-life-sciences-news/</link><description>Much of the week's life sciences news was dominated by the bickering of Biogen Idec and billionaire investor Carl Icahn. A few other interesting things</description><guid>http://www.xconomy.com/2008/06/12/vertex-moves-hepatitis-drug-forward-merrimack-rakes-in-60m-biogen-and-icahn-trade-barbs-more-life-sciences-news/</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated</category><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 04:01:25 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.xconomy.com" /></item><item><title>Biotech Stocks: Drug stocks edge higher; Genentech retreats</title><link>http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/story.aspx?guid=%7B6E8099FB%2D58DD%2D4049%2DA987%2D5C5BBC1F3581%7D&amp;siteid=rss</link><description>Drug stocks inch higher, with shares of Schering-Plough climbing as its polio drug compound begins testing.</description><guid>http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/story.aspx?guid=%7B6E8099FB%2D58DD%2D4049%2DA987%2D5C5BBC1F3581%7D&amp;siteid=rss</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated</category><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:59:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.marketwatch.com" /></item><item><title>Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Sells HIV Product Royalty Str...
      </title><link>http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=98675&amp;full=1</link><description>CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX - News) today announced that it has sold its rights to future royalties in Lexiva and Agenerase under its 1993 license agreement with GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK) in the field of HIV protease inhibitors for a one-time</description><guid>http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=98675&amp;full=1</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated</category><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.biospace.com" /></item><item><title>First Look: May 6, 2008</title><link>http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5927.html</link><description>High-stakes decision-making in the presence of an audience can bring out the worst in leaders. As HBS professor Deepak Malhotra and colleagues write in the May issue of Harvard Business Review , competitive arousalan adrenaline-fueled emotional state exacerbated by rivalry, time</description><guid>http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5927.html</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated</category><pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 02:00:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://hbswk.hbs.edu" /></item><item><title>Vytorin Battle Pits Merck/Schering-Plough Vs Pfizer (at CNBC)</title><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/23900156/site/14081545?__source=yahoo|headline|quote|text|&amp;par=yahoo</link><description>Given investor reaction to the Vytorin/Zetia news yesterday, you might draw the conclusion the huge cholesterol drug franchise might be doomed. Sure, analysts say, prescriptions and sales are gonna go down some more, but they're not going to zero.</description><guid>http://www.cnbc.com/id/23900156/site/14081545?__source=yahoo|headline|quote|text|&amp;par=yahoo</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated</category><pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:03:45 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.cnbc.com" /></item><item><title>5-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: ViroPharma</title><link>http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/ticker/article.aspx?Feed=FOOL&amp;Date=20081110&amp;ID=9364094&amp;Symbol=US:YHOO</link><description>Motley Fool business news by ticker, 5-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: ViroPharma, Yahoo! Inc, US:YHOO</description><guid>http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/ticker/article.aspx?Feed=FOOL&amp;Date=20081110&amp;ID=9364094&amp;Symbol=US:YHOO</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated</category><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://news.moneycentral.msn.com" /></item><item><title>Highlights: Intel Vertex Pharmaceuticals Schering-Plough Vocus an...
      </title><link>http://www.prplace.com/pr_news/view/id-2093</link><description>summary :(AP:CHICAGO--) (BUSINESS WIRE) _ Feb. 11 2009-- Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and event ...</description><guid>http://www.prplace.com/pr_news/view/id-2093</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated</category><pubDate /><source url="http://www.prplace.com" /></item><item><title>Pharmacy Choice - Pharmaceutical News - Vertex Pharmaceuticals Cl...
      </title><link>http://www.pharmacychoice.com/News/article.cfm?Article_ID=336143</link><description>CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 12, 2009--Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX), completed its acquisition today of ViroChem Pharma Inc., a privately-held company with two investigational HCV polymerase inhibitors in clinical development.</description><guid>http://www.pharmacychoice.com/News/article.cfm?Article_ID=336143</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated</category><pubDate /><source url="http://www.pharmacychoice.com" /></item><item><title>Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. News - The New York Times</title><link>http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/business/companies/vertex-pharmaceuticals-inc/index.html</link><description>Vertex Pharmaceuticals expects to receive $545 million in milestone payments, plus additional royalties, from Johnson &amp; Johnson as part of agreement to market and develop VX-950, promising hepatitis C drug</description><guid>http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/business/companies/vertex-pharmaceuticals-inc/index.html</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated</category><pubDate /><source url="http://topics.nytimes.com" /></item><item><title>NPS Pharmaceuticals | News | Press Releases</title><link>http://www.npsp.com/news_releasetxt.php?ReqId=799876</link><description>SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: NPSP - News) today reported its operating and financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005 and reviewed recent corporate developments. Third Quarter Financial Results</description><guid>http://www.npsp.com/news_releasetxt.php?ReqId=799876</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated</category><pubDate /><source url="http://www.npsp.com" /></item><item><title>Joshua Boger, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Ver...
      </title><link>http://www.holdrs.com/holdrs/main/index.asp?Action=Article&amp;Description=&amp;Image=&amp;newsid={5C4D2DCA-2A71-43C5-A216-A6C46120C860}&amp;symb=VRTX&amp;sid=7853</link><description>Joshua Boger, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Vertex, will present at Deutsche Bank's 2008 Biotech Boston Confab. Vertex's presentation will be conducted on Tuesday, November 11, 2008 at 3:25 p.m. EST.</description><guid>http://www.holdrs.com/holdrs/main/index.asp?Action=Article&amp;Description=&amp;Image=&amp;newsid={5C4D2DCA-2A71-43C5-A216-A6C46120C860}&amp;symb=VRTX&amp;sid=7853</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated</category><pubDate /><source url="http://www.holdrs.com" /></item><item><title>Merck and Vertex Move to Mid-Stage Trial - Pharma &amp; Bio Ingredien...
      </title><link>http://pharmabioingredients.com/news/2006/12/11/merck_and_vertex_move_to_mid-stage_trial</link><description>Drug makers Merck &amp; Co. and Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Monday they will move on to a mid-stage clinical trial for their cancer treatment now that a dosing trial is complete.</description><guid>http://pharmabioingredients.com/news/2006/12/11/merck_and_vertex_move_to_mid-stage_trial</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated</category><pubDate /><source url="http://pharmabioingredients.com" /></item><item><title>Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) Downgrade Alert, Watch for 8.4% Tec...
      </title><link>http://www.zibb.com/article/5674901/Vertex+Pharmaceuticals+VRTX+Downgrade+Alert+Watch+for+Technical+Uptrend+Reversal</link><description>Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:VRTX) downgraded to Neutral from Buy, $32-39 target, at Merriman. The stock closed yesterday at $40.50 on volume of 2,560,800 shares, above average daily volume of 1,907,525. Vertex Pharmaceuticals is currently above its 50-day moving average of $35.99 and above its</description><guid>http://www.zibb.com/article/5674901/Vertex+Pharmaceuticals+VRTX+Downgrade+Alert+Watch+for+Technical+Uptrend+Reversal</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated</category><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:31:07 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.zibb.com" /></item></channel></rss>