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Defending its prize franchise, Vertex forks over $160M cash to grab Concert’s simplified version of Kalydeco

John Carroll

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Concert Pharmaceuticals’ $CNCE chief claim to fame is using deuterium to reformulate drugs, stretching effects for patients in ways that make them easier to use …

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Defending its prize franchise, Vertex forks over $160M cash to grab Concert’s simplified version of Kalydeco

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De­fend­ing its prize fran­chise, Ver­tex forks over $160M cash to grab Con­cert’s sim­pli­fied ver­sion of Ka­ly­de­co

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