Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Investopedia: Vertex Building A Fortress In Cystic Fibrosis

It's not too often that you see a biotech company establish a truly differentiated product portfolio with multi-billion dollar potential and minimal competition, but Vertex (Nasdaq:VRTX) seems to be doing exactly that. This one-time specialist in virology is already well on the way to more than $5 billion in potential revenue, and could ultimately see nearly double that amount if clinical trials go the right way. This may ultimately put the company in the “nice problem to have” category of figuring out how to reinvest the proceeds and determining whether or not further investments in the hepatitis C program are worthwhile.

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