Vertex Pharmaceuticals

This summer, 22 interns from universities across the UK joined us for 10 weeks of networking, learning and collaborating. This year, our third partnering with 10,000 Black Interns, we’ve expanded our internship program to give our students even more opportunities to experience what it’s like to be part of an innovative biotech company, with a commitment to patients at its core. Some of the highlights from the past last 10 weeks include: 🧪 Touring our Oxford Research Site, meeting with our scientists and learning how our unique research approach powers innovation 💥 Presenting with Impact training, learning how to engage an audience, communicate ideas, and make a difference in the workplace 🤝 Building relationships across our business, developing an understanding of the Pharma and Biotech industry, and the potential it holds for building a successful career Thank you to all the interns who joined us this summer — seeing the incredible progress you make during your time at Vertex, and the exciting new ideas you bring to our business is a highlight of the summer!

Service is second nature to members and allies of our BRAVE employee resource network, which recognizes our veteran and first responder communities across the globe. Serving our communities is one of the meaningful ways BRAVE and our other employee resource networks create impact. This year, BRAVE sponsored a team for the 15th Annual Run to Home Base to raise awareness and funds for Home Base, a U.S. national nonprofit that provides clinical care, wellness, education and research at no cost for veterans of all eras, service members, military families and families of the fallen. “As a United States Marine Corps veteran, I am running to help raise awareness and funding for organizations that support Military members as they transition out of service and back to civilian life.” - Josh Adams, facilities operations manager and BRAVE ERN global co-lead. #RTHB2024

The lack of innovation in pain treatment is one reason patients and their families have become driven to advocate for themselves. For the Rhodes family, encouraging others to work with their doctors to make educated and informed medical decisions is personal. Learn more about the Rhodes family’s story: https://lnkd.in/eqtCYGDg

NBA great Alonzo Mourning was diagnosed with kidney disease just after returning home from the Sydney Olympics with a gold medal. Scientists have discovered his type of kidney disease is linked to having genetic variants of the APOL1 gene – ones that 13% of African Americans carry. Hear Alonzo’s story – and how we’re applying our understanding of the disease to our research – on Targeting the Toughest Diseases: https://lnkd.in/gZGjv-JA

Living with #Type1Diabetes can be a 24/7 job for people with the disease. Despite advances in managing it, there’s still no cure. This unmet need drives our investigation into #T1D – at a cellular level. Hear more on our podcast, Targeting the Toughest Diseases: https://lnkd.in/gZGjv-JA

While we are relentless in our pursuit of scientific innovation to transform the lives of people with serious diseases, we equally prioritize the well-being of our employees. Our dedicated teams worldwide are hitting pause for our annual summer shutdown to power down, recharge, and be ready for more revolutionary science transformations. While many of us set our out of office messages, we also thank our essential teams whose shutdown looks a little different as they continue our vital work for patients. Learn more about working at Vertex: https://lnkd.in/gsbYsvtF #WorkLifeBalance #EmployeeBenefit

“It’s not only our lifeblood, it’s the life force.” Hear more from James, a member of our Manufacturing Operations team, as he shares how our core value #InnovationIsOurLifeblood drives our work and our culture. Visit https://lnkd.in/gYa_RfCA to learn more about the values that drive us and explore open roles.

For the first time, the annual #ORBIE awards hosted a dedicated awards program honoring Chief Information Security Officers in New England. And our very own Michael Daly was named the 2024 BostonCISO Global winner! Michael’s leadership and deep subject matter expertise have enabled Vertex to become an industry leader in our security capabilities. Congrats Michael!

We are excited to share that the FDA has accepted and granted priority review to the New Drug Application (NDA) submission for our investigational acute pain medicine. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/e82MZEJF

More people living with #CysticFibrosis in #Montenegro have reimbursed access to a therapy: We are pleased to announce the extension of a reimbursement agreement with the Ministry of Health for Montenegro to cover eligible children living with CF ages 2 years and older since July 1.