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Vertex and CRISPR Therapeutics Announce Priority Medicines (PRIME) Designation Granted by the European Medicines Agency to CTX001™ for Transfusion-Dependent Beta Thalassemia

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) and CRISPR Therapeutics (Nasdaq: CRSP) today announced the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has granted Priority Medicines (PRIME) designation to CTX001, an investigational, autologous, ex vivo CRISPR/Cas9 gene-edited therapy for the treatment of transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia (TDT).

Pfizer Acquires Amplyx Pharmaceuticals

Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) announced today that it has acquired Amplyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a privately-held company dedicated to the development of therapies for debilitating and life-threatening diseases that affect people with compromised immune systems.

Janux Therapeutics Closes $125 Million Series B Financing to Advance Next Generation T Cell Engager Immunotherapies into Clinical Trials

Janux Therapeutics today announced the closing of a $125 million Series B financing led by RA Capital Management and joined by new investors BVF Partners L.P., EcoR1 Capital, Hartford HealthCare Endowment, Janus Henderson Investors, Logos Capital, Samsara BioCapital and Surveyor Capital (a Citadel company).