Vertex doubles down on diabetes – acquires firm and resumes stem cell study
With the acquisition of Viacyte, a biotech firm focused on stem cell therapies to cure type 1 diabetes, Vertex hopes to accelerate development of its own candidate, which is moving forward following an FDA clinical hold.
by andreas lønstrup, translated by daniel pedersen
US-based Vertex Pharmaceuticals, a biotech firm developing a stem cell-derived candidate for the treatment of type 1 diabetes, is set to acquire a privately owned firm focused on the same area, Viacyte, a company press release reports.
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