grapesharvester schreef op 20 november 2013 21:36:
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Vertex heeft recent ook een aardige veer gelaten. Op 28 oktober was de koers nog USD 78 nu dus USD 62 ofwel ruim 16% lager en dus in die periode geduikeld met 16.4 % naar slechts USD 15.2 miljard. Was dus eerst miljarden gedaald en nu dus iets (te veel) hersteld. Beleggers focussen nu op andere mogelijk wel succesvolle projecten van Vertex.
Van yahoo finance:
As a result, sales of Incivek have continued to slide this year as doctors again push back treatment ahead of Gilead's and J&J's promising new therapies. That resulted in Incivek sales falling 52% year-over-year to $155.8 million in the second quarter and dropping to just $86 million from $254 million last year in the third quarter.
Bu dus een laatste druppel uit dit teleurstellende produkt:
Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: VRTX ) sold the royalty it receives on hepatitis C drug Incivo to its longtime partner Janssen Pharmaceutical, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ ) , for $152 million, the company announced today.