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Vertex, known for cystic fibrosis drugs, sets its sights on taming pain

By Jonathan Saltzman — Boston GlobeAug. 13, 2019

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Jeffrey Leiden, CEO and president of Vertex Pharmaceuticals. Dina Rudick/The Boston Globe

BOSTON — “All in for CF.”

That pledge adorns the lobby of Vertex Pharmaceuticals, the Boston biotech best known for its groundbreaking but costly treatments for the deadly, rare disease cystic fibrosis.

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