Talk:Jeffrey Leiden

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Edit request to update the Vertex section

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Hi. I am John and I would like to request some updates to Jeffrey Leiden's article.

Please add the following sentence as a new paragraph in the correct chronological order in the Vertex section, after the sentence that begins "In 2015 Vertex shareholders..." "The 2019 acquisition of Semma Therapeutics led to VX-880, the first potentially curative stem cell-based therapy for patients with type 1 diabetes.^[1]^[2]

At the end of the sentence that begins "On October 24, 2019, Vertex reached..." please remove Scotland and Spain and replace with Ireland^[3] and [[France]^[4], among others.

Also in the Vertex section, please add the following as a new paragraph below the sentence that begins "On October 24, 2019, Vertex reached an agreement..." "While Leiden served as chairman, the market capitalization of Vertex Pharmaceuticals increased from $7.74 billion at the beginning of 2012 to $69.97 billion in April 2020.^[5]^[6]

In the last paragraph of the Vertex section, please change April 2023 to April 2024.^[7]

References

^ Gelman, Max (29 January 2021). "The diabetes 'cure' Vertex acquired in its 2019 Semma buyout? It's headed to the clinic". Endpoints News.
^ Bell, Jacob (10 March 2021). "Vertex begins human testing for diabetes cell therapy". BiopharmaDive.
^ "Landmark NHS deal to open up access to life-changing cystic fibrosis drug". EnglandNHS. 21 August 2020.
^ Bruce, Francesca (15 July 2021). "Vertex Inks New Cystic Fibrosis Deals In Europe". Pink Sheet.
^ "VRTX Market Cap History". Market Cap History. 31 January 2022.
^ "Market capitalization of Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX)". Companies Market Cap. 31 March 2022.
^ "UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Form 10-K". investors.vrtx.com. SEC.

Thank you for your help, JohnDatVertex (talk) 17:43, 1 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Partially done, as the sources provided for #1 said no such thing, and I'm not sure about the reliability of #2's. PK650 (talk) 07:45, 3 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I am marking this request as answered, per the above. Z1720 (talk) 14:36, 5 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi PK650. Thanks for helping out with the above edits. I have re-written the sentence for the first edit that you declined above in a way that more precisely reflects the sources supplied. Please add the following as a new paragraph after the sentence that begins "In 2015 Vertex shareholders..." "Also under his leadership, Vertex acquired Semma Therapeutics for $950 million in 2019. The company developed stem cell-derived therapies including the experimental cell therapy for Type 1 diabetes known as VX-880. ^[1]^[2]"

References

^ Gelman, Max (29 January 2021). "The diabetes 'cure' Vertex acquired in its 2019 Semma buyout? It's headed to the clinic". Endpoints News.
^ Bell, Jacob (10 March 2021). "Vertex begins human testing for diabetes cell therapy". BiopharmaDive.

Thanks so much. JohnDatVertex (talk) 13:10, 16 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Addition to Boards section

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Hi. This is John again. Please update the Boards and awards section with the following sentence: In May 2022 Leiden joined the Board of Directors of Odyssey Therapeutics. ^[1]

References

^ "About: Our Leadership". Odyssey Therapeutics.

Done

I am pinging PK650 who has helped on this page in the past. Thanks so much. JohnDatVertex (talk) 15:17, 19 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Remove Tmunity, an outdated board post

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Hello. Please remove the mention of Tmunity in the second paragraph of the Boards and awards section. Leiden no longer sits on that board. This link shows he is no longer on the board of Tmunity I am pinging Iztwoz who helped with my last edit request. Thanks so much. JohnDatVertex (talk) 12:32, 13 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Additional board position and thanks

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Thanks Iztwoz for implementing my edit request. I have an additional board membership to be added to the "Boards and awards" section as follows: "Leiden is a member of the MIT Presidential CEO Advisory Board." The source is https://www.dropbox.com/s/6nfjmjqb98o9p4k/2022%20MIT%20CEO%20AB%20BRIEFING.pdf?dl=0 on page 21.

I would also appreciate if you could take a look at Talk:Reshma Kewalramani and implement those simple, straightforward edits that are requested there. Thanks again. JohnDatVertex (talk) 13:24, 21 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The board membership was resolved below. -Kj cheetham (talk) 17:34, 7 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Board position and Semma acquisition

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I have two edits to request, as follows:

Please add the following sentence to the end of the 'Boards and awards' section:

Leiden is a member of the MIT Presidential CEO Advisory Board.^[1]

Please add the following as a new paragraph after the sentence that begins "In 2015 Vertex shareholders..."

Also under his leadership, Vertex acquired Semma Therapeutics for $950 million in 2019. The company developed stem cell-derived therapies including the experimental cell therapy for Type 1 diabetes known as VX-880.^[2]^[3]

References

^ "MIT Presidential Advisory Board Annual Meeting" (PDF). MIT. 23 June 2022.
^ Gelman, Max (29 January 2021). "The diabetes 'cure' Vertex acquired in its 2019 Semma buyout? It's headed to the clinic". Endpoints News.
^ Bell, Jacob (10 March 2021). "Vertex begins human testing for diabetes cell therapy". BiopharmaDive.

I am pinging Kj cheetham who was helpful with edits for Reshma Kewalramani recently. Thanks so much. JohnDatVertex (talk) 13:39, 31 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi JohnDatVertex, I've implemented your 2nd point, but do you have a better source for the first point? I'm hestitant to link to something on dropbox. Thanks. -Kj cheetham (talk) 15:21, 1 September 2022 (UTC) P.S. https://www.vrtx.com/our-company/leadership/jeffrey-leiden/ might be sufficient though? -Kj cheetham (talk) 15:29, 1 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Kj cheetham. Thanks for implementing the second bullet point above. Sorry that the source for the first bullet point caused you to hesitate about using something on dropbox. I am happy for you to use the Vertex website if you feel that is a better option. Once again, thank you for your work. JohnDatVertex (talk) 17:29, 7 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

JohnDatVertex

Done -Kj cheetham (talk) 17:33, 7 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

[Endpoints_News:The_diabetes_cure-1] Gelman, Max (29 January 2021). "The diabetes 'cure' Vertex acquired in its 2019 Semma buyout? It's headed to the clinic". Endpoints News.

[BiopharmaDive:Vertex_begins_human_testing-2] Bell, Jacob (10 March 2021). "Vertex begins human testing for diabetes cell therapy". BiopharmaDive.

[EnglandNHS:Landmark_NHS_deal-3] "Landmark NHS deal to open up access to life-changing cystic fibrosis drug". EnglandNHS. 21 August 2020.

[Pink_Sheet:Vertex_Inks-4] Bruce, Francesca (15 July 2021). "Vertex Inks New Cystic Fibrosis Deals In Europe". Pink Sheet.

[Market_Cap_History:Vertex-5] "VRTX Market Cap History". Market Cap History. 31 January 2022.

[Companies_Market_Cap:Vertex-6] "Market capitalization of Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX)". Companies Market Cap. 31 March 2022.

[SEC:Form_10-K-7] "UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Form 10-K". investors.vrtx.com. SEC.

[Endpoints_News:The_diabetes_cure-8] Gelman, Max (29 January 2021). "The diabetes 'cure' Vertex acquired in its 2019 Semma buyout? It's headed to the clinic". Endpoints News.

[BiopharmaDive:Vertex_begins_human_testing-9] Bell, Jacob (10 March 2021). "Vertex begins human testing for diabetes cell therapy". BiopharmaDive.

[10] "About: Our Leadership". Odyssey Therapeutics.

[11] "MIT Presidential Advisory Board Annual Meeting" (PDF). MIT. 23 June 2022.

[Endpoints_News:The_diabetes_cure-12] Gelman, Max (29 January 2021). "The diabetes 'cure' Vertex acquired in its 2019 Semma buyout? It's headed to the clinic". Endpoints News.

[BiopharmaDive:Vertex_begins_human_testing-13] Bell, Jacob (10 March 2021). "Vertex begins human testing for diabetes cell therapy". BiopharmaDive.

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