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Founding Date | Founding Date 2013 | Founding Date 1989 | Founding Date 1904 |
Type | Type Public | Type Public | Type Subsidiary |
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Locations | Locations San Francisco, US HQ | Locations King of Prussia, US HQ Broadmeadows, AU Parkville, AU Parkville, AU Wien, AT Mechelen, BE see more | |
Employees | Employees 2382% decrease | Employees 5,40013% increase | Employees 7,5692% decrease |
Valuation ($) | Valuation ($) 495.3 m | Valuation ($) 121.4 b | Valuation ($) N/A |
Financial | |||
Revenue (est.) | Revenue (est.) $21m (FY, 2025) | Revenue (est.) $12b (FY, 2025) | Revenue (est.) $7.9b (FY, 2020) |
Gross profit | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit $10.4b (FY, 2025) | Gross profit $4.5b (FY, 2020) |
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Patent Applications | Patent Applications 380 (FY, 2021) | Patent Applications N/A | Patent Applications 3 (Dec, 2020) |
Funding | |||
Total funding raised | Total funding raised $ 194.5m | Total funding raised $ 2.4m | Total funding raised N/A |

Vertex Pharmaceuticals is a biotechnology company that focuses on discovering, developing, and producing medicines.
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