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Vertex CEO: Our goal is to have one medicine for all cystic fibrosis patients

2:16 PM ET Tue, 23 May 2017

Jeff Leiden, Vertex Pharmaceuticals CEO, speaks to CNBC's Meg Tirrell about his company's cystic fibrosis drugs and the future for biotech and pharma under the current administration.

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Vertex CEO: Our goal is to have one medicine for all cystic fibrosis patients

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