04:55 AM EST, 01/31/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals ( VRTX ) said Friday it has made a reimbursement agreement with National Health Service England for eligible sickle cell disease patients to access the CRISPR/Cas9 gene-edited therapy, Casgevy. The reimbursement agreement coincides with the UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence recommending Casgevy's use by the NHS, the company...

* Mads Nipper to step down as CEO * Deputy CEO Errboe takes the helm with immediate effect * Shares are down 83% from 2021 peak * Orsted has been hit by soaring costs and impairments (Rewrites with more quotes, analyst, background, updates shares) By Stine Jacobsen and Isabelle Yr Carlsson COPENHAGEN, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Orsted Chief Executive Mads...

05:04 AM EST, 01/31/2025 (MT Newswires) -- AST SpaceMobile ( ASTS ) said late Thursday it has received a special temporary authority from the Federal Communications Commission authorizing the company's testing service in the US. The authority enables the company's first five commercial BlueBird satellites with unmodified smartphones with partners AT&T ( T ) and Verizon (VZ) to support voice,...

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Truckmaker Scania has stepped in to help Northvolt with the day-to-day running of its flagship plant in northern Sweden, a last-ditch effort to boost quality and output at the struggling electric vehicle battery maker as it scrambles to secure funds. Since November, Scania has sent members of staff to Northvolt's Ett plant located in Skelleftea, 200 kilometres...