Insulet (NSDQ:PODD) touted the full market launch of the Omnipod Display and Omnipod View apps for people using the company’s Omnipod Dash system. The Display app enables users to display data from their Personal Diabetes Manager device onto their smartphones. The View app gives caregivers and family members the option to remotely monitor Omnipod Dash […]
On mixed Q2 results, Glaukos announces Avedro buy
Glaukos (NYSE:GKOS) posted its second-quarter financial results this week and reported that it plans to acquire Avedro in an effort to build out its corneal health franchise. Avedro develops single-use drug formulations designed to strengthen corneal tissue and stop the progression of a degenerative corneal ectatic disease known as keratoconus. According to the Mass.-based company, the […]
Avoset to develop infusion pump with unnamed pharma giant
Avoset Health said this week that it plans to develop a connected infusion pump with an unnamed pharmaceutical company. The product is set to debut in early 2021. The company touted that its technology allows physicians and pharmacists to track when patients receive infusions, how much drug was infused and which patients need additional intervention. […]
NovaBay raises $2.4m
NovaBay Pharmaceuticals (NYSE:NBY) said this week that it raised $2.4 million in an offering that included three investors. The Emeryville, Calif.-based company has developed products for the eye care market, including a prescription for managing hygiene of the eyelids and lashes. NovaBay’s Avenova is formulated with a pure form of hypochlorous acid and is designed to […]
Inside Insulet’s pivotal year with CEO Shacey Petrovic
It’s been a busy year at Insulet (NSDQ:PODD). The diabetes tech company welcomed a new CEO, launched its first new product in six years and officially opened its $200 million global headquarters – all in the first half of 2019. That’s all the result of years of rapid growth for Insulet, chief executive Shacey Petrovic said in a keynote […]
Mercator MedSystems adds $3m
Mercator MedSystems said last week that it added more than $3 million to the $11 million Series D it pulled in last year.* The California-based company is developing catheter-guided micro-infusion systems for non-systemic delivery of therapeutic agents across blood vessels as a treatment for peripheral artery disease. In June of last year, Mercator MedSystems raised […]
Dance Biopharm raises $21m for insulin delivery device
Dance Biopharm has raised $21 million from 283 investors as part of a $59.2 million offering, according to a document filed with the SEC this week. The privately-held California-based company’s Dance 501 device stores a liquid formulation of recombinant human insulin in a hand-held electronic inhaler. Using a vibrating mesh, the device produces particles of liquid […]
Ivenix wins 510(k) clearance for infusion system
Ivenix said today that its infusion system won 510(k) clearance from the FDA. The large-volume pump and infusion system features a “smartphone-like” user interface and a suite of administration tools to remotely monitor infusions, according to Ivenix. The Boston-based company reported that infusion-related adverse drug events make up more than $2 million in healthcare costs […]
Medtronic, Tidepool ink deal for interoperable, automated insulin pump
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) and nonprofit org Tidepool announced last week that the groups will work together to develop an interoperable, automated insulin delivery system. The medtech giant reported that it plans to build a Bluetooth-enabled MiniMed pump that is compatible with Tidepool’s Loop app, an open-source app for automated insulin delivery. Both companies plan to work […]
EuroPCR 2019: Paclitaxel meta-analysis a ‘typhoon in a teapot’
The meta-analysis that suggested there was a link between paclitaxel-coated devices and heightened mortality compared to bare devices was described as a “typhoon in a teapot” at this year’s EuroPCR meeting, according to a report from MedScape. Dr. Alexandra Lansky of Yale University School of Medicine, who authored the organization’s formal statement on the matter, reportedly […]
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