Mellitus Health and Smart Meter inked a partnership this week to combine real-time blood glucose data with insulin titration tech. According to the terms of the deal, healthcare providers using Mellitus Health’s Insulin Insights titration service will have access to real-time patient data from Smart Meter’s iGlucose Cellular Diabetes Care solution. Combining these offerings will help healthcare […]
Kaleo partners with Walgreens to offer epinephrine auto-injector
Kaleo said this week that its epinephrine auto-injector, Auvi-Q, is available at Walgreens locations across the U.S. The partnership comes as the country is dealing with a shortage of the emergency allergy therapies – a number of epinephrine auto-injector manufacturers have reported supply issues to the FDA. In August, Kaleo confirmed that despite ongoing manufacturing delays […]
EyePoint nabs CMS reimbursement for Dexycu cataract surgery drug
EyePoint Pharmaceuticals (NSDQ:EYPT) said this week that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services approved transitional pass-through status and reimbursement of its dexamethasone intraocular suspension, Dexycu. The FDA-approved product is designed to treat inflammation following cataract surgery using a single, intraocular dose of long-acting dexamethasone. “The receipt of pass-through status and the assignment of a […]
Inovio launches Ph1 study of Hep C vaccine
Inovio Pharmaceuticals (NSDQ:INO) and its partner, GeneOne Life Science (KSE:011000), said today that the companies have dosed the first patient in a Phase I study designed to test a preventive vaccine against hepatitis C infection. The companies plan to recruit 24 study participants to evaluate Inovio’s GLS-6150 candidate. Participants will include people who have a sustained […]
ivWatch wins CE Mark for continuous IV site monitor
ivWatch said today that it won CE Mark clearance for its intravenous infiltration/extravasation monitoring device. The company’s ivWatch Model 400, which has FDA clearance, is sold in the U.S. through group purchasing contracts with Premier and Vizient. ivWatch also touted that it obtained ISO 13485:2016 certification through the Medical Device Single Audit Program. “Peripheral IV […]
ALR Technologies inks Indian marketing deal for diabetes management device
ALR Technologies and Aspire Cerebro Advertising have inked a marketing deal in India for the ALRT diabetes management system. Aspira Cerebro Advertising plans to create a comprehensive marketing plan for the ALRT Diabetes Solution system, with the intent of bringing the technology to India’s estimated 100 million diabetes patients. “Our model enables pharmaceutical companies to […]
DHS warns on BD’s Alaris pump
The U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security issued an advisory this week, warning consumers that BD’s (NYSE: BDX) Alaris syringe pumps can be hacked via a vulnerability that gives a remote attacker unauthorized access to the device when it is connected to a terminal server. BD determined that the affected products are not sold within the U.S., a […]
Tracking tumors with Precipio’s liquid biopsy tech
In the era of personalized medicine, cancer patients will often have their tumors biopsied and analyzed as doctors hunt for mutations that are driving the patient’s condition. For some forms of cancer, doctors can recommend therapies that target particular genetic changes. “The problem is – and this is why cancer is such a tough disease […]
BioCardia touts preliminary data from heart failure trial
BioCardia (OTC:BCDA) touted data today from the first 10 patients treated in its Phase III CardiAmp heart failure trial. The company’s investigational therapy uses a patient’s bone marrow cells to trigger the body’s natural ability to heal itself, according to BioCardia. These data are the first to be published from any pivotal trial of a stem […]
NeuroMetrix lands $4m milestone payment from GSK deal
NeuroMetrix (NSDQ:NURO) said this week that it reeled in a $3.8 million milestone payment from its collaboration with GlaxoSmithKline‘s (NYSE:GSK) consumer healthcare unit. The strategic deal between the two groups was first announced in January this year. According to the terms of the deal, GSK acquired exclusive ownership of NeuroMetrix’s Quell pain-relief device outside the U.S., […]
