Glytec announced today that its eGlycemic Management System received certified status for information security from HITRUST. Waltham, Massachusetts-based Glytec’s certification validates its platform’s ability to meet the highest standards for protecting sensitive data and information when working with its health system customers. According to a news release, HITRUST CSF certified status means the eGlycemic Management […]
Xeris Biopharma enters agreement for $30M private placement
Xeris Biopharma (NSDQ:XERS) announced today that it entered into a securities purchase agreement in connection with a private placement. Chicago-based Xeris’ private placement with an affiliate of Armistice Capital, LLC, will provide aggregate gross proceeds totaling approximately $30 million. The company will issue Armistice more than 10.2 million shares of its common stock at a […]
Your favorite articles from Drug Delivery Business News in 2021
From continuous glucose monitors to insulin pens, plus needle-free injection devices and inhalers — here are the most popular articles on Drug Delivery Business News from 2021: Links to your favorite articles: Dexcom CEO Kevin Sayer says G7 will be ‘wonderful’ Eli Lilly partners with four companies on insulin pen tech Scancell picks PharmaJet’s needle-free […]
Novo Nordisk completes acquisition of Dicerna Pharmaceuticals
Novo Nordisk (NYSE:NVO) announced today that its acquisition of Dicerna Pharmaceuticals (NSDQ:DRNA) has been completed. Completion of the acquisition, initially announced on Nov. 18, 2021, follows the expiration of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR) in connected on with Novo Nordisk’s cash tender offer for Dicerna at 11:59 p.m. […]
FDA approves injectable atopic dermatitis treatment from LEO Pharma
LEO Pharma announced today that it received FDA approval for its Adbry injection treatment for moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis. Ballerup, Denmark-based LEO Pharma designed its Adbry injection for treating atopic dermatitis in adults aged 18 years or older whose disease is not adequately controlled with topical prescription therapies or when those therapies are not advisable. According […]
Waiting period for Novo Nordisk’s proposed acquisition of Dicerna expires
Dicerna Pharmaceuticals (NSDQ:DRNA) announced that a waiting period for a proposed acquisition by Novo Nordisk (NYSE:NVO) has expired. The announcement, made on Dec. 25, confirmed that the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR) in connected on with Novo Nordisk’s cash tender offer for Dicerna expired at 11:59 p.m. ET on […]
Zacks says Medtronic will gain from expanded CMS coverage for CGMs
Zacks Equity Research today reported that Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) stands to gain from yesterday’s CMS coverage expansion for diabetes technology. CMS’s expanded coverage, confirmed by Medtronic yesterday, covers all types of CGMs (continuous glucose monitors), including adjunctive and non-adjunctive CGMs. The coverage includes CGMs that integrate with Medtronic insulin pumps. Zacks said the new rule will likely […]
CMS expands Medicare coverage to CGMs that integrate with Medtronic insulin pumps
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) announced today that the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will expand coverage for CGMs. CMS’ expanded coverage covers all types of CGMs (continuous glucose monitors), including adjunctive and non-adjunctive CGMs, and it notably covers CGMs that integrate with Medtronic insulin pumps. According to a news release, the proposed rule was […]
Government warns on cybersecurity issue with Fresenius Kabi’s Agilia Connect infusion system
The U.S. Cyber Security & Infrastructure Security Agency today issued a medical advisory for the Fresenius Kabi Agilia Connect infusion system. Fresenius Kabi’s Agilia Connect infusion system has been deemed “exploitable remotely/low attack complexity” by the agency. Successful exploitation of vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to gain access to sensitive information, modify settings or parameters […]
Senseonics wins CE mark for remote glucose monitoring app for Android users
Senseonics (NYSE:SENS) announced today that its Eversense NOW remote monitoring app for Android received CE mark approval. Germantown, Maryland-based Senseonics already received such approval for the Eversense NOW iOS platform and can now offer it in Europe on the Android operating system. The company expects to make the Eversense NOW remote monitoring app for Android […]
