Ascensia Diabetes Care announced today that it launched its online diabetes management and analytics platform in the U.S. Parsippany, New Jersey-based Ascensia now offers GlucoContro.online in more than 15 countries around the world. It plans for further expansion, too. GlucoContro.online supports diabetes management, according to a news release. It enables data-driven care for people using […]
Health Canada licenses Medtronic next-gen MiniMed 780G insulin pump
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) Canada announced today that Health Canada granted a license to its MiniMed 780G automated insulin delivery system. The company designed its MiniMed 780G advanced hybrid closed-loop insulin pump system to automatically adjust and correct sugars every five minutes. According to Medtronic, it marks the first and only insulin pump system in Canada to […]
Here’s what diabetes tech companies are doing for National Diabetes Awareness Month
As we enter November, we enter National Diabetes Awareness Month. A number of diabetes technology developers plan to mark that in a special way. Dexcom (Nasdaq:DXCM), Insulet (Nasdaq:PODD) and Embecta (Nasdaq:EMBC) all announced their plans to celebrate. Last year, a handful of companies marked the month — which includes World Diabetes Day (Nov. 14) — […]
Enable Injections to add hundreds of jobs in Ohio
Enable Injections announced today that it committed to increasing jobs and payroll in the Cincinnati, Ohio region. The company intends to add 257 jobs and nearly $20 million in payroll in Cincinnati by 2027. Ohio’s Tax Credit Authority Board approved the commitment today. It allows the company to benefit from Ohio’s Job Creation Tax Credit […]
Dexcom stock rises on Q3 results following G7 international rollout
Dexcom (Nasdaq:DXCM) shares are up today — a day after it reported third-quarter results that came in ahead of the consensus forecast. DXCM shares were up more than 17% at $118.78 by the afternoon today. MassDevice‘s MedTech 100 Index — which includes stocks of the world’s largest medical device companies — was down more than […]
Abbott FreeStyle Libre named ‘best medical technology’ in last 50 years by Galien Foundation
Abbott (NYSE:ABT) announced today that the Galien Foundation picked its FreeStyle Libre continuous glucose monitor (CGM) for a major award. The foundation named FreeStyle Libre as the best “Best Medical Technology” of the last 50 years. Other medtech receiving the designation included Edwards Lifesciences’ Sapien 3 Ultra TAVR and Roche’s Cobas HPV test. This announcement […]
Kennesaw State researchers aim to improve glucose monitoring with non-invasive tech
Kennesaw State University researchers developed a way to improve the glucose monitoring process for those living with diabetes. Maria Valero, an assistant professor of information technology at KSU’s College of Computing and Software Engineering (CCSE) and director of its IoT as a Service Research Group undertook the mission after watching her diabetic father use fingersticks […]
Better Therapeutics names new chief commercial officer
Better Therapeutics (Nasdaq:BTTX) announced today that it appointed Diane Gomez-Thinnes as its new chief commercial officer (CCO). Gomez-Thinnes’ appointment became effective yesterday, Oct. 26, 2022. She joins the San Francisco-based company, which develops prescription digital therapeutics (PDTs). They use a novel form of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to address the root causes of cardiometabolic diseases, […]
Insulet CEO Jim Hollingshead talks leadership in a time of change
Insulet (Nasdaq:PODD) CEO Jim Hollingshead says his current field in some ways marks his third different career path. He began as an academic, then went into consulting. The former ResMed executive took over in the corner office at Insulet following CEO Shacey Petrovic’s departure for personal reasons earlier this year. He’s served on Insulet’s board since […]
Rani Therapeutics launches RT-111 development program
Robotic pill company Rani Therapeutics (Nasdaq:RANI) has begun developing RT-111, a RaniPill GO capsule containing a biosimilar of Johnson & Johnson’s (NYSE:JNJ) Stelara (ustekinumab). The company anticipates that RT-111 could potentially treat psoriatic arthritis, ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease and psoriasis. The FDA first approved Stelara in 2009 for psoriasis. Stelara is available in intravenous and […]
