West Pharmaceutical Services (NYSE:WST) shares received a massive boost today on fourth-quarter results that beat the consensus forecast. Shares of WST rose 15.5% at $322.53 apiece in early-morning trading today. MassDevice’s MedTech 100 Index — which includes stocks of the world’s largest medical device companies — rose 10.1%. The Exton, Pennsylvania-based drug delivery device maker […]
EOFlow invests $7.7B in Pharmeo subsidiary for non-insulin drug delivery development
EOFlow announced today that it plans to invest $7.7 billion (9.9 billion Korean Won) in its wholly-owned Pharmeo subsidiary. The investment aims to advance R&D and commercialization of non-insulin drugs with EOFlow’s wearable drug delivery system. EOFlow intends to finance this investment through paid-in capital increase for the subsidiary. EOFlow owes the actual investment, totaling […]
FDA committee unanimously votes in favor of over-the-counter Narcan from Emergent BioSolutions
Emergent BioSolutions (NYSE:EBS) announced today that its over-the-counter Narcan (naloxone HCl) nasal spray received unanimous approval from governing bodies. The vote came from the FDA Nonprescription Drugs Advisory Committee and the Anesthetic and Analgesic Drug Products Advisory Committee. A total of 19 voters decided in favor of the benefit-risk profile for Narcan. The voters support […]
Embecta stock soars on Street-beating Q4, raised 2023 guidance
Embecta (Nasdaq:EMBC) shares received a boost today on fourth-quarter results that came in well ahead of the consensus forecast. Shares of EMBC ticked up 7.9% at $30.67 apiece in mid-morning trading today. MassDevice’s MedTech 100 Index — which includes stocks of the world’s largest medical device companies — rose 11.3%. Wall Street’s positive reaction to […]
Insulet acquires assets of Automated Glucose Control for $25M
Insulet (Nasdaq:PODD) announced today that it acquired the assets of Automated Glucose Control, a developer of insulin delivery technology. This marks the second asset buy in as many days for Insulet. Yesterday, the company picked up automated insulin delivery patents from Bigfoot Biomedical. Both acquisitions cost the company $25 million. Palo Alto, California-based Automated Glucose Control […]
Medicare to cover Dexcom G7 when it launches this week
Dexcom (Nasdaq:DXCM) announced today that Medicare offers coverage for its beneficiaries using the next-generation G7 CGM. The company announced the coming U.S. launch for G7 in a Super Bowl Commercial with musician Nick Jonas last night. It’s slated to roll out on Friday, Feb. 17. San Diego-based Dexcom met the category requirements for therapeutic continuous […]
Insulet acquires insulin pump patents from Bigfoot Biomedical for $25M
Insulet (Nasdaq:PODD) announced today that it acquired assets related to Bigfoot Biomedical’s pump-based automated insulin delivery technologies. Acton, Massachusetts-based Insulet paid $25 million to acquire the AID assets. These include certain Bigfoot patents related to pumps that may be used for AID therapy. Insulet already develops its own AID technology with its Omnipod platform. The […]
Abbott is bullish on FreeStyle Libre growth in 2023
Abbott (NYSE:ABT) plans to “go more aggressively” into the continuous glucose monitor (CGM) market with its FreeStyle Libre 3 this year. Chair and CEO Robert Ford said on the company’s most recent earnings call that the company expects growth for the platform this year. FreeStyle Libre 3 received FDA clearance in May 2022. Ford cited […]
Dexcom stock rises after hours on Street-beating Q4
Dexcom (Nasdaq:DXCM) shares ticked up after the market closed today on fourth-quarter results that topped the consensus forecast. Shares of DXCM rose 2.2% at $109.61 apiece after hours. MassDevice’s MedTech 100 Index — which includes stocks of the world’s largest medical device companies — finished the day up 10.1%. The San Diego-based continuous glucose monitor […]
Research firm names ICU Medical infusion pump ‘top-performing smart pump’
ICU Medical announced today that its Plum 360 smart infusion system received recognition by healthcare research firm KLAS Research. KLAS Research named Plum 360 a “top-performing smart pump” in its “EMR-integrated” and “traditional” categories. It marks the sixth straight year Plum 360 received recognition as a “Best in KLAS” technology. ICU Medical said in a […]