Stevanato Group (NYSE:STVN) announced today that it signed an exclusive agreement with Owen Mumford for its auto-injector technology. Piombino Dese, Italy-based Stevanato Group’s agreement makes it an exclusive manufacturing partner for Owen Mumford’s Aidaptus auto-injector. Under the agreement, Stevanato Group will mold the components for the technology and provide final and sub-assembly equipment, along with […]
Johnson & Johnson Vision wins Fast Company award for drug-eluting contact lens
Johnson & Johnson Vision announced today that it was named a winner of Fast Company’s 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards. The eye health business arm of Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) received the award in the “Wellness” category for its Acuvue Theravision with ketotifen (etafilcon A drug-eluting contact lens with ketotifen). The drug-eluting contact, which provides […]
CGMs, insulin pumps and more: the biggest diabetes news to come out of ATTD 2022
All kinds of technologies were on display at the Advanced Technologies & Treatments for Diabetes (ATTD) conference in Barcelona last week. From continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) to automated insulin delivery, with plenty in between, a number of companies shared positive data for their diabetes offerings. Here are five of the biggest stories to come out […]
Beta Bionics says iLet bionic pancreas reduces HbA1c and improves time in range for T1D
Beta Bionics announced positive results from a pivotal trial of its iLet bionic pancreas for the delivery of insulin in diabetes patients. Concord, Massachusetts-based Beta Bionics designed the pocket-sized, wearable, investigational iLet device to autonomously dose insulin. Worn like an insulin pump, iLet users only enter bodyweight to initialize therapy without the need for insulin […]
Study shows fewer out-of-target blood glucose levels using Ascensia’s monitoring system
Ascensia Diabetes Care announced today that a new study demonstrates reduced out-of-target blood glucose ranges with its Contour system. The company, which distributes Senseonics’ Eversense continuous glucose monitor (CGM), develops the Contour blood glucose monitoring (BGM) systems and the Contour diabetes app (CDA) for people with diabetes who are managing their blood glucose levels. According […]
Dexcom study shows strong accuracy for next-gen G7 CGM in pediatric T1D patients
Dexcom (Nasdaq:DXCM) published new data highlighting the accuracy of the next-generation G7 continuous glucose monitor in children. San Diego-based Dexcom’s study, published in the Journal of Diabetes and Scientific Technology, evaluated the G7 CGM in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes. G7, which last month won CE mark approval, remains under FDA 510(k) review. […]
Stevanato Group, Bexson expand partnership for wearable drug delivery device
Stevanato Group and Bexson Biomedical announced today that they agreed to expand their drug delivery collaboration. Under the agreement, Bexson has access to the use of a customized version of Stevanato’s SG EZ-be Pod wearable delivery system so it can develop new therapeutics for treating an array of mental health conditions, including treatment-resistant depression and […]
Dexcom dips after hours on Q1 EPS miss, remains confident of U.S. G7 launch this year
Dexcom (Nasdaq:DXCM) shares took a hit after hours today on first-quarter results that fell short of the consensus earnings forecast. DXCM shares were down 6.2% after hours but mostly recovered by the end of the next day. The San Diego-based company posted profits of $97.3 million, or 93¢ per share, on sales of $628.8 million […]
Welldoc says CGM, digital health platform combination provides better glycemic outcomes
Welldoc said that its combination of real-time continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) and digital health impacts glucose control in type 2 diabetes. Columbia, Maryland-based Welldoc presented data at the Conference on Advanced Technologies & Treatments for Diabetes (ATTD) from a study of real-time CGM and digital health in individuals with type 2 diabetes not treated with […]
Real-world evidence shows Tandem’s t:slim X2 insulin pump improves outcomes
Tandem Diabetes Care (Nasdaq:TNDM) announced real-world data confirming positive outcomes with its t:slim X2 insulin pump. Data demonstrated that the t:slim X2 pump with Control-IQ advanced hybrid closed-loop technology resulted in immediate and ongoing improvements in glycemic control, quality of life outcomes and user-reported reduced burden of diabetes management. According to a news release, the […]
