Bigfoot Biomedical announced today that it established a team led by Berkley Nelson to lead the company’s sales effort. Bigfoot is marketing its the recently FDA-cleared Bigfoot Unity real-time, dose-decision support system, which uses smartpen caps and integrates Abbott’s FreeStyle Libre 2 continuous glucose monitoring platform. Get the full story at our sister site, MassDevice.
Pear Therapeutics closes $80M Series D
Substance use and opioid use treatment developer Pear Therapeutics announced that it closed an $80 million Series D financing round. Existing investors Temasek, 5AM Ventures, Arboretum Ventures, JAZZ Venture Partners, Novartis, CrimsoNox and EDBI contributed, as did new investors Forth Management, Pilot House, Sarissa Capital, Shanda Group, and QUAD Investment Management, according to a news […]
Canada approves Abbott Freestyle Libre 2 for adults and children
Abbott (NYSE:ABT) announced that Health Canada has approved its FreeStyle Libre 2 continuous glucose monitor for adults and children. The next-generation, wearable, sensor-based CGM technology with real-time alarms is approved for use in adults and children (four years old and up) and will be priced the same as the current FreeStyle Libre system, according to a […]
BD to put $1.2B into drug-delivery plant expansions
Becton Dickinson (NYSE:BDX) announced today that it plans to invest $1.2 billion to expand and upgrade multiple drug-delivery facilities. Franklin Lakes, N.J.-based BD plans to invest the $1.2 billion over a four-year period to expand and upgrade manufacturing capacity and technology for pre-fillable syringes (PFS) and advanced drug-delivery systems (ADDS) across its six global manufacturing locations, […]
Brooklyn spending $500K on BioBAT research and manufacturing space
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University announced that it received a $500,000 capital fund grant from Brooklyn to construct a research space. Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams awarded the grant to SUNY to construct a state-of-the-art biotechnology research and manufacturing space at BioBAT, a nonprofit organization seeking to grow the biotechnology industry in New York City. […]
Baxter lands major DoD contract
The U.S. Defense Dept. (DoD) announced that it awarded Baxter (NYSE:BAX) $40 million for its infusion pumps and accessories. Baxter’s contract includes a maximum $40 million fixed-price award with economic-price-adjustment and indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity for its infusion pumps and accessories. The competitive acquisition had 105 offers received. The five-year contract has no option periods with the location being […]
Baxter wins Canadian clearance for infusion system
Baxter (NYSE:BAX) Canada announced today that it received Health Canada authorization for its Novum IQ infusion platform. Novum IQ received marketing authorization for its large volume pump and syringe infusion pumps, as well as Mississauga, Ontario-based Baxter Canada’s Dose IQ safety software. Baxter expects Novum IQ to be available to Canadian customers in the coming weeks, […]
Biolinq names new CEO
Wearable biosensor technology developer Biolinq announced today that it named Richard Yang as its new CEO. San Diego-based Biolinq, which develops biosensor platforms to measure continuous glucose for managing diabetes, among other clinical conditions, said in a news release that Yang is a veteran of more than 20 years with time spent at top-tier medical device companies. […]
Tandem Diabetes slides after hours on mixed bag Q3
Tandem Diabetes Care (NSDQ:TNDM) shares took a hit after hours today on third-quarter results that were mixed compared to the consensus forecast. The San Diego-based insulin delivery and diabetes technology company posted losses of -$9.4 million, or -15¢ per share, on sales of $123.6 million for the three months ended Sept.30, 2020, for a bottom-line slide […]
Johns Hopkins researchers tout medicine-delivering microdevices
Johns Hopkins researchers are touting microdevices that can latch onto intestinal mucosa and release drugs into the body. Led by engineering professor David Gracias and gastroenterologist Dr. Florin Selaru, the team of researchers and biomedical engineers designed and tested shape-changing microdevices that they say can mimic the way the parasitic hookworm affixes itself to an […]
