BD (NYSE:BDX) announced recently that it inaugurated a new $38.6 million manufacturing facility in Tijuana, Mexico. Government officials from Mexico and Baja, California joined in the opening of the medication management plant. BD plans for the facility to produce devices and technologies that improve medications safety within healthcare settings. According to a news release, the […]
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BD warns on cybersecurity risk with BodyGuard infusion pumps
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) today issued an advisory regarding infusion pumps from BD (NYSE:BD). CISA’s advisory concerns the BD BodyGuard infusion pumps. They may contain a vulnerability in the form of a missing protection mechanism for an alternate hardware interface. No known public exploits specifically target this vulnerability, CISA said. Attackers […]
Dexcom G6 CGMs win reimbursement coverage in Japan
Terumo announced today that the Japanese medical insurance system expanded reimbursement coverage for the Dexcom G6 CGM. Japan’s medical insurance system introduced a new category titled “C150.” It makes a wider range of people with diabetes eligible to receive reimbursement for the Dexcom G6 continuous glucose monitor (CGM) in Japan. Dexcom develops and manufactures the […]
PharmaJet wins NIH grant to evaluate needle-free delivery of HPV immunization
PharmaJet announced today that it received a grant worth $800,000-plus from the NIH to evaluate its needle-free injection system. Golden, Colorado-based PharmaJet picked up a Phase II grant from the NIH (National Institutes of Health). It allows the company to evaluate the immunogenicity of the intradermal administration of human papillomavirus virus (HPV) vaccine. The study […]
GE HealthCare, Ulrich ink deal to offer multi-dose contrast media injector in U.S.
GE HealthCare today announced an agreement with Ulrich Medical to offer a GE HealthCare branded contrast media injector in the U.S. The CT motion multi-dose syringeless injector delivers iodinated contrast media for computed tomography (CT) imaging procedures. It helps to reduce procedure setup time and increase patient throughput by eliminating time-consuming preparation steps. Additionally, it […]
Ypsomed, CamDiab launch first automated insulin dosing system with Abbott FreeStyle Libre 3
Ypsomed announced that its mylife Loop now has authorization to work with the Abbott FreeStyle Libre 3 sensor in Germany. The Ypsomed mylife YpsoPump combines with the CamDiab mylife CamAPS FX algorithm and FreeStyle Libre 3. Together, they form an intelligent and automated insulin delivery (AID) system for people with type 1 diabetes. Users can […]
Bionaut Labs closes $43M Series B for robotic drug delivery tech
Robotic drug delivery technology developer Bionaut Labs announced today that it closed a Series B financing round worth $43.2 million. Los Angeles-based Bionaut Labs uses microscale robots to deliver drugs for treating central nervous system (CNS) diseases and disorders. Through magnetic propulsion, the company’s Bionauts can navigate the human body and deliver drugs locally. The […]
How Sernova seeks to treat insulin-dependent diabetes with its Cell Pouch System
When Dr. Philip Toleikis joined Sernova in 2009, the company’s technology appeared as more of a concept than anything else. But, he saw the potential for something groundbreaking: A cure for type 1 diabetes (T1D). “I just thought it was an incredible idea,” said Toleikis, who serves as Sernova’s president and CEO. “We spent a […]
TriSalus releases positive data for its catheter-based drug delivery tech
TriSalus Life Sciences today announced positive clinical results for its Pressure-Enabled Regional Immuno-Oncology technology. The company, currently in the process of going public through a SPAC merger, filed a presentation for investors. It features information regarding its ongoing PERIO 01 and PERIO 02 clinical studies. The studies evaluate the TriNav pressure-enabled drug delivery technology for […]
Tandem stock ticks up after Wells Fargo upgrade
Tandem Diabetes Care (Nasdaq:TNDM) shares ticked up today after Wells Fargo declared it “Equal Weight,” an improvement from “Underweight.” Shares of TNDM rose 8.3% at $42.81 apiece in midday trading today. MedTech 100 Index — which includes stocks of the world’s largest medical device companies — ticked up 6.8%. According to a report from SeekingAlpha, […]
