One Drop said yesterday that its wireless glucose meter kit and supplies are now available at hundreds of Walmart stores in the U.S. The kits for sale at the retail store include a Bluetooth glucose meter, lancing device, carry case, test strips and lancets, along with a year of free access to One Drop’s certified […]
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Abbott wins FreeStyle Libre reimbursement in Ontario, Quebec
Abbott (NYSE:ABT) said today that it has won public reimbursement in Ontario and Quebec for its FreeStyle Libre sensor-based glucose monitoring system — the first of its kind listed by any provincial health plan in Canada. FreeStyle Libre is designed to monitor glucose levels with a small sensor on the back of the upper arm […]
Dance Biopharm, DarioHealth partner up on smart inhaler
Dance Biopharm said today that it has partnered with DarioHealth (NSDQ:DRIO) to integrate Dance’s smart inhaler into DarioHealth’s digital therapeutics program. Durham, N.C.-based Dance Biopharm’s smart inhaler includes vibrating mesh designed to create a soft mist that improves medication coverage in the lung. In clinical trials, the device delivered insulin in mist form with a faster […]
Satsuma Pharmaceuticals registers $75m IPO
Satsuma Pharmaceuticals has registered an initial public offering, seeking to raise $75 million, according to a regulatory filing. The South San Francisco-based company is working on STS101, a nasal powder version of dihydroergotamine for migraine. It intends to use the money to fund its Phase 3 safety and efficacy clinical trials for STS101, manufacturing costs, […]
Frequency Therapeutics registers $100m IPO
Frequency Therapeutics has registered an initial public offering of common stock worth $100 million. Woburn, Mass.-based Frequency Therapeutics did not disclose the number of shares it seeks to sell or the price range of the offered units. The company applied to the Securities and Exchange Commission have its common stock listed on The Nasdaq Global […]
Report: Dexcom shares drop in response to ‘headwinds’ comment
Shares in Dexcom (NSDQ:DXCM) dropped nearly 6.8% this morning following comments by a company executive that the company is facing “headwinds” that could hamper third-quarter results, according to a report by SeekingAlpha. EVP and CFO Quentin Blakford told attendees at Morgan Stanley’s Healthcare Conference in New York that comparisons to Q3 2018 results could be […]
Clearside Biomedical, Regenxbio ink sales deal for gene therapy microinjector
Clearside Biomedical (NSDQ:CLSD) has agreed to grant Regenxbio (NSDQ:RGNX) the option to an exclusive worldwide license to sell Clearside’s SCS gene therapy microinjector. The option and licensing deal is potentially worth more than $130 million, the companies said. The SCS microinjector is designed to deliver adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene therapies to treat wet age-related macular […]
Senseonics touts BCBS reimbursement wins
Senseonics (NYSE:SENS) said today that Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts and Idaho now provide coverage for the implantable Eversense continuous glucose monitor. The company’s Eversense device includes a fluorescence-based sensor, a mobile app and a transmitter. Senseonics’ touts its system as being the first with a long-term, implantable CGM sensor, as well as the first […]
Insulet prices $700m offering
Insulet (NSDQ:PODD) today priced a private placement of $700 million in convertible senior notes due 2026. The offering is slated to close on Sept. 6. The Acton, Mass.-based company said in a press release it also gave initial purchasers an option to buy up to an additional $100 million in notes. Insulet reported that it expects […]
Delcath Systems raises another $9.5m
Delcath Systems (OTC:DCTH) has closed on a $9.5 million private placement round, bringing the total amount raised since July to $29.5 million. The Queensbury, N.Y.-based company priced the round at $1,000 per unit, with each unit consisting of a preferred convertible share worth 16,667 common shares, at a 6¢ strike price, and a five-year warrant […]