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 […]
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Insulet touts full market launch of mobile apps for Omnipod Dash
Insulet (NSDQ:PODD) touted the full market launch of the Omnipod Display and Omnipod View apps for people using the company’s Omnipod Dash system. The Display app enables users to display data from their Personal Diabetes Manager device onto their smartphones. The View app gives caregivers and family members the option to remotely monitor Omnipod Dash […]
On mixed Q2 results, Glaukos announces Avedro buy
Glaukos (NYSE:GKOS) posted its second-quarter financial results this week and reported that it plans to acquire Avedro in an effort to build out its corneal health franchise. Avedro develops single-use drug formulations designed to strengthen corneal tissue and stop the progression of a degenerative corneal ectatic disease known as keratoconus. According to the Mass.-based company, the […]
Omnipod Dash sales drive Insulet Q2 results
Insulet (NSDQ:PODD) reported second-quarter results yesterday that missed the consensus forecast on Wall Street, but raised its outlook for the rest of the year. The Acton, Mass.-based diabetes tech company reported profits of $1.4 million or $0.02 per share, on sales of $177.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019, for a bottom-line […]
Bigfoot Biomedical inks deal with Pittsburgh health system
Bigfoot Biomedical today announced an agreement with Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network (AHN) to further develop Bigfoot’s Unity investigational insulin delivery wireless platform. The diabetes startup described Unity as a first-in-kind, data-driven solution for optimizing insulin dosing and delivery. Bigfoot will work alongside AHN endocrinologists and primary care doctors to refine Unity’s clinical workflow features. “We understand […]
Dexcom posts Street-beating Q2 earnings
Dexcom (NSDQ:DXCM) posted second-quarter results this evening that beat the consensus forecast on Wall Street, and raised its outlook for the rest of the year. The San Diego–based continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) technology company reported a loss of $10.5 million, or $0.12 per share, on sales of $336.4 million for the three months ended June 30. […]
Mylan agrees to settle SEC EpiPen probe for $30 million
Mylan (NSDQ:MYL) is nearing a $30 million settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over an investigation involving the company’s EpiPen auto-injector and the Medicaid drug rebate program. The SEC probe was announced in 2016, shortly after Mylan agreed to pay $465 million to the U.S. Department of Justice to settle claims that it […]
Acorda’s Parkinson’s device moves closer to E.U. approval
Acorda Therapeutics (NSDQ:ACOR) said today that the European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has recommended approval of its Inbrija device for the intermittent treatment of “off” episodes in people with Parkinson’s disease. The self-administered, inhaled therapy is designed for people experiencing a re-emergence of Parkinson’s symptoms. These “off” episodes are […]
Ocular Therapeutix’s ophthalmic device gains Medicare coverage early
Ocular Therapeutix (NSDQ:OCUL) said today that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has assigned a specific and permanent reimbursement J-code for its Dextenza ophthalmic insert, which is approved for the treatment of ocular inflammation and pain following ophthalmic surgery. The code assigned to Dextenza through the Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System will become effective […]
Avoset to develop infusion pump with unnamed pharma giant
Avoset Health said this week that it plans to develop a connected infusion pump with an unnamed pharmaceutical company. The product is set to debut in early 2021. The company touted that its technology allows physicians and pharmacists to track when patients receive infusions, how much drug was infused and which patients need additional intervention. […]