The world’s largest diabetes drug-maker, Novo Nordisk (NYSE:NVO), is reportedly looking to boost its efforts to treat obesity as the company’s well-established diabetes drugs face competition. At Novo Nordisk’s capital markets day yesterday, CEO Lars Fruergaard Jorgensen told investors that the company wants to rival surgery with their drugs as a solution for obesity. The drug-maker’s […]
Clinical Trials
Using digital pills, researchers find patients consume fewer opioids than expected
Clinicians at Brigham and Women’s Hospital published a paper in the December issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia showing that digital pills successfully monitored patients taking opioids following an injury. To track the participants’ opioid use, researchers used etectRx‘s ID-Cap system, which includes a capsule embedded with an ingestible sensor. “As an investigational tool, the digital pill provides a […]
Dexcom, Lilly ink deal to combine CGM into smart insulin delivery device
Dexcom (NSDQ:DXCM) said today that it inked a development deal with Eli Lilly (NYSE:LLY) to include its continuous glucose monitor in the insulin-maker’s connected delivery devices. The pair plans to start clinical trials by the end of this year, adding that they hope to position the combination of their technologies as a comprehensive solution for people with […]
iVeena finishes pilot trial of sustained-release implant
iVeena Delivery Systems said earlier this month that it finished a pilot trial for its IVMED-10 bioerodible implant designed to treat pain and inflammation after cataract surgery. Placed during cataract surgery, the sustained-release implant delivers dexamethasone for two weeks from the lens capsule. The company’s Phase I/IIa trial enrolled eight patients and found that IVMED-10 […]
Urotronic launches feasibility trial of drug-coated balloon
Urotronic is launching a feasibility trial of its drug-coated balloon in men with narrowed urethras, according to StarTribune. The Plymouth, Minn.-based company’s Optilume device is inserted into a patient’s urethra and then inflates to dilate the urethra, allowing urine to leave the patient’s bladder. The Robust-II trial is slated to enroll 15 male patients and last […]
OncoSec Medical names new CEO | Personnel Moves – Nov. 9, 2017
OncoSec Medical (NSDQ:ONCS) announced earlier this week that the company’s co-founder, Punit Dhillon, would step down as CEO and continue to serve as president while Daniel O’Connor takes over the corner office. O’Connor joined OncoSec’s board of directors in September this year. “We are pleased to welcome Dan to OncoSec at this important time, and believe […]
Clearside Biomedical misses Q3 earnings estimates
Shares in Clearside Biomedical (NSDQ:CLSD) fell slightly today after the company missed expectations on Wall Street with its third quarter results. The Alpharetta, Ga.-based company posted a net loss of -$18.3 million for the 3 months ended Sept. 30, for bottom-line loss of -226% compared with the same period last year. Adjusted to exclude 1-time items, […]
Surmodics Q4 results top sales, earnings estimates
Shares in Surmodics (NSDQ:SRDX) fell today even though the medical device maker beat expectations on Wall Street with its fourth quarter results. The Eden Prairie, Minn.-based company posted profits of $400,000 on sales of $20.1 million for the 3 months ended Sept. 30, for bottom-line loss of -84.9% on sales growth of 10.4% compared with the […]
Bigfoot compares trial data with modeling results for automated insulin delivery system
Bigfoot Biomedical touted data last week at this year’s Diabetes Technology Meeting showing that results from a feasibility study evaluating the company’s automated insulin delivery system closely matched data gleaned from prospective modeling. The company said it conducted extensive modeling to refine the technology’s algorithms prior to the start of its trial in 2016, Bigfoot […]
Mercator MedSystems to study its Bullfrog micro-infusion device in below-the-knee critical limb ischemia
Mercator MedSystems announced last week that it finished enrollment for a six-month trial of its Bullfrog micro-infusion device in patients with below-the-knee critical limb ischemia. The Emeryville, Calif.-based company’s 120-patient trial was designed to evaluate if Mercator’s Bullfrog device can improve blood flow and reduce the occurrence of restenosis following atherectomy-based revascularization. Mercator’s micro-infusion device […]