According to a newly-inked deal between the two companies, Glooko plans to provide its diabetes data management platform to Valeritas (NSDQ:VLRX) for use with the medtech company’s next-gen V-Go insulin delivery device. Valeritas’ V-GO SIM device is an investigational accessory that the company said will snap onto its existing insulin delivery devices. The product is designed […]
Livongo Health acquires weight-management, disease-prevention dev Retrofit
Livongo Health said yesterday it acquired weight-management and disease-prevention program developer Retrofit for an undisclosed amount. With the acquisition, Mountain View, Calif.-based Livongo Health said it will make Retrofit’s Diabetes Prevention program available as Livongo DPP, powered by Retrofit. Livongo said the acquisition acts as a compliment to its Livongo for Diabetes and Livongo for Hypertension […]
How these Boston Marathon runners kept their diabetes in check with Abbott’s FreeStyle Libre monitor
When Courtney Duckworth was first diagnosed with Type I diabetes, her glucometer was the size of a cell phone and she pricked her fingers nearly 12 times each day to keep track of her blood sugar. “I couldn’t feel the things that I touched because I had so many scabs,” she told Drug Delivery Business News. […]
Valeritas inks distro deal in Australia, New Zealand for V-Go insulin delivery device
Valeritas (NSDQ:VLRX) said today that it inked an exclusive distribution deal with AMSL Diabetes and NZMS Diabetes for the commercialization of its V-Go wearable insulin delivery device in Australia and New Zealand. According to the terms of the agreement, AMSL Diabetes and NZMS Diabetes retain the right to promote, market and sell the V-Go device to clinics and […]
Innovus Pharma wins FDA nod for glucose monitoring kit
Innovus Pharmaceuticals (OTC:INNV) said today that its GlucoGorx glucose monitoring kit, which includes a glucose meter, test strips and a lancet device, won 510(k) approval from the FDA. The San Diego, Calif.-based company plans to launch its blood sugar monitoring kit in the second half of this year. “We are very happy to be announcing the […]
Livongo raises $105m for digital diabetes management platform
Livongo Health closed a $105 million round led by a group of investors including General Catalyst, Merck Global Health Innovation Fund and Echo Health Ventures. The Mountain View, Calif.-based company has developed Livongo for Diabetes – a collection of connected devices that enable people with diabetes to interact with a virtual care team. “We are particularly […]
FDA approves first AI-powered device to detect diabetic retinopathy
The FDA today approved the first medical device to harness artificial intelligence for the detection of diabetic retinopathy in adults who have diabetes. IDx’s software uses an algorithm to analyze images of the eye taken with a retinal camera. A doctor uploads the images to a cloud server with IDx-DR software, which then tells the […]
Tandem inks distro deal in Italy for insulin pump
Tandem Diabetes Care (NSDQ:TNDM) has signed a distribution deal with Movi SpA to commercialize Tandem’s t:slim X2 insulin pump in Italy. The San Diego, Calif.-based company said today that Movi is slated to run sales, marketing and customer training for Tandem’s products in Italy, according to the terms of the agreement. “Partnering with experienced insulin pump […]
Ascensia looks to expand access to blood glucose monitoring tech for UnitedHealthcare enrollees
Ascensia Diabetes Care inked a new relationship with UnitedHealthcare (NYSE:UNH), the company touted today, which is designed to improve access to Ascensia’s Contour Next blood glucose meters and test strips for UnitedHealthcare members. Now, people enrolled in UnitedHealthcare’s employer or commercial plans can get a meter or test trip through their pharmacy benefit at a Tier 2 […]
Eli Lilly inks $63m deal with Sigilon to develop encapsulated cell therapies for diabetes
Eli Lilly (NYSE:LLY) plans to put $473 million on the table to fund a collaboration with Cambridge, Mass.-based startup Sigilon Therapeutics, the insulin-maker reported today. The goal of the newly-established partnership is to develop encapsulated cell therapies to treat Type I diabetes. In patients who suffer from Type I diabetes, pancreatic beta cells are killed off […]
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