SFC Fluidics said today that it won a $1.4 million grant to support the development of a dual-hormone patch pump for people with diabetes. The company’s ePump system is designed to control the delivery of insulin and glucagon via a small patch pump. The technology will also feature a flow confirmation sensor to determine, in […]
DarioHealth raises $10m in private offering
DarioHealth (NSDQ:DRIO) said today that it closed a private placement offering with institutional and private investors, bringing in roughly $10.3 million for the Israel-based company. As part of the private placement, DarioHealth issued 4,266,800 shares of common stock at 90¢ apiece and 1,806,923 shares of Series D convertible preferred stock at $3.60 apiece. The company also offered […]
FDA to review Regeneron’s Eylea for diabetic retinopathy
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (NSDQ:REGN) said today that the FDA plans to review the supplemental biologics license application for Regeneron’s Eylea aflibercept injection for the treatment of diabetic retinopathy. The U.S. agency plans to make a decision about the blockbuster drug by May 13, 2019. Regeneron’s Eylea is dosed using a two-milligram intravitreal injection and is already approved […]
One Drop wirelessly connects to Apple Watch
One Drop said today that its wireless blood glucose monitoring system can now connect directly to Apple Watch, making it the first diabetes company’s system to do so. One Drop was also the first such company to launch a companion Apple Watch app, but until now, users had to manually log blood glucose, food, medication, […]
Insulet promotes COO to corner office as CEO Sullivan sets retirement date
Insulet (NSDQ:PODD) announced this week that president & COO Shacey Petrovic will succeed CEO Patrick Sullivan after he retires at the end of the year. Petrovic plans to stay on as president of the Billerica, Mass.-based company. Sullivan will retire from Insulet’s board effective Jan. 1, 2019 and will hold a consulting role with the company […]
Mellitus Health, Smart Meter ink connected insulin titration deal
Mellitus Health and Smart Meter inked a partnership this week to combine real-time blood glucose data with insulin titration tech. According to the terms of the deal, healthcare providers using Mellitus Health’s Insulin Insights titration service will have access to real-time patient data from Smart Meter’s iGlucose Cellular Diabetes Care solution. Combining these offerings will help healthcare […]
Livongo adds compatibility with Abbott’s FreeStyle Libre Pro
Livongo Health said today it will integrate continuous glucose data from Abbott‘s (NYSE:ABT) FreeStyle Libre Pro system into its Livongo for Diabetes system, touting it as the first such system to integrate data from Abbott’s FreeStyle Libre Pro. With the integration, users of the FreeStyle Libre Pro will be able to see a visual snapshot of […]
FDA warns of flesh-eating genital infection linked to diabetes drug
The FDA this week warned of serious flesh-eating bacterial infections, or necrotizing fasciitis, reported by patients taking sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors intended for treating type 2 diabetes. The federal watchdog said that between March 2013 and May 2018, 12 cases of Fournier’s gangrene, a rare but life-threatening bacterial infection of the tissue under the skin […]
ALR Technologies inks Indian marketing deal for diabetes management device
ALR Technologies and Aspire Cerebro Advertising have inked a marketing deal in India for the ALRT diabetes management system. Aspira Cerebro Advertising plans to create a comprehensive marketing plan for the ALRT Diabetes Solution system, with the intent of bringing the technology to India’s estimated 100 million diabetes patients. “Our model enables pharmaceutical companies to […]
BD inks UAE insulin pen distro deal with Julphar
Pharmaceutical manufacturer Julphar said yesterday it inked a deal with BD (NYSE: BDX) to supply disposable insulin pens to the United Arab Emirates. Through the deal, individuals will be able to purchase BD’s Vystra disposable pens featuring Julphar’s human insulin formulations, including its Jusline R, Jusline N and Jusline 30/70. The same system is slated to be […]
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