Second Sight Medical Products (NSDQ:EYES) and Nano Precision Medical agreed to a merger deal that will focus on drug-device medical implants. The two companies entered into a definitive agreement under which privately held Nano Precision Medical (NPM) will merge with a wholly-owned subsidiary of Second Sight in an all-stock transaction, with NPM the surviving company […]
Diabetes
BD board approves Embecta diabetes business spinoff
BD (NYSE:BDX) announced today that its board of directors approved the planned spinoff of its diabetes care business, Embecta. Franklin Lakes, N.J.-based BD confirmed in May 2021 that it planned to spin off its diabetes care business as an independent, publicly-traded company during the first half of 2022, and in December 2021, it confirmed the […]
Fractyl Health touts 2-year durability study for diabetes reversal procedure
Fractyl Health today announced that it published two-year durability data from its Revita-1 clinical study in Europe and South America. Lexington, Massachusetts-based Fractyl’s trial included a two-year follow-up from 34 type 2 diabetes patients who received the company’s Revita duodenal mucosal resurfacing (DMR) procedure. According to a news release, the study observed no long-term adverse […]
With FDA clearance ‘imminent’ for Senseonics 180-day CGM, what’s next?
When Dr. Fran Kaufman began her career in the late 1970s, diabetes management consisted of urine testing and animal insulin. At that point, it had not been proven that managing glucose actually mattered, according to Kaufman, and proof didn’t come until 1992 with the conclusion of the DCCT study. “I’ve seen a lot of innovation,” […]
FDA clears Insulet’s next-generation Omnipod 5 wearable insulin delivery pump
Insulet (NSDQ:PODD) announced today that it received FDA clearance for its Omnipod 5 automated insulin delivery system. FDA clearance for the next-generation version of the company’s wearable insulin delivery pump system covers individuals aged six years and older with type 1 diabetes. The platform provides easier glucose management, with no multiple daily injections, no tubes […]
How Bigfoot Biomedical plans to take diabetes management forward
For close to 20 years, Jeffrey Brewer has focused on finding ways to support insulin delivery and manage diabetes. Initially an entrepreneur, Brewer got involved with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) and the Artificial Pancreas Project for developing a closed-loop insulin delivery system after his son was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. After spending […]
Stevanato Group extends licensing agreement with Haselmeier for pen injector tech
Stevanato Group (NYSE:STVN) announced today that it signed an extension to a licensing agreement with Haselmeier over its pen injector technology. Piombino Dese, Italy-based Stevanato Group’s license extension gives the company exclusivity to offer the Axis-D pen injector technology in support of a broader range of drugs for its biopharma customers beyond diabetes, including areas […]
Glytec enters insulin management partnership with Nebraska Medicine
Glytec announced today that it entered into a strategic partnership with Nebraska Medicine to advance patient safety and innovation in insulin management. Under the agreement, Nebraska Medicine will implement Glytec’s eGlycemic Management System (eGMS) across all 800 beds at its two hospitals: the Nebraska Medical Center and Bellevue Medical Center. The agreement also includes collaboration […]
MIT team working on all-in-one diabetes management devices
MIT researchers are touting a platform aimed at helping patients maintain healthy glucose levels by streamlining the diabetes management process. The MIT researchers say it’s hard for people with diabetes to maintain a treatment regimen. Typically at every meal, they need to estimate carbohydrate content, draw blood to measure blood glucose levels, and calculate the […]
Fractyl Health touts preliminary data from diabetes reversal study
Fractyl Health this week announced encouraging interim feasibility data from its diabetes reversal technology study. Lexington, Massachusetts–based Fractyl’s Revita-T2Di long-term open-label cohort assessed eight patients followed through at least four weeks having been treated. The company’s Revita system resurfaces the upper intestine lining (duodenal mucosa) to treat metabolic disease in patients with insulin-treated type 2 […]