[Press Release] – WTWH Media and MassDevice.com announced today that Shacey Petrovic, president and CEO of Insulet (NSDQ:PODD), will be a featured keynote speaker at DeviceTalks Boston 2019. DeviceTalks Boston, which takes place on June 5-6, 2019, at the Seaport World Trade Center, brings together engineering, product development and commercialization professionals to share the challenges and best practices […]
Diabetes
Study: Researchers develop ingestible capsule for insulin delivery
A team of researchers from MIT developed an ingestible, blueberry-sized capsule that can deliver insulin orally. In animal models, the capsule lowered blood sugar levels and performed comparably with the traditional route of insulin delivery – injections. The capsule features a small needle made of freeze-dried, compressed insulin. The needle is attached to a compressed […]
Regeneron touts one-year diabetic retinopathy data for Eylea
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (NSDQ:REGN) touted one-year results from a Phase III trial of its Eylea aflibercept injection in people with moderately severe to severe non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy. The primary endpoint of the two-year Panorama trial is the proportion of patients who experience a two-step or greater improvement in the ‘diabetic retinopathy severity scale.’ Of the 133 people […]
Bigfoot Biomedical, Owen Mumford ink deal for pen needles
Bigfoot Biomedical said today that it inked a commercial supply deal to include Owen Mumford‘s Pentips line of pen needles with Bigfoot’s injection system subscription bundles. Milpitas, Calif.-based Bigfoot is working on monthly subscription packages for people with insulin-requiring diabetes. The company said it selected Owen Mumford’s pen needle because of the needle’s compatibility with […]
Senseonics extends distribution agreement with Roche Diabetes Care
Senseonics Holdings (NYSE-American: SENS) — maker of an implantable continuous glucose monitoring system for people with diabetes — has extended its distribution agreement with Roche Diabetes Care. The agreement extension, announced yesterday, has Roche continuing as Senseonics’ exclusive distributor in Europe, the Middle East and Africa — excluding Scandinavia and Israel. The agreement also adds 17 […]
Senseonics wins MRI-safe FDA nod for Eversense CGM
Senseonics announced that it has received notice from the FDA that its Eversense sensor no longer has to be removed for MRI scanning. “Based on our testing, we have demonstrated hat it is safe for patients to leave the Eversense Sensor in place, even when they need to have an MRI,” Tim Goodnow, president and […]
Valeritas’ V-Go nabs preferred status on OptumRx formularies
Valeritas (NSDQ:VLRX) said today that its wearable insulin delivery device, V-Go, won preferred status on the OptumRx formulary. The Bridgewater, N.J.-based company’s device is designed for people with Type 2 diabetes. The V-Go product is worn like a patch and delivers a preset basal rate of insulin over the course of 24 hours. The device can […]
Beta Bionics raises $63m for bionic pancreas
Boston-based Beta Bionics said this week that it closed a $63 million Series B round to support the development of its iLet bionic pancreas system for people with Type 1 diabetes. The company’s iLet device features an autonomous, dual-chamber infusion pump that is powered by dosing algorithms. Using machine learning and data from a continuous […]
Ascensia inks CGM distro, development deal with Poctech
Ascensia Diabetes Care said this week that inked a deal to co-develop and distribute continuous glucose monitoring systems with device developer Poctech. According to the terms of the deal, Ascensia will become the exclusive distributor for Poctech’s existing CGM product in 13 selected markets. Ascensia said it plans to start distributing the device in the […]
Bigfoot Biomedical inks insulin deal with Eli Lilly
Bigfoot Biomedical said today that it inked a non-exclusive deal with Eli Lilly (NYSE:LLY) to integrate Eli Lilly’s insulin products into Bigfoot’s investigational insulin delivery devices. The California-based company expects to launch its first two insulin delivery systems – Bigfoot Inject and Bigfoot Loop – in 2020, contingent upon finishing a pivotal trial and landing regulatory […]