Sanofi (NYSE:SNY) today touted data from the Take Control trial of its Toujeo insulin glargine product in patients with Type II diabetes. The study compared patients using Toujeo with a titration algorithm managed by the patient, compared to patients whose dose adjustment was decided by their physicians. The 631-patient trial revealed that after six months, patients […]
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Ocular continues personnel shakeup with new CMO | Personnel Moves – Sept. 13, 2017
After Ocular Therapeutix‘s (NSDQ:OCUL) founder & CEO, Amar Swahney, stepped down earlier this year, pharma executive Antony Mattessich stepped in to assume the corner office. He signaled some major changes to the company’s business strategy in a call with analysts last month, including an attempt to ‘aggressively seek new partnerships’ and ‘enhance [the company’s] credibility’. As […]
Oral drug delivery startup raises $39m for robotic pill
San Jose, Calif.-based Rani Therapeutics has some seriously big-name backers: Alphabet (NSDQ:GOOGL), Novartis (NYSE:NVS) and AstraZeneca (NYSE:AZN) have all invested in the startup. This month, the company raised $38.7 million as part of a $126.5 million offering of equity and options or warrants, according to an SEC filing. So far, 12 investors have contributed to the offering. Rani […]
Adherium launches next-gen monitor for AstraZeneca’s Turbuhaler
Adherium Ltd. (ASK:ADR) said today that it launched a next-gen version of its SmartTurbo adherence monitor for AstraZeneca‘s (NYSE:AZN) Turbuhaler. The company’s monitor features usability improvements to make the device’s installation and removal easier for older patients with COPD. It also includes larger buttons to help patients access features like audio and visual reminders, battery monitoring […]
Sanofi’s Toujeo beats Lantus at stabilizing blood sugar in T2D patients
Adults with Type II diabetes treated with Sanofi‘s (NYSE:SNY) Toujeo Gla-300 insulin glargine had better blood glucose stability than those treated with the company’s Lantus Gla-100 insulin glargine product, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes. The analysis re-analyzed patient data from the Edition […]
Insulet touts real-world data for Omnipod insulin management tech
Insulet (NSDQ:PODD) touted real-world data today for its Omnipod insulin management system at the Congress of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes. The data come from a study of nearly 39,000 patients with Type I and Type II diabetes who received insulin through the Omnipod system and had at least three months of data […]
FDA to review re-submitted application for Sorrento’s lidocaine patch
Sorrento Therapeutics (NSDQ:SRNE) subsidiary Scilex Pharmaceuticals said today that the FDA has received the resubmitted version of a new drug application for its lidocaine patch, ZTlido. The San Diego, Calif.-based company is developing the drug-device product for the relief of pain associated with post-herpetic neuralgia. The FDA said it is slated to finish reviewing the company’s NDA by […]
VIVA 17 Round-up: Medtronic touts real-world data for In.Pact Admiral drug-coated balloon
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) touted data for its In.Pact Admiral drug-coated balloon this week at the Vascular Interventional Advances (VIVA) 2017 conference. The company presented two-year, real-world data from the In.Pact Global study, as well as four-year results from the pivotal In.Pact SFA study. Data from the In.Pact Global study showed a 83.3% rate of freedom from clinically-driven target […]
US DHS warns of vulnerabilities in Smiths Medical Medfusion 4000 infusion pump
The US Dept. of Homeland Security’s Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team has released a warning over issues with Smiths Medical’s Medfusion 4000 wireless syringe infusion pump after discovering 8 cybersecurity vulnerabilities in the device. The notice is for versions 1.1, 1.5 and 1.6 Medfusion 4000 wireless syringe infusion pumps, according to the DHS […]
Ascensia Diabetes Care partners for mobile insulin management app
Ascensia Diabetes Care and Quattro Folia said today that the companies are partnering to combine Ascensia’s Contour Next One blood glucose monitoring system and Quattro Folia’s Balansio mobile insulin management app. According to the deal, the Contour Next One meter will connect via Bluetooth to the Balansio mobile app and deliver blood glucose readings to […]