Noble this week launched its connected device platform, AdhereIT, to provide people that use auto-injectors with real-time feedback regarding their injection. Users can attach the AdhereIT system to an auto-injector training device or a commercial product, Noble reported. The platform can detect when the auto-injector makes contact with a user’s skin and the time when an […]
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Johnson & Johnson OKs $2B LifeScan sale to Platinum Equity
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) said today that it accepted a binding offer of more than $2 billion from private equity shop Platinum Equity for its LifeScan blood glucose monitoring business as it moves toward the exit in the diabetes market. The New Brunswick, N.J.-based healthcare conglomerate early last year announced a strategic review of its LifeScan, […]
Non-invasive glucose monitor dev RSP Systems raises $8m in Series B
Denmark-based diabetes device dev RSP Systems said today it raised approximately $7.6 million (EU €6.5 million) in a Series B round to support its non-invasive glucose monitor technology. Funds raised in the round will help support clinical trials, pursuit of regulatory approval and eventual commercialization for its glucose monitoring technology. The round was joined by […]
Dexcom wins CE Mark for latest continuous glucose monitor
Dexcom (NSDQ:DXCM) won CE Mark clearance today in the European Union for its G6 continuous glucose monitoring system. The G6 system, which won approval in the U.S. as ‘fully interoperable’ with other medical devices, includes a redesigned applicator that inserts a small sensor below the user’s skin. The sensor measures glucose levels and sends the data […]
Propeller Health touts investment from McKesson Ventures
Building on a $20 million funding round announced last month, Propeller Health said today that it landed an investment of an undisclosed amount from McKesson Ventures. The company is looking to expand its digital therapeutics business beyond devices that manage the treatment of chronic respiratory diseases. Propeller noted that it’s interested in exploring opportunities in […]
Researchers deliver cardiac stem cell therapy in preclinical trial using refillable patch
Researchers have developed a small device designed to halt the effects of a heart attack by delivering a stem cell therapy directly to damaged cardiac tissue. In a study published in Nature Biomedical Engineering, researchers from Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the National University of Ireland Galway and Trinity College Dublin reported that the […]
How you can control lab-grown heart cells with a remote control light
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Glooko launches next-gen diabetes web analytics platform
Glooko said today it launched a new version of its web application, including updates to its navigation and diabetes analytics, charts and graphing capabilities. The Mountain View, Calif.-based company said the update was the result of over a year of research and development exploring “the most insightful analytics features” within its platforms. The application now […]
Noble aims to put patients at ease with auto-injector training devices
In the early days of auto-injectors, people learned how to use their devices by practicing with the skin of an orange, according to Noble‘s research manager, Joe Reynolds. “The rationale was ‘Well, let’s teach patients how to penetrate a skin-like membrane into a soft tissue to replicate what the human body would be like,’” he […]
Precision NanoSystems raises $6m to fund nanomedicine manufacturing tech
Vancouver-based Precision NanoSystems said today that it closed a $6m Series B round, with investments from 5AM Ventures, Telegraph Hill Partners and Rising Tide Fund. The company is slated to use its newly-acquired funds to support the expansion of its services, including its nanomedicine manufacturing platform, NanoAssemblr. Precision NanoSystems’ technology is designed to enable the […]