Adherium (ASX:ADR) announced a data-based initiative with Summatix to allow clinicians to improve care of patients with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease across the world. New Zealand-based Adherium and Australia-based Summatix plan to build upon an existing relationship, as the former will gain access to Summatix’s platform to release data from its Hailie sensors […]
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Insulet touts full market launch of mobile apps for Omnipod Dash
Insulet (NSDQ:PODD) touted the full market launch of the Omnipod Display and Omnipod View apps for people using the company’s Omnipod Dash system. The Display app enables users to display data from their Personal Diabetes Manager device onto their smartphones. The View app gives caregivers and family members the option to remotely monitor Omnipod Dash […]
Livongo share prices double after upsized $356m IPO
Investors added nearly 50% to the share price for Livongo Health (NSDQ:LVGO) today after it raised $355 million with its initial public offering after a last-minute upsizing. The Mountain View, Calif.-based company, which developed a digital health platform to manage chronic diseases, said earlier this week that it planned to float 10.7 million shares at $24 […]
Livongo Health files for $100m IPO
Livongo Health last week filed for an initial public offering worth $100 million for the digital health platform it developed to treat chronic diseases. The Mountain View, Calif.-based company’s initial focus on diabetes involves a smart, cellular-connected glucose meter, automatically-delivered testing materials, real-time coaching and full-time monitoring. The system personalizes messages based on each glucose […]
Medtronic, Tidepool ink deal for interoperable, automated insulin pump
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) and nonprofit org Tidepool announced last week that the groups will work together to develop an interoperable, automated insulin delivery system. The medtech giant reported that it plans to build a Bluetooth-enabled MiniMed pump that is compatible with Tidepool’s Loop app, an open-source app for automated insulin delivery. Both companies plan to work […]
Diabetes patients could soon replace fingersticks with Senseonics implantable CGM
Senseonics (NYSE:SENS) recently announced that the U.S. FDA has approved using the Eversense implantable continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) system as a replacement for fingersticks. Officials at the Germantown, Md.–based medical device company described the FDA approval for the non-adjunctive indication (dosing claim) as a major milestone. The company will make a new app available in coming months […]
Pops! Diabetes Care launches blood glucose monitoring system
Pops! Diabetes Care announced today the commercial launch of its blood glucose monitoring system. The Minneapolis-based company’s device won FDA clearance in December last year. The device can be attached directly to the back of a mobile phone and interacts with the user through a coaching app. The Pops! One system also allows users to […]
Senseonics inks CGM data deal with Glooko
Senseonics (NYSE:SENS) said today that data from its Eversense continuous glucose monitoring system can be integrated into Glooko‘s diabetes data management tech. Thanks to the new partnership, Eversense users will be able to view historical glucose trends in Glooko’s mobile and web apps as well as real-time data from the Eversense mobile app, according to Senseonics. […]
Abbott touts real-world data for FreeStyle Libre glucose monitor
Abbott (NYSE:ABT) presented real-world data this week showing that use of its FreeStyle Libre glucose monitoring system reduced prolonged hypoglycemia and helped users achieve better glucose control. At the 12th Advanced Technologies & Treatments for Diabetes meeting in Berlin, the company showcased a real-world evidence data set that included roughly 500,000 FreeStyle Libre system users. Pulling […]
Phillips-Medisize is offering connected health data services: Here’s how
One of the world’s largest medical device contract manufacturers, Phillips-Medisize is making a business play to provide the technological back end for connected drug delivery devices. Phillips-Medisize used to be all about the housings, assembly and packaging that went into finished drug-delivery devices. Electronics was something that other contract manufacturers did. Within a few years, […]
