A mission to outer space includes plans to utilize modern diabetes management technology to assess its viability in microgravity. The Ax-4 mission, set to launch on May 29, aims to demonstrate that astronauts with insulin-dependent diabetes can be supported over short-duration stays in microgravity. Ax-4 features several areas of research and science-related activities planned for […]
Research & Development
Glucotrack to bring implantable CBGM to automated insulin delivery system initiative in Europe
Glucotrack (Nasdaq:GCTK) announced today that it intends to participate in a bionic pancreas initiative in Europe. FORGETDIABETES aims to develop a long-term automated insulin delivery system. This system should enable optimal glucose control without patient intervention. The initiative, funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program, offers support from basic research to […]
Tandem inks collab with UVA to develop closed-loop automated insulin delivery tech
Tandem Diabetes Care (Nasdaq:TNDM) announced today that it signed a multi-year R&D collaboration agreement with the University of Virginia (UVA). The collaboration with the UVA Center for Diabetes Technology aims to advance R&D efforts on fully automated, closed-loop insulin delivery systems. Tandem develops its own closed-loop systems, including the t:slim X2 and Mobi pumps, which […]
NIH launches effort to combat type 2 diabetes in young people
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) launched a nationwide consortium to address the rise in youth diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. According to a press release, NIH expects that trend — which it observed over the past two decades — to continue moving forward. It aims to advance understanding of the biologic, social, and environmental […]
This simple, needle-free COVID vaccination device might stop transmission
“Finally,” many of us thought when we received our first jabs to vaccinate us against COVID-19 back in 2020 and 2021. Nearly four years later, COVID is still surging, constantly mutating to create new variants that evade our immunity from prior infections and the latest vaccines. And if the immediate and long-term harm from SARS-CoV-2 […]
Phillips-Medisize, GlucoModicum partner on needle-free CGM
Molex company Phillips-Medisize today announced a partnership with GlucoModicum to design a new continuous glucose monitor (CGM). The companies teamed up to design and eventually commercialize a proprietary, non-invasive, wearable CGM device. They aim to remove the technology and patient-care roadblocks that exist within continuous glucose monitoring. Phillips-Medisize develops drug delivery, in vitro diagnostic and […]
This biodegradable brain implant delivers cancer-treating drugs
Researchers say they developed a biodegradable brain implant capable of helping to deliver chemotherapy drugs directly to tumors. Medscape News reported that the research marks another step toward using ultrasound to combat cancer. According to the team, led by Thanh Nguyen, these drugs can penetrate the blood-brain barrier to reach these brain tumors. Nguyen serves […]
Humacyte, JDRF to develop biovascular pancreas to treat type 1 diabetes
Humacyte (Nasdaq:HUMA) and JDRF announced today that they entered into a collaboration to develop a biovascular pancreas (BVP). The collaboration aims to advance the development of Humacyte’s BVP product candidate for treating type 1 diabetes. Humacyte designed its BVP to deliver insulin-producing islets using its investigational, tissue-engineered blood vessel. The company calls it the Human […]
Researchers develop wearable patch for painless drug delivery through the skin
Researchers at MIT hope to address the difficulties of transdermal drug delivery through a new wearable patch. The MIT team sees the skin as an appealing route for drug delivery. It enables the drugs to travel directly to the necessary site, which offers benefits in wound care, pain relief and more. However, the tough outer […]
Researchers use tiny drug delivery implant to treat tumors
Researchers at Houston Methodist Research Institute developed a tiny drug delivery device for addressing difficult-to-treat cancers. The researchers published their work in a paper in Advanced Science. They used an implantable nanofluidic device they invented to deliver CD40 monoclonal antibodies (mAB). The team calls the device a nanofluidic drug-eluting seed (NDES). With the device — […]
