It’s been more than a decade since Lisa Jennings launched not one but two companies in the Great Recession. In 2020, she sold CirQuest Labs to MLM Medical Labs, where Jennings serves as chief scientific officer and managing director of U.S. operations. More recently, her pre-commercial medtech development startup, Ariste Medical, won FDA 510(k) approval for […]
Research & Development
How Embecta is ‘uniquely positioned’ in diabetes space following spinoff from BD
Unlike most “new” companies, Embecta enters the playing field with nearly a century of history in diabetes. Nearly one year after BD (NYSE:BDX) announced its intent to spinoff its diabetes business, Embecta (Nasdaq:EMBC) now stands on its own. On April 1, the spinoff was made official, and Embecta became a standalone, publicly-traded company aiming to […]
Virpax completes FDA-required preclinical studies for pain-treating topical spray
Virpax Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq:VRPX) announced today that it completed all FDA-required preclinical studies for its Epoladerm product. Berwyn, Pennsylvania-based Virpax designed its Epoladerm investigational pre-filled topical spray analgesic product for the non-addictive management of chronic pain associated with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee. Its completed investigational new drug application (IND)-enabling studies included dermal toxicity, sensitization, irritation, […]
How Bigfoot Biomedical plans to take diabetes management forward
For close to 20 years, Jeffrey Brewer has focused on finding ways to support insulin delivery and manage diabetes. Initially an entrepreneur, Brewer got involved with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) and the Artificial Pancreas Project for developing a closed-loop insulin delivery system after his son was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. After spending […]
Glytec enters insulin management partnership with Nebraska Medicine
Glytec announced today that it entered into a strategic partnership with Nebraska Medicine to advance patient safety and innovation in insulin management. Under the agreement, Nebraska Medicine will implement Glytec’s eGlycemic Management System (eGMS) across all 800 beds at its two hospitals: the Nebraska Medical Center and Bellevue Medical Center. The agreement also includes collaboration […]
MIT team working on all-in-one diabetes management devices
MIT researchers are touting a platform aimed at helping patients maintain healthy glucose levels by streamlining the diabetes management process. The MIT researchers say it’s hard for people with diabetes to maintain a treatment regimen. Typically at every meal, they need to estimate carbohydrate content, draw blood to measure blood glucose levels, and calculate the […]
Medtronic CEO confirms FDA warning could affect approval timing for next-gen diabetes tech
An FDA warning over Medtronic’s (NYSE:MDT) diabetes business introduces uncertainty into new approvals, the company’s CEO said. Last month, Medtronic received an FDA warning letter highlighting inadequacies in specific medical device quality system requirements at its diabetes business’ Northridge, California, facility. Today at the 40th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, CEO Geoff Martha said there […]
Lilly pays $50 million upfront to use Entos Pharmaceuticals’ Fusogenix nucleic acid delivery technology
Eli Lilly (NYSE:LLY) has acquired exclusive rights to Entos Pharmaceuticals’ Fusogenix proteolipid vehicle (PLV) drug-delivery technology. Indianapolis-based Lilly plans on using the platform to discover and develop nucleic acid products intended for the nervous system. Lilly is optimistic that Fusogenix could help it address hurdles tied to nucleic acid therapeutic modalities. Get the full story […]
Novo Nordisk Foundation, Harvard, MIT launch research center with focus on diabetes
The Novo Nordisk Foundation, the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard have launched an initiative to gain insights into disease mechanisms. To accelerate efforts to mine genetic data for insights into mechanisms — and eventually rationally design treatments — the trio of entities launched the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Genomic Mechanisms of Disease based […]
Bexson Biomedical aims to extend its wearable drug delivery device to psychoactive drugs
Bexson Biomedical announced today that it launched an R&D initiative to develop subcutaneous formulations of psychoactive therapeutics. Santa Barbara, Calif.-based Bexson’s effort will apply its existing subcutaneous formulation technology to build several psychoactive drug scaffolds for treating mental health indications, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression. Formulations developed through the R&D initiative are designed […]
