Despite a negative reaction from investors following a major buy in the insulin delivery space, analysts still back Insulet (Nasdaq:PODD) stock to perform. Shares of PODD fell throughout today after Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) announced a $738 million acquisition of EOFlow. Korea-based EOFlow develops the EOPatch, a tubless, wearable and fully disposable insulin delivery device. Insulet represents […]
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Medtronic to acquire wearable insulin patch maker EOFlow for $738M
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) announced today that it entered into a set of agreements to acquire insulin delivery technology developer EOFlow. Seongnam, South Korea-based EOFlow develops the EOPatch — a tubeless, wearable and fully disposable insulin delivery device. EOFlow already launched its EOPatch insulin delivery system in Korea and Europe. The company submitted the insulin delivery device […]
EOFlow invests $7.7B in Pharmeo subsidiary for non-insulin drug delivery development
EOFlow announced today that it plans to invest $7.7 billion (9.9 billion Korean Won) in its wholly-owned Pharmeo subsidiary. The investment aims to advance R&D and commercialization of non-insulin drugs with EOFlow’s wearable drug delivery system. EOFlow intends to finance this investment through paid-in capital increase for the subsidiary. EOFlow owes the actual investment, totaling […]
The year ahead in diabetes care: what to expect in 2023
After a banner year for diabetes technology in 2022, there’s still plenty to look forward to in 2023. Throughout 2022, we saw a wide range of advancements in diabetes technology. We saw launches for next-generation technologies, exciting clinical trial results, rumored spinouts and acquisitions and more. You can read all about the biggest diabetes stories […]
Diabeloop, EOFlow partner on wearable automated insulin delivery in Europe
Diabeloop and EOFlow announced that they partnered to offer the latter’s EOPatch system with automated insulin delivery in Europe. This partnership combines the EOPatch, a third-party continuous glucose monitor (CGM) and Diabeloop’s automated insulin delivery algorithm. They all integrate into Diabeloop’s currently under-development smartphone app. Paris-based Diabeloop said in a news release that they also […]
EOFlow submits wearable, disposable insulin patch pump for FDA 510(k) clearance
EOFlow announced recently that it submitted a 510(k) application to the FDA for its EOPatch wearable, disposable insulin pump. San Jose, California-based EOFlow submitted its application on Dec. 27, 2022. It aims to enter the U.S. diabetes market, expanding its reach outside Korea. The company said in a news release that over 600 people in […]
EOFlow wins breakthrough status for wearable closed-loop insulin delivery tech
Korean medtech company EOFlow said last week that it won breakthrough status from the FDA for its closed-loop automated insulin delivery system for people with Type 1 diabetes. The EOPancreas system features a wearable patch, continuous glucose monitoring systems and a closed-loop blood glucose control algorithm. “EOFlow was founded to democratize wearable drug delivery solutions […]
