Provention Bio said today that it licensed an enterovirus vaccine platform that it plans to evaluate as a way to prevent the onset of Type I diabetes by vaccinating against infection by a coxsackievirus B pathogen. Previous work has shown that CVB infection could be responsible for 50% of Type I diabetes cases worldwide, according […]
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ViaCyte looks to cell replacement therapy to cure Type I diabetes
ViaCyte said today that it will begin clinical trials of its novel islet cell replacement therapy in development as a potential cure for Type I diabetes, after landing regulatory wins from the FDA and Health Canada. The company’s PEC-Direct candidate delivers stem cell-derived pancreatic progenitor cells in a device that is designed to enable direct […]
Canadian government, JDRF ink $30m partnership to support diabetes research
Canada’s Minister of Health, Jane Philpott, said today that the Canadian Institutes of Health Research inked a $30 million partnership with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation to support clinical research for Type I diabetes. Both groups have agreed to invest $15 million to the deal. “The government of Canada recognizes the impact that Type I diabetes […]
BD, JDRF ink deal for extended-wear insulin delivery device
Becton Dickinson (NYSE:BDX) said today that it inked a research collaboration supported by the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation to develop an extended-wear insulin delivery device. The collaboration is a 2-year funding commitment from JDRF to extend the lifetime of insulin infusion-delivery devices. Insulin infusion sets are cleared by the FDA for up to 3 days of […]
Sernova, CTI ink regulatory deal for Cell Pouch System
Sernova said it inked a regulatory deal with CTI Clinical Trial and Consulting Services to further the clinical development and IND application for its Cell Pouch drug delivery system. The London, Ontario-based company’s Cell Pouch is an implantable device that acts as an environment within the body to store therapeutic cells for patients with chronic diseases. Cincinnati-based […]
JDRF backs Sernova’s implant for T1D
Canadian-based drug device maker Sernova Inc. is working with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation on a clinical trial of Sernova’s cell pouch system to treat hypoglycemia unawareness patients with severe type 1 diabetes. The JDRF will give $2.45 million to support a clinical trial at a transplantation center in the U.S., according to the agreement. Hypoglycemia […]
