Chinese continuous glucose monitor developer Zhejiang POCTech Medical has raised $14.5 million in a Series B round of financing, according to a Deal Street Asia report. The round was led by Bioventure Investment Management and Tasly Great Health Industry Fund and joined by Tonghua Dongbao Pharmaceutical Co and previously vested Legend Capital. POCTech produces the […]
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+ The top IVD and diabetes tech stories of 2023
+ How Dexcom designed a new “life-changing” sensor for even more people with diabetes
+ Embecta CEO sees GLP-1 opportunities as company progresses on insulin patch pump
+ The 10 biggest diabetes tech stories from 2023
Latest Diabetes News
Report: Apple taps biomed engineers for stealthy diabetes program
Apple (NSDQ:AAPL) reportedly tapped a roster of biomedical engineers to develop non-invasive continuous glucose monitors in a secret program that was the brainchild of its late founder Steve Jobs. The 5-year-old effort has progressed to feasibility studies and Apple has also hired regulatory consultants, CNBC reported, citing “3 people familiar with the matter.” Jobs, who died […]
Roche warns on bolus advisor issues with Accu-Check Connect app
Roche (PINK:RHHBY) this week warned of potential issues with its Accu-Check Connect diabetes management application which could lead the app to provide inaccurate bolus insulin recommendations. The Swiss company said it recently discovered a software bug in its Accu-Check Connect diabetes management app versions 2.0.0, 2.0.1 and 2.1.0 for Apple (NSDQ:AAPL) iOS and Google (NSDQ:GOOG) Android […]
Tandem Diabetes launches t:connect healthcare portal
Tandem Diabetes Care (NSDQ:TNDM) launched the t:connect HCP Portal for its cloud-based t:connect diabetes management app, which integrates with the company’s touchscreen insulin pumps. Healthcare providers can now upload data from a Tandem pump and blood glucose meter simultaneously, according to Tandem. They can also find patients quickly and set patient-specific ranges to identify data that […]
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 […]
Report: Insulin delivery devices improve adherence, lower costs
Valeritas (NSDQ:VLRX) touted data today from a publication detailing the benefits of diabetes medication delivery devices, such as the company’s V-Go insulin delivery system. The article was published in the journal Managed Care. The Bridgewater, N.J.-based company’s V-Go device is a wearable, basal-bolus insulin delivery system for patients with Type II diabetes. Patients can administer a continuous, […]
This contact lenses breakthrough could enable glucose monitoring
Biosensing contact lenses may not be able to self-heal like “The Terminator,” but they could measure blood glucose and detect other signs of disease in the future. Oregon State University researchers are set to present a study that suggests transparent biosensors that are embedded into contact lenses could provide insight for doctors and patients without […]
Senseonics draws 3rd $5m tranche for implantable CGM
Senseonics (NYSE:SENS) said last month that it drew the 3rd installment of $5 million under its term loan facility with Oxford Finance and Silicon Valley Bank. The 3rd tranche, which closed on March 29 this year, was triggered by the 1st sale of the Germantown, Maryland-based company’s 2nd-gen transmitter in Europe. Senseonics previously borrowed $20 million […]
Sanofi boasts observational hypoglycemia rates for Toujeo insulin injection
Sanofi (NYSE:SNY) touted real-world clinical data for its Toujeo insulin glargine injection from a new observational study. The data from Deliver 2 showed that patients with Type II diabetes who switched to Toujeo from other basal insulins had significantly lower risk of hypoglycemia without compromising blood sugar control. The Deliver 2 study analyzed electronic medical […]
7 companies in the race to make an artificial pancreas
Over 50 years ago, scientists discovered the ability to externally control blood glucose regulation for individuals with type 1 diabetes. Since then, researchers in the field of diabetes management have dreamt of creating a closed-loop system – a combined glucose sensor, control algorithm and insulin infusion device – to effectively act as an “artificial pancreas” […]
ConvaTec expands Unomedical infusion set biz for Medtronic
ConvaTec (LON:CTEC) said today that it’s expanding its Unomedical infusion set business to keep pace with the diabetes segment at Medtronic (NYSE:MDT). The British wound care and colostomy supplies maker said the expansion of Unomedical’s production capacity is part of a decades-long partnership with Fridley, Minn.-based Medtronic. Unomedical makes disposable infusion sets for a range of Medtronic MiniMed insulin pumps, including […]