Diabetes technology developers have high hopes for the year ahead, some of which have already come to fruition. Change is continuous in continuous glucose monitoring (GCM), with expanded wear-times, improved accuracy and more. Meanwhile, never-ending innovation in insulin delivery is delivering wearable patches and closedloop delivery systems, making insulin management easier for people with diabetes. […]
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Glooko acquires Diabnext and its digital health platform for managing diabetes
Glooko announced today that it acquired Diabnext, a developer of a digital health platform for managing diabetes and connecting to healthcare providers. Paris-based Diabnext’s mobile app tracks diabetes data so that physicians can collaborate with their patients to monitor individual patient data and provide remote care. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. Get the […]
GE Healthcare, AliveCor partner to reduce cardiac-related hospitalizations
GE Healthcare (NYSE:GE) and AliveCor announced today that they partnered to deliver electrocardiograms (ECGs) outside the hospital. AliveCor develops the KardiaMobile 6L (six-lead) ECG to detect AFib and other heart rhythm conditions. The partnership aims to deliver KardiaMobile’s six-lead ECGs taken by patients directly into GE Healthcare’s MUSE cardiac management system for physicians to view […]
Medtronic announces recent reimbursement wins for CGMs in a number of geographies
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) announced today that reimbursement for its CGMs has been expanded or initiated across a number of countries. Earlier this month, the Ontario, Canada provincial government announced a comprehensive reimbursement program for continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) for eligible residents who have type 1 diabetes, adding to a similar program for those with type 1 […]
Integrity Applications changes company name to GlucoTrack
Integrity Applications (Nasdaq:IGAP) announced today that it completed the change of its corporate name to GlucoTrack. Rutherford, New Jersey-based GlucoTrack confirmed the change of its ticker symbol on the Nasdaq capital market to “GCTK,” which was made effective at the commencement of trading today, March 14, 2022. Get the full story at our sister site, Drug […]
Former CEO Kevin King to retire from iRhythm’s board of directors
iRhythm Technologies (Nasdaq:IRTC) announced today that Kevin King will retire from the company’s board of directors. King joined San Francisco–based iRhythm’s board in July 2012 and served as the company’s president and CEO from then until January 2021. “On behalf of the entire iRhythm team, I would like to thank Kevin for his contributions over […]
Dexcom wins CE mark for next-gen G7 CGM, will begin European launch within weeks
Dexcom (Nasdaq:DXCM) announced today that it received CE mark approval in Europe for its G7 continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) system. The San Diego–based company has also submitted for an FDA 510(k) for G7 and awaits clearance in the U.S. Dexcom designed its next-generation CGM offering as an all-in-one wearable system. It warms up in 30 minutes […]
HeartBeam picks Triple Ring to co-develop portable heart attack detector
HeartBeam (Nasdaq: BEAT) said today that it has signed a professional services agreement with Triple Ring Technologies to help develop and design its personal, portable heart attack detector. Santa Clara, California-based HeartBeam said it plans to submit what it calls a “telehealth complete solution 3D vector electrocardiogram (ECG) collection device” for FDA 510(k) clearance in […]
Rockley Photonics and Medtronic to partner on wearable devices
Rockley Photonics (NYSE:RKLY) announced today that it agreed to enter a development partnership with Medtronic (NYSE:MDT). The two companies plan to collaborate to add Rockley’s Bioptx biomarker sensing platform to Medtronic’s offerings for use across a number of healthcare settings. According to a news release, Rockley designed its biosensing technology to expand the capabilities of […]
How medtech and pharma are responding to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Medtech and pharma companies continue to support Ukraine relief efforts following Russia’s invasion. Previously, the World Health Organization announced that it was sending “essential medical supplies” to Ukraine — including its first shipment of 36 metric tons of supplies for trauma care and emergency surgery and other health supplies — to meet the needs of more than […]
Senseonics up on Q4 earnings beat, upcoming U.S. launch of Eversense E3
Senseonics (NYSE:SENS) shares are up today on Q4 earnings ahead of the consensus forecast, with the company planning to launch its next-gen, implantable, 6-month CGM in the U.S next month. The Germantown, Maryland-based company posted revenues of $4 million for the three months ended Dec. 31, 2021, representing sales growth of 2.6% from the same […]