Jeffrey Brewer faced the biggest challenge of his life when his 7-year-old son Sean received a diabetes diagnosis in 2002: Diabetes became the new focus for Brewer’s energy. In his role as CEO at JDRF (formerly the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation) between 2011 and 2014, Brewer forged financial partnerships with industry to drive the development […]
Bigfoot Biomedical
Bigfoot brings Series B total to $55m with new investment from Abbott
Reeling in an $18 million add-on to the $37 million Series B that it reported last year, Bigfoot Biomedical touted today that it has raised over $90 million in total funding since the Milpitas, Calif.-based company first launched. Investments from Abbott (NYSE:ABT), which has an established partnership with Bigfoot, and other new and existing investors, brought the Series B round total […]
7 top stories that mattered for medtech in 2017
The medtech industry saw its transformation accelerate in 2017: Whether it’s the roster of largest companies, business models or the regulatory environment, times are a-changing. Competition is also heating up in areas including diabetes care and robotic surgery. Here are seven stories that mattered for the medical device industry this year. Next>>
Bigfoot Biomedical raises $37m in Series B
Bigfoot Biomedical said today that it has raised $37 million in the first tranche of a Series B round, co-led by foot doctor rancho cucamonga ca and the company’s largest existing investor, Quadrant Capital Advisors. The Milpitas, Calif.-based company plans to use its newly-acquired funds to support product development and clinical evaluation of its automated insulin […]
DeviceTalks West: Here are the speakers you’ll see
Hundreds of medical device industry insiders are expected to descend on Orange County, Calif., this month for DeviceTalks West – a premier boutique networking and learning event. From the VP in charge of Medtronic’s neurovascular business to the artificial pancreas pioneer Jeffrey Brewer, here are some of the speakers you’ll meet at DeviceTalks West, Dec. 11–12 […]
Bigfoot Biomedical CEO hits back against CMS over data-sharing decision
Bigfoot Biomedical CEO Jeffrey Brewer has spoken out about a recent data-sharing decision made by CMS, saying that he plans to lobby Medicare to reverse its latest move. Earlier this year, CMS said it would begin covering the use of particular continuous glucose monitors for people with diabetes. But since that decision, the agency has said that […]
Bigfoot compares trial data with modeling results for automated insulin delivery system
Bigfoot Biomedical touted data last week at this year’s Diabetes Technology Meeting showing that results from a feasibility study evaluating the company’s automated insulin delivery system closely matched data gleaned from prospective modeling. The company said it conducted extensive modeling to refine the technology’s algorithms prior to the start of its trial in 2016, Bigfoot said. […]
Ypsomed to supply Bigfoot with insulin infusion sets for pivotal trial
Ypsomed plans to supply Bigfoot Biomedical with a modified version of its Orbit infusion set for the pivotal trial of Bigfoot’s automated insulin delivery system, the companies said today. Ypsomed’s Orbit infusion sets can be rotated 360°, giving users the freedom to move around, and are fitted using a heat-activated patch. The infusion sets are available with steel or […]
Here’s how the diabetes industry’s leaders think about patient-centered R&D
Designing devices centered around patients is a goal espoused by nearly all device companies nowadays, as they aim to make products that people want to use and can incorporate into their everyday lives. Underscoring those products is often years of research and some in the industry have begun to think about how a patient’s needs […]
Why Bigfoot Biomedical’s CEO thinks the diabetes industry has a data problem
Bigfoot Biomedical‘s chief executive is excited about Abbott‘s (NYSE:ABT) latest regulatory win – and it’s not just because the two companies have an established partnership. Yesterday, the FDA approved Abbott’s FreeStyle Libre Flash continuous glucose monitoring system. It’s the first device of its kind, allowing patients to track their blood glucose levels without the use of routine finger […]
Convenience, compliance & control: How Insulet is changing insulin delivery tech
Shacey Petrovic spent nearly a decade trying to convince her diabetic father to switch to an insulin pump, rather than inject himself multiple times each day. But he was wary of the tubing and other challenges that come with constantly wearing a pump. So when Petrovic was tapped to serve as chief commercial officer at Insulet (NSDQ:PODD) in February 2015, […]
