Medical device companies are close to achieving the holy grail of diabetes treatment: a combined glucose sensor, control algorithm and insulin infusion device that effectively acts as an “artificial pancreas.” We explain more in the newest video from editors at MassDevice’s sister publication Medical Design & Outsourcing. (And for a deeper dive, check out our recent […]
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” […]
JDRF backs Bigfoot Biomedical with equity investment
The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation said today that its T1D Fund made an unspecified equity investment in Bigfoot Biomedical and the Smartloop automated insulin delivery system it’s developing. “We are thrilled to have a fund associated with the world’s largest nonprofit funder of [Type I diabetes] research as an investor,” Bigfoot president & CEO Jeffrey Brewer […]
Bigfoot Biomedical raises $36m Series A for Smartloop artificial pancreas program
Bigfoot Biomedical said yesterday that it raised $35.5 million in a Series A round for the artificial pancreas technology it’s developing to treat Type I diabetes. The round, led by Quadrant Capital Advisors, included backing from Cormorant Asset Management, Senvest Capital, and Visionnaire Ventures. Bigfoot said it plans to use the proceeds to fund the final development of […]
Bigfoot Biomedical launches artificial pancreas trial
Bigfoot Biomedical is launching a clinical trial of its Smartloop automated insulin delivery system at medical centers in California and Colorado. The Milpitas, Calif.-based company said it has enrolled its 1st patients in a trial of its Smartloop device that will be conducted at three sites: Stanford University School of Medicine (working with Lucile Packard Children’s […]
Bionic pancreas dev Bigfoot Biomedical reels in $2.4m
Bionic pancreas developer Bigfoot Biomedical raised $2.4 million in a new round of debt financing, according to an SEC filing posted yesterday. The company, while staying mostly under the radar, is developing a closed-loop device combo that would continuously monitor glucose levels and deliver insulin based on a proprietary algorithm. The now Milpitas, Calif.-based medical […]
Bigfoot Biomedical raises $3.8m
Bigfoot Biomedical, developers of an artificial pancreas, raised $3.8 million in a debt funding round, according to an SEC filing. The money comes from 3 unnamed investors and Bigfoot Biomedical has not disclosed what the funds will be used for. The company is looking to raise $5 million for the round, still seeking an additional […]
Bigfoot acquires Asante assets, inks deal with Dexcom
Bigfoot Biomedical is making strides towards its goal of a bionic pancreas after inking a deal with Dexcom Inc. (NSDQ:DXCM), maker of continuous glucose monitors, and acquiring the assets of shuttered insulin pump maker Asante. Bigfoot also said it will be relocating to Milpitas, Calif., where Asante was headquartered. The deal signed with Dexcom is slated to […]
Diabetes: Bigfoot Biomedical raises $3m
Bigfoot Biomedical, which is developing a "bionic pancreas," said it raised $3 million from 8 unnamed investors.
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