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Cellnovo and LifeScan team up for mobile diabetes care
London-based diabetes device maker Cellnovo inked a pact with J&J-owned LifeScan Inc. to incorporate that company’s technology into Cellnovo’s flagship mobile diabetes management system.
Cellnovo will integrate LifeScan’s blood glucose monitoring technology into the handset of its mobile system – an insulin patch pump and a touch screen that wirelessly transmits real-time data to a secure portal available to patients and doctors.
Cellnovo forms worldwide alliance with Lifescan
CELLNOVO FORMS WORLDWIDE TECHNOLOGY ALLIANCE WITH LIFESCAN
2011-09-13
CellnovoSeptember 13, 2011, London, UK. Press Dispensary. Cellnovo, developer of the first mobile diabetes management system, today announced a technology alliance with LifeScan, Inc. that will bring new portability and control to diabetes patients worldwide.
Under the global agreement, Cellnovo will integrate LifeScan’s blood glucose monitoring technologies into the handset of its mobile diabetes management system. The Cellnovo system, the first of its kind, consists of an insulin patch pump and a touch screen handset that wirelessly transmits real-time data to a secure portal for patients and healthcare providers to use.
