Dexcom (NSDQ:DXCM) said Friday that its G6 continuous glucose monitor system has received the CE Mark for use during pregnancy, and will be available soon, starting with the United Kingdom in Spring 2020. Glucose levels are hard to manage in pregnancy due to the increasing need for and resistance to insulin. Poorly controlled glucose levels in […]
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Insulet partners with Abbott and Dexcom on automated insulin delivery
Abbott (NYSE:ABT) and Dexcom (NSDQ:DXCM) each announced today that they are partnering with Insulet (NSDQ:PODD) to feed blood glucose monitor data into an automated insulin delivery system. For Acton, Mass.–based Insulet, the agreements are a boost for its next-generation Omnipod Horizon automated insulin delivery system, which is presently an investigational device in the United States. The idea of […]
Dexcom skyrockets on Street-beating Q4
Dexcom (NSDQ:DXCM) shares took a big jump up today on fourth-quarter results that topped the consensus forecast with relative ease and improved upon losses from the company’s previous fourth quarter. Shares of DXCM were up 13.8% at $286.96 per share in late-morning trading today. The San Diego–based continuous glucose monitor maker posted profits of $92.7 million, […]
Lilly to integrate DexCom CGMs in automated dosing system
Eli Lilly (NYSE:LLY) announced that it will integrate Dexcom (NSDQ:DXCM) products into its personalized diabetes management system, now under development. Under the new, non-exclusive agreement, Indianapolis-based Lilly will use San Diego-based Dexcom’s continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) devices in pen-based and pump-based platforms in Lily’s diabetes management system. The pen-based platform is designed to integrate personalized data from […]
Dexcom CEO apologizes for remote monitoring outage
Dexcom (NSDQ:DXCM) CEO Kevin Sayer publicly apologized on Friday for an outage over Thanksgiving weekend that cut off users’ ability to share glucose monitoring data with caregivers and loved ones. The Dexcom Follow app normally allows users of the company’s G6 continuous glucose monitor to share that data with up to 10 people, according to the company’s […]
FDA approves Tandem Diabetes’ advanced hybrid closed-loop controller
The FDA today cleared the Tandem Diabetes Care (NSDQ:TNDM) t:slim X2 insulin pump and Control-IQ advanced hybrid closed-loop technology to control Type 1 diabetes. The agency also granted De Novo clearance to the Control-IQ device, which is compatible with a variety of continuous glucose monitors and insulin pumps. The t:slim system, which also includes the recently approved Dexcom […]
Dexcom jumps after hours on Q3 Street-beating earnings
Dexcom (NSDQ:DXCM) shares jumped after hours today on third-quarter results that bettered the consensus forecast. The San Diego–based continuous glucose monitoring system developer posted profits of $45.8 million, or 50¢ per share, on sales of $396.3 million for the three months ended Sept. 30, for a 1.7% bottom-line slide on sales growth of 48.6%. Adjusted to […]
These 10 medtech companies care a lot about research
These 10 medical device companies spent the largest portion of their budgets on research and development. Here’s a look at what they produced. Each year, Medical Design & Outsourcing compiles a list of the top 100 medical device companies across the globe and ranks the companies based on annual revenue for the most recent fiscal year. We […]
Dexcom adds COO to CFO Blackford’s title | Personnel Moves, September 19, 2019
Dexcom (NSDQ:DXCM) this week added the COO role to CFO Quentin Blackford’s title. Blackford is now in charge of Dexcom’s global supply chain, manufacturing operations and expansion into new markets, the San Diego-based company said. He’s been CFO of the continuous glucose monitor maker since 2017, when he left the chief finance spot at NuVasive (NSDQ:NUVA). […]
Report: Dexcom shares drop in response to ‘headwinds’ comment
Shares in Dexcom (NSDQ:DXCM) dropped nearly 6.8% this morning following comments by a company executive that the company is facing “headwinds” that could hamper third-quarter results, according to a report by SeekingAlpha. EVP and CFO Quentin Blakford told attendees at Morgan Stanley’s Healthcare Conference in New York that comparisons to Q3 2018 results could be difficult, and that […]
Dexcom claims win in patent war with AgaMatrix unit Waveform Technologies
Dexcom Inc. (NSDQ:DXCM) last week claimed a win along one front of its patent war with AgaMatrix subsidiary WaveForm Technologies, when an Oregon federal court dismissed a lawsuit alleging that its continuous glucose monitors infringe WaveForm patents. Wilsonville, Ore.-based WaveForm sued Dexcom in March 2016, alleging infringement of a trio of patents covering a compound […]