In this episode, your diligent team of DeviceTalkers assembled to review our top 10 medtech news trends. It’s our 2022 Newmarker’s Newsmakers! Executive Editor Chris Newmarker, Pharma Editor Brian Buntz, Managing Editor Jim Hammerand, Senior Editor Danielle Kirsh and Associate Editor Sean Whooley joined me, DeviceTalks Editorial Director Tom Salemi, for the latest DeviceTalks podcast. […]
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The 10 biggest diabetes tech stories from 2022
2022 represented a landmark year for next-generation diabetes tech. Here are the biggest stories from the past year. Some companies picked up major regulatory nods. Others experienced major regulatory setbacks. Partnerships were formed and ended, while mergers and acquisitions came and went. There were many stories to choose from in the world of diabetes tech, […]
Embecta stock slides on mixed Q4 results
Embecta (Nasdaq:EMBC) shares dipped before the market opened today on fourth-quarter results that came in mixed compared to the consensus forecast. EMBC shares fell more than 12% to $29.73 apiece in morning trading. MassDevice‘s MedTech 100 Index, which includes stocks of the world’s largest medical device companies, was up more than 4%. The Parsippany, New Jersey-based […]
Analysts remain neutral on Embecta, await insulin patch pump developments
BTIG analysts maintained their neutral rating for Embecta (Nasdaq:EMBC) ahead of the company’s fourth-quarter earnings report next week. Embecta, the BD diabetes spinoff, reports its fourth-quarter earnings on Tuesday, Dec. 20. Analysts Marie Thibault and Sam Eiber also expect 2023 guidance to come from management then. The analysts mainly expect the patch pump market to […]
Here’s what diabetes tech companies are doing for National Diabetes Awareness Month
As we enter November, we enter National Diabetes Awareness Month. A number of diabetes technology developers plan to mark that in a special way. Dexcom (Nasdaq:DXCM), Insulet (Nasdaq:PODD) and Embecta (Nasdaq:EMBC) all announced their plans to celebrate. Last year, a handful of companies marked the month — which includes World Diabetes Day (Nov. 14) — […]
Analysts see multi-year transition to growth for Embecta
Embecta (Nasdaq:EMBC), the BD diabetes business spinoff, may take a few years to move into a growth phase, analysts say. BTIG analysts Marie Thibault and Sam Eiber wrote a report labeling Embecta as a “Neutral” option on the market. BD initially announced it would spin off its diabetes business in 2021, finally completing the move […]
How Embecta is ‘uniquely positioned’ in diabetes space following spinoff from BD
Unlike most “new” companies, Embecta enters the playing field with nearly a century of history in diabetes. Nearly one year after BD (NYSE:BDX) announced its intent to spinoff its diabetes business, Embecta (Nasdaq:EMBC) now stands on its own. On April 1, the spinoff was made official, and Embecta became a standalone, publicly-traded company aiming to make waves in the diabetes […]
BD completes spinoff of Embecta diabetes company
BD (NYSE:BDX) announced today that the planned spinoff of its diabetes business — named Embecta (Nasdaq:EMBC)— has been made official. Franklin Lakes, New Jersey-based BD announced its intention to spinoff the diabetes business in May 2021. Near the end of 2021, it unveiled the soon-to-be independent, publicly-traded company’s name as “Embecta,” with plans to complete the spinoff during the […]
BD provides Embecta spinoff update, plans for April 1 completion
BD (NYSE:BDX) announced today that it still expects the spinoff of its diabetes business — named Embecta — to complete on April 1. Franklin Lakes, N.J.-based BD announced in May 2021 that it intended to spin off its diabetes care business as an independent, publicly-traded company during the first half of 2022, and in December 2021, it unveiled the name of […]
BD board approves Embecta diabetes business spinoff
BD (NYSE:BDX) announced today that its board of directors approved the planned spinoff of its diabetes care business, Embecta. Franklin Lakes, N.J.-based BD confirmed in May 2021 that it planned to spin off its diabetes care business as an independent, publicly-traded company during the first half of 2022, and in December 2021, it confirmed the […]
BD chooses ’embecta’ as new name for Diabetes Care spinoff, confirms leadership team
BD (NYSE:BDX) announced today that it named its Diabetes Care business — which it plans to spin off next year — “embecta.” Franklin Lakes, New Jersey-based BD confirmed in May that it plans to spin off its Diabetes Care business as an independent, publicly-traded company during the first half of 2022 and confirmed today that it expects that […]