Despite a negative reaction from investors following a major buy in the insulin delivery space, analysts still back Insulet stock to perform. Shares of PODD fell throughout today after Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) announced a $738 million acquisition of EOFlow. Korea-based EOFlow develops the EOPatch, a tubless, wearable and fully disposable insulin delivery device. Insulet represents a […]
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Insulet restructures leadership team to drive growth
Insulet (Nasdaq:PODD) announced today that it reshuffled its organizational structure to accelerate innovation and commercialization. In connection with the reorganization, Bret Christensen, EVP and chief commercial officer, leaves the company today to pursue other opportunities. He agreed to offer consulting services during a transition period. Jim Hollingshead, Insulet’s president and CEO, said Christensen “played an […]
Insulet reports 21% sales growth in Q1, raises 2023 guidance
Insulet shares are up on first-quarter results that topped the consensus forecast. Shares of PODD rose more than 3% to 331.60 apiece by midday trading today. MassDevice‘s MedTech 100 Index — which includes stocks of the world’s largest medical device companies — was down slightly. The Acton, Massachusetts–based automated insulin delivery technology developer posted profits […]
FDA clears basal-only insulin pod for type 2 diabetes from Insulet
Insulet (Nasdaq:PODD) announced today that it received FDA clearance for its Omnipod GO long-acting insulin delivery device. Omnipod GO, which received clearance for people with type 2 diabetes aged 18 or older, covers the basal-only insulin population. The target population typically takes daily injections of long-acting insulin. The first-of-its-kind, standalone, wearable insulin delivery system provides […]
Insulet to replace Silicon Valley Bank in the S&P 500
S&P Dow Jones Indices announced that Insulet (Nasdaq:PODD) is set to replace Silicon Valley Bank in the S&P 500 index. The change becomes effective prior to the opening of trading on Wednesday, March 15. It adds Insulet to the index tracking 500 large companies listed on stock exchanges in the U.S. Silicon Valley Bank’s deletion […]
Insulet stock rises on Street-beating Q4, expected Omnipod growth
Insulet (Nasdaq:PODD) shares ticked up today — a day after releasing fourth-quarter results that came in well ahead of the consensus forecast. Shares of PODD were up slightly to $299.29 apiece by midday trading today. The Acton, Massachusetts-based automated insulin technology developer posted profits of $17 million. That amounts to 24¢ per share on sales […]
Insulet acquires assets of Automated Glucose Control for $25M
Insulet (Nasdaq:PODD) announced today that it acquired the assets of Automated Glucose Control, a developer of insulin delivery technology. This marks the second asset buy in as many days for Insulet. Yesterday, the company picked up automated insulin delivery patents from Bigfoot Biomedical. Both acquisitions cost the company $25 million. Palo Alto, California-based Automated Glucose Control […]
Insulet acquires insulin pump patents from Bigfoot Biomedical for $25M
Insulet (Nasdaq:PODD) announced today that it acquired assets related to Bigfoot Biomedical’s pump-based automated insulin delivery technologies. Acton, Massachusetts-based Insulet paid $25 million to acquire the AID assets. These include certain Bigfoot patents related to pumps that may be used for AID therapy. Insulet already develops its own AID technology with its Omnipod platform. The […]
The year ahead in diabetes care: what to expect in 2023
After a banner year for diabetes technology in 2022, there’s still plenty to look forward to in 2023. Throughout 2022, we saw a wide range of advancements in diabetes technology. We saw launches for next-generation technologies, exciting clinical trial results, rumored spinouts and acquisitions and more. You can read all about the biggest diabetes stories […]
The biggest medtech stock gainers, losers in 2022
In another roller coaster year for medtech, these are the companies that saw their stock rise and fall the most drastically. The MassDevice MedTech 100 Index, which includes stocks of the world’s largest medical device companies, reflects the performance of many in the medtech space. In a tough year for a lot of businesses, the Index […]
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, […]