
Insulet Corp. (NSDQ:PODD) is hoping to win 510(k) clearance* for a new Omnipod officials said will help the company reduce its production costs by more than a third.
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Insulet Corp. (NSDQ:PODD) is hoping to win 510(k) clearance* for a new Omnipod officials said will help the company reduce its production costs by more than a third.
UPDATED 3/3/2011 10:20 a.m.
Insulet Corp. (NSDQ:PODD) inked a Canadian distribution deal with GlaxoSmithKline plc (NYSE:GSK) for its OmniPod insulin management system.
The deal gives the British pharma giant — stung by recent problems with its Avandia diabetes drug — exclusive rights to market and sell Bedford, Mass.-based Insulet’s OmniPod system north of the border.
Insulet Corp. (NSDQ:PODD) inked a Canadian distribution deal with GlaxoSmithKline plc (NYSE:GSK) for its OmniPod insulin management system.
The deal gives the British pharma giant — stung by recent problems with its Avandia diabetes drug — exclusive rights to market and sell Bedford, Mass.-based Insulet’s OmniPod system north of the border.
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Here’s a quick rundown of a few releases over the past couple days:
Insulet Corp. (NSDQ:PODD) paid off a $60 million credit facility with Deerfield Partners more than nine months ahead of schedule, with a $33.3 million payment it says will save $5 million.
The Bedford, Mass.-based insulin management company took out the credit line in March 2009, drawing $27.5 million almost immediately and keeping another $32.5 million available.
Insulet revenue jumps 36 percent as losses narrow
Insulet Corp. (NSDQ:PODD) reported a loss of $12.1 million, or 30 cents per diluted share, on revenue of $25.5 million during the three months ended Sept. 30. That compares with a loss of $16.9 million, or 60 cents per diluted share, on revenue of $18.7 million during the same period last year.
Luis Malave, COO for Insulet Corp. (NSDQ:PODD), is jumping ship effective August 31 to man the helm of Palyon Medical Corp.
Malave’s eight-year tenure at the Bedford, Mass.-based insulin management system maker saw the company ramp up its capabilities to produce 1 million of Insulet’s flagship OmniPods per quarter.
Insulet Corp. (Nasdaq:PODD) is moving into its second decade as a business looking at new markets for its OmniPod insulin infusion device, improving sales, better terms on its long-term debt and a little extra cash.
But it’s still fighting a problem that’s as old as the company: Net losses typically running out to eight digits.
Riding a 67 percent jump in first quarter revenues, insulin pump-maker Insulet Corp. (NSDQ:PODD) significantly narrowed its net loss compared to year-ago levels and beat Wall Street estimates by 1 cent per share during the three months ended March 31.
Insulet Corp. (NSDQ:PODD) continued down the road to profitability, increasing its fourth-quarter and full-year revenues and narrowing its net losses by 48.9 percent and 16.1 percent, respectively.
The Bedford, Mass.-based insulin management system maker posted a net loss of $14.9 million, or 42 cents per share, on sales of $20.2 million during the three months ended Dec. 31, 2009, compared with net losses of $29.2 million, or $1.05 per share, on sales of $11.9 million during the fourth quarter of 2008.
The OmniPod is going global.
Bedford, Mass.-based Insulet Corp. (NSDQ:PODD) signed a five-year, $100 million international distribution deal with Ypsomed AG (SIX:YPSN) to exclusively distribute the insulin management system in 11 countries, including China.