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Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF)

Researchers tout use of closed-loop insulin delivery system

October 3, 2018 By Sarah Faulkner

At this year’s meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes, researchers reported that use of a hybrid day-night closed-loop insulin delivery system is better than sensor-augmented pump therapy for blood sugar control in people with poorly controlled Type 1 diabetes. The JDRF-funded study included 44 men and 42 women with Type 1 […]

Filed Under: Clinical Trials, Diabetes, Drug-Device Combinations, Pharmaceutical Tagged With: Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF)

SFC Fluidics lands JDRF support for interoperable insulin patch pump

July 30, 2018 By Sarah Faulkner

SFC Fluidics said today that it inked a deal with JDRF to support the development of an insulin patch pump with open-protocol communication features. SFC Fluidics plans to use the two-year funding deal from JDRF to speed up the development of a patch pump that securely connects with other devices, like a continuous glucose monitor and third-party algorithms, […]

Filed Under: Diabetes, Drug-Device Combinations, Funding Roundup, Pharmaceutical Tagged With: Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), sfcfluidics

JDRF tackles insulin consistency, potency at U.S. pharmacies

April 11, 2018 By Sarah Faulkner

JDRF is teaming up with the American Diabetes Association and the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust to support research evaluating the consistency and potency of insulin purchased at retail pharmacies in the U.S. The group called for proposals from analytical laboratories specially in home nursing care kansas city mo to assess the activity of insulin […]

Filed Under: Diabetes, Pharmaceutical, Research & Development Tagged With: American Diabetes Assn., Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF)

Congress doles out $300m to fund diabetes research

February 9, 2018 By Sarah Faulkner

Congress today approved a two-year extension of the Special Diabetes Program, giving the National Institutes of Health $300 million to fund research into new therapies and technologies for people with Type I diabetes. The program, which has historically garnered bipartisan support, was last reauthorized in 2015 when lawmakers budgeted $150 million over two years for the program. […]

Filed Under: Clinical Trials, Diabetes, Funding Roundup, Pharmaceutical, Research & Development Tagged With: Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Cam Med partners with JDRF to develop flexible, bandage-like insulin patch pump

February 5, 2018 By Sarah Faulkner

Medical device startup Cam Med has partnered with JDRF to develop an ultra-thin, flexible insulin patch pump to be used with next-generation artificial pancreas systems. The goal of the partnership is to speed up the development of Cam Med’s Evopump – a conformable, disposable patch pump – so that the device can be integrated into closed-loop insulin delivery systems […]

Filed Under: Diabetes, Drug-Device Combinations, Pharmaceutical, Research & Development Tagged With: cammed, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF)

Report: Advocacy groups urge Congress to fund diabetes research program

January 29, 2018 By Sarah Faulkner

Advocacy groups have reportedly warned Congress that if lawmakers don’t find permanent funding solutions for diabetes research programs, it could jeopardize important work being done around the country to help people living with diabetes. Politicians on Capitol Hill have provided funding that will support the Special Diabetes Program and the Special Diabetes Program for Indians through […]

Filed Under: Diabetes, Drug-Device Combinations, Healthcare Reform, Pharmaceutical, Wall Street Beat Tagged With: American Diabetes Assn., Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), National Institutes of Health (NIH)

SFC Fluidics inks deal with JDRF to develop automated insulin delivery system

January 22, 2018 By Sarah Faulkner

SFC Fluidics has inked a two-year deal with JDRF to develop an automated insulin delivery system that combines a continuous glucose monitor and an insulin delivery algorithm into a single disposable device. JDRF is slated to provide funding to the medical device company as part of its Artificial Pancreas Project, which aims to accelerate the development of commercially […]

Filed Under: Diabetes, Drug-Device Combinations, Pharmaceutical Tagged With: Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), sfcfluidics

Semma Therapeutics closes $114m round to advance cell therapy for Type I diabetes

November 30, 2017 By Sarah Faulkner

Semma Therapeutics has closed an oversubscribed $114 million Series B round to help fund the development of its encapsulated stem cell-derived islet therapy for Type I diabetes. The Cambridge, Mass.-based company reported that it plans to use the newly-acquired funds to bring its cell therapy through clinical proof-of-concept studies, as well as explore other regenerative medicine […]

Filed Under: Diabetes, Funding Roundup, Regenerative Medicine, Stem Cells Tagged With: Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), Medtronic, Novartis, Semma Therapeutics

JDRF touts win after Anthem decides to cover artificial pancreas systems

November 17, 2017 By Sarah Faulkner

JDRF said today it successfully persuaded Anthem to cover artificial pancreas systems, after meeting the health insurer as part of its Coverage2Control campaign. America’s 25 largest health insurers now cover Medtronic‘s (NYSE:MDT) MiniMed system, according to the organization. Get the full story at our sister site, Drug Delivery Business News.

Filed Under: Diabetes, Drug-Device Combinations, Pharmaceutical, Wall Street Beat Tagged With: Anthem Inc., Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), Medtronic

JDRF wants to expand access to DIY diabetes tech – here’s how

October 25, 2017 By Sarah Faulkner

As companies race to develop the first fully-automated insulin delivery system, a group of tech-savvy patients are hacking their own artificial pancreas systems. And industry is just starting to take notice of this highly motivated grassroots movement. “They want more choice. They want more freedom. And, essentially, they want it now,” JDRF research director Dan […]

Filed Under: Diabetes, Drug-Device Combinations, Pharmaceutical, Research & Development, Wall Street Beat Tagged With: Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), Medtronic

Diabetes orgs send insulin, glucose meters to Texas

September 1, 2017 By Sarah Faulkner

Thousands of people in Texas have been displaced from their homes after Hurricane Harvey landed there last week, leaving many without life-saving medication and supplies. People with diabetes are especially vulnerable, since many require daily insulin injections and regular monitoring of their blood glucose levels. In what they have described as a ‘landmark partnership’, the […]

Filed Under: Diabetes, Pharmaceutical Tagged With: American Diabetes Assn., Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF)

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