Canadian-based drug device maker Sernova Inc. is working with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation on a clinical trial of Sernova’s cell pouch system to treat hypoglycemia unawareness patients with severe type 1 diabetes. The JDRF will give $2.45 million to support a clinical trial at a transplantation center in the U.S., according to the agreement. Hypoglycemia […]
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF)
Partnerships pursue artificial pancreas technology

Two medical technology partnerships are racing to develop artificial pancreas technology that might represent a new chapter in Type I diabetes management.
An artificial pancreas would automate communication between portable, personal glucose monitors and insulin pumps to help manage diabetes without medical supervision.