Roche has put a plan into place that will bring significant continuous glucose manufacturing capabilities to the U.S. over the next five years. Our sister site, Drug Delivery Business News, reports today that plans to invest up to $550 million to expand its Diagnostics site in Indianapolis. It expects to make the site — which serves […]
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The 9 largest diabetes tech companies in the world
Diabetes technology comes in all shapes and sizes: insulin delivery systems, continuous glucose monitors and more. The companies that develop these technologies come in all shapes and sizes, too. Some focus entirely (or almost entirely) on solutions for people with diabetes. Others are much larger medtech firms that still have sizable business units that focus […]
Roche wins CE mark for new AI-enabled CGM
Roche announced today that it received CE mark approval for its Accu-Chek SmartGuide continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) system. CE mark approval covers the use of the CGM for people over 18 with type 1 and type 2 diabetes on flexible insulin therapy. The company first unveiled its Accu-Chek SmartGuide in an event at the Advanced […]
Roche warns of software issues for its diabetes care platform
Roche Diabetes Care notified customers of a software bug that could lead to patient data mismatches on its RocheDiabetes Care platform. The RocheDiabetes Care platform offers a browser-based solution for visualizing and analyzing relevant therapy information. That could include glucose values, insulin, nutrition and activity data, helping to make treatment decisions for patients with diabetes. […]
The biggest diabetes tech news out of ATTD 2024
Every year, the diabetes community comes together for the International Conference on Advanced Technologies & Treatments for Diabetes (ATTD). In the 17th installment at the start of this month, some of the biggest names shared new studies and technologies set to advance the diabetes space. Dexcom, Abbott, Medtronic and more contributed on their end, while […]
Roche unveils new CGM tech with predictive AI, outlines diabetes strategy
Roche today gave a presentation debuting its first continuous glucose monitor (CGM) offering that utilizes predictive AI. The company unveiled its Accu-Chek SmartGuide in an event at the Advanced Technologies & Treatments for Diabetes (ATTD) conference in Florence, Italy. It remains an investigational device not yet authorized for sale. Julien Boisdron, Roche Diabetes Care’s chief medical […]
Insulet sues Roche over diabetes tech patent
Insulet (NSDQ:PODD) is suing Roche Diabetes Care in the U.K., claiming that Roche prematurely began selling tubeless insulin pumps covered by an Insulet patent three years before that patent expires. The trial for the lawsuit, filed in August 2020, began this week in the U.K. High Court. Get the full story on our sister site, Drug Delivery Business […]
BioCorp, Roche launch Mallya smart insulin pen in France
BioCorp and Roche Diabetes Care France announced the launch of the Mallya smart insulin pen device in France. Developed by BioCorp, Mallya is an intelligent sensor for insulin injection pens that has CE mark approval in Europe. The platform is compatible with any disposable insulin pen. It enables reliable monitoring for doses selected for injection and it offers […]
Roche wins CE Mark for blood glucose reading smartphone app
Roche (SWX: RO, ROG) today announced that it has obtained a CE Mark for its Accu-Chek SugarView app, which allows a person to read a blood glucose test strip without a meter. The smartphone app, which will be first available on certain phone models via the Google Play Store, instead uses the phone’s camera to […]
Senseonics extends distribution agreement with Roche Diabetes Care
Senseonics Holdings (NYSE-American: SENS) — maker of an implantable continuous glucose monitoring system for people with diabetes — has extended its distribution agreement with Roche Diabetes Care. The agreement extension, announced yesterday, has Roche continuing as Senseonics’ exclusive distributor in Europe, the Middle East and Africa — excluding Scandinavia and Israel. The agreement also adds 17 […]
UK warns about alarm failure for Roche’s insulin pumps
The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency issued a medical device alert for Roche‘s (OTC:RHHBY) Accu-Check Insight insulin pumps today, warning that the device’s audible and vibration alarms may not function. If a user doesn’t see the notification message on the pump and can’t hear or feel an alarm, it could lead to hyperglycemia, the agency said. […]
