Shacey Petrovic spent nearly a decade trying to convince her diabetic father to switch to an insulin pump, rather than inject himself multiple times each day. But he was wary of the tubing and other challenges that come with constantly wearing a pump. So when Petrovic was tapped to serve as chief commercial officer at Insulet (NSDQ:PODD) in February 2015, […]
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Insulet, Ypsomed go their separate ways
Ypsomed has been the exclusive distributor of Insulet‘s (NSDQ:PODD) Omnipod insulin management system in Europe since 2010. But today, the companies announced that the arrangement is slated to end on June 30, 2018, after the pair could not agree on extending the contract based on the price set by Insulet, according to Ypsomed. Insulet said it will […]
Seals key in new Ypsomed insulin pump
Swiss med-tech company Ypsomed (SWX:YPSN) launched its portable, light-weight insulin pump with seals designed by Freudenberg Sealing Technologies. The pump, mylife YpsoPump, was introduced into the European market today. Insulin pumps, which continually transport insulin into patients, must have a very precise dosing mechanism. To facilitate a reliable measurement within the pump, there must be as […]