Category Archives: Basal Insulin

Best Buy to Sell Dexcom G7; Gan & Lee Submits Bs-aspart and Bs-lispro MAAs; October CHMP Agenda; Tom Garner Joins Lexicon as SVP and CCO; Dario Partners with a Top Five Employee Benefits Consulting Firm; Senseonics and Ascensia Launch Eversense E3 Advertising Campaign

A series of cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed from BestBuy/Dexcom, Gan & Lee, EMA, Lexicon, Dario, and Senseonics/Ascensia. Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights into the respective news items.

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EASD 2023 Key Press Releases (Oct 03)

On the second day of EASD 2023, three key news items were observed from the Biden-Harris administration, Novo Nordisk, and Galectin Therapeutics. The following topics are covered below (hyperlinks to external items):

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EASD 2023 Key Press Releases (Oct 02)

On the first day of EASD 2023, two key news items were observed from Novo Nordisk and Dexcom. The following topics are covered below (hyperlinks below are to external items):

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Lilly Initiates New Ph2 Study Investigating High Doses of Tirzepatide in Patients with T2DM and Obesity; Gan & Lee Doses First Patient in Ph2 QW Insulin Study; BMS discontinues NASH asset

Three cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed: Lilly initiated a Ph2 study to investigate high doses of tirzepatide in patients with T2DM and obesity that are on metformin (view CT.gov record); Gan & Lee announced the first subject has been dosed in its Ph2 study evaluating QW insulin, GZR4, in 130 Chinese adult subjects with T2DM (view press release); and BMS disclosed it is terminating its program evaluating HSP47 in NASH during its R&D day (view article). Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights into the respective news items.

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September CHMP Agenda; Nemaura Announces Interim 24-Hour Wear sugarBEAT Results; Madrigal Appoints Bill Sibold as CEO

Three cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed: The CHMP agenda (view here) for this month’s meeting (September 11-14) has been released; Nemaura Medical announced interim results from a 100-patient study across 4 cohorts of 25 (view press release); and Madrigal Pharmaceuticals announced Bill Sibold as the successor to Paul Friedman as CEO (view press release). Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights into the respective news items.

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Beta Bionics Secures $100M in Series D Funding; Senators Ask for Clarity on Lilly, Novo, and Sanofi’s Low-cost Insulin Products

Two cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed: Beta Bionics announced its Series D funding round has been closed at $100M (view press release); and senators have sent a letter to the CEOs of Lilly, Novo Nordisk, and Sanofi asking for greater clarification on how patients may participate in each company’s Patient Assistance Programs to obtain insulin at an affordable price (view letter; view article). Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights for the respective news items.

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Gan & Lee Submits Bs-glargine MAA

Gan & Lee Pharmaceuticals announced the MAA for its biosimilar insulin glargine U100 (Basalin) has been accepted for review by EMA. According to the press release, the MAA filing is supported by two randomized, multicenter Ph3 studies in the US and EU comparing its bs-glargine injection to Lantus in which bs-glargine demonstrated comparable immunogenicity, efficacy, and safety to Lantus in T1DM (n=576) and T2DM (n=567) patients (previous FENIX insight). G&L said it will continue to collaborate with Sandoz to commercialize its bs-glargine in the EU. Recall, in February 2023, G&L announced FDA accepted the BLA for its bs-glargine (previous FENIX insight). Below, FENIX provides brief thoughts on the G&L bs-glargine MAA in the context of the evolving basal insulin market.

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Insulet Files Lawsuit Against EOFlow; Amazon Pharmacy Launches $35 Insulin Coupon; Welldoc Receives 510(k) Clearance for Connected Insulin Dosing Data; Dario Partners with PlanSource

Four cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed: Insulet filed a lawsuit against EOFlow, claiming the company copied patented components of its Omnipod devices (view article); Amazon Pharmacy announced it is rolling out “automatic coupons” to reduce customer costs for insulin to as low as $35/month (view article); Welldoc announced it received its tenth 510(k) clearance for BlueStar to use insulin dosing data from connected devices for its personalized bolus dosing recommendations (view press release); and DarioHealth announced a new agreement with PlanSource to offer digital health solutions to >5M consumers (view press release). Below FENIX provides highlights and insights for the respective news items.

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Tandem, Lexicon, and Amgen Q2 ‘23 Earnings

Three cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed: Tandem Diabetes Care (view press release), Lexicon (view press release), and Amgen (press release; slides) hosted their respective Q2 ‘23 earnings calls. Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights into the respective news items.

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Afon to Launch Non-Invasive Blood Glucose Sensor in 2024; DEKA ACE Pump Receives 510(k) Clearance; Novo Nordisk Launches Wegovy in Germany; Ionis Completes CARDIO-TTRansform Enrollment

Four cardiometabolic-related news have been observed: Afon Technology is planning to launch a noninvasive blood glucose sensor, called Glucowear, in 2024 (view article); DEKA Research and Development received 510(k) clearance for its DEKA ACE Pump System (view 510(k) decision letter); Novo Nordisk launched Wegovy in Germany without coverage from public health insurance (view article); and Ionis announced the completion of enrollment for its Ph3 CARDIO-TTRansform CVOT of eplontersen in patients with ATTR-CM (view CT.gov record). Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights into the respective news items, including thoughts on who may be interested in commercializing the DEKA pump.

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