Category Archives: Glucose Monitoring

Medtronic Diabetes Receives FDA Warning; Bigfoot Hires New Senior Leaders; Omada’s mHealth Programs Gain Preferred Status on Evernorth Digital Health Formulary

Three cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed: Medtronic announced it has received a warning letter from FDA on December 9, 2021 for its Diabetes Business headquarters in Northridge, CA; Bigfoot announced the appointment of three new senior leaders; and Omada Health announced that its cardiometabolic digital chronic care programs will be included on the Evernorth Digital Health Formulary. Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights for the respective new items.

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vTv Therapeutics to Reduce Workforce by 65%; Innovent Announces Positive Results for Ph1 GLP-1/GCG from Lilly; Nemaura Completes Initial Shipment of CGM Devices to MySugarWatch DuoPack Limited

Three cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed: vTv Therapeutics announced restructuring plans in order to prioritize its Ph3 TTP399 program, including a workforce reduction of 65%; Innovent Biologics announced that results from its Ph1b clinical trial of IBI362 (LY3305677), a dual GLP-1/GCG receptor agonist, for T2DM were presented at the 2021 IDF conference; and Nemaura announced it has completed its initial shipment of sugarBEAT CGM to its UK licensing partner MySugarWatch Limited. Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights for the respective new items.

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Abbott Sues Dexcom Over Breached Settlement Agreement; Bigfoot Clinical Hub Improvements; Hygieia Raises $17M in Series B; ViaCyte’s Ph1/2 VC-02 Preliminary Results Published; Dario Announces New Employer and Provider Contracts

A series of cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed: Abbott recently filed a lawsuit stating Dexcom allegedly violated a 2014 settlement agreement and asked the court to declare that Abbott doesn’t infringe its patents (view article); Bigfoot Biomedical issued a press release highlighting the success of its Bigfoot Unity Diabetes Management Program and Clinic Hub; Hygieia announced it has raised $17M in Series B financing for its AI-driven d-Nav insulin dose automation technology; ViaCyte announced preliminary results of its ongoing, first-in-human Ph1/2 VC-02 trial were published in Cell Stem Cell and Cell Reports Medicine; and Dario announced new employer and provider contracts. Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights for the respective new items.

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Sciwind Biosciences Acquires Worldwide Rights to Sanofi’s GIP Receptor Agonists; Diamyd Pauses Initiation of Ph3 DIAGNODE-3 Trial; AMF Medical’s Sigi Patch Pump Receives Breakthrough Device Designation; FDA Authorizes Sample Size Expansion for Fractyl Health’s Revitalize-1 Pivotal Trial

A series of cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed: Sciwind Biosciences announced it has entered into a WW exclusive licensing agreement to develop and commercialize Sanofi’s GIP receptor agonists; Diamyd Medical announced it has paused the initiation of its Ph3 DIAGNODE-3 trial due to potential contamination in the manufacturing process of the Diamyd diabetes vaccine; AMF Medical announced that its insulin patch pump for closed-loop integration (Sigi) has received Breakthrough Device Designation; and Fractyl Health announced FDA authorized the expansion of its Revitalize-1 pivotal clinical study (formerly REVITA-T2Di) sample size from 288 to 420. Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights for the respective new items.

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Libre 2 Android App Cleared in US; CytoDyn Reports Positive Leronlimab NASH Data; Kadimastem Raises $3.2 to Support T1DM Cell Therapy Development; Integrity Applications Changes Name to GlucoTrack, Inc.

A series of cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed: It has been observed that the Libre 2 Android app recently received FDA clearance (view FDA 510(k) database); CytoDyn announced positive data from the leronlimab open-label NASH trial; Kadimastem announced it has raised $3.2M from ILEX Medical in a private financing round to support Kadimastem’s T1DM and ALS cell therapy development programs; and Integrity Applications announced it has changed its name to GlucoTrack, Inc. Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights for the respective new items.

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Medtronic CY Q3 ’21 (FY Q2 ’22) Earnings Update; HAGAR’s GWave Receives Breakthrough Device Designation; Oramed Randomizes 75% of Patients in Oral Insulin Trial; Beyond Type 1 Launches Web Platform in Arabic

A series of cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed: Medtronic hosted its CY Q3 ’21 (FY Q2 ’22) earnings call (press release; slides); HAGAR announced that its non-invasive CGM (GWave) has received Breakthrough Device Designation; Oramed announced it has enrolled and randomized 75% of the 675 T2DM patients in its Ph3 trial (ORA-D-013-1) evaluating its oral insulin; and Beyond Type 1 announced it has launched its web platform in Arabic. Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights for the respective new items.

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Viatris/Biocon Launch Interchangeable Semglee in US; Lexicon Presents SOLOIST/SCORED Renal Subcuts at AHA; CRISPR/ViaCyte to Initiate Ph1 Trial in T1DM; Innovation Zed Announces InsulCheck DOSE 2022 Launch; Nemaura and Dario Q3 ’21 Earnings Updates

A series of cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed from Viatris/Biocon, Lexicon, CRISPR Therapeutics/ViaCyte, Innovation Zed, Nemaura Medical, and Dario Health. Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights for the respective news items.

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BI/Lilly’s Jardiance Receives FDA Priority Review; Novo’s Wegovy Receives Positive CHMP Opinion; Merck/Bayer Initiate New Ph3 Verquvo Study; Dario Enters Three New Commercial Agreements; Gmax Administers First in Human Dose of GMA106 in Ph1 Obesity Study; Metacrine and Zealand Q3 ’21 Earnings Updates

A series of cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed from BI/Lilly, Novo Nordisk, Zealand, Merck/Bayer, Dario, Gmax Biopharma, and Metacrine. Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights for the respective news items, including an updated projection of the EMPEROR-Preserved PDUFA date.

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Bayer and Senseonics Q3 ’21 Earnings Updates; Abbott and ADA Launch Community Initiative; Provention Bio Launches #Type1TestedPledge Campaign; Beyond Type 1 Receives $750,000 Grant

A series of cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed: Bayer (press release; slides) and Senseonics (press release) hosted their respective Q3 ’21 earnings calls; Abbott and the American Diabetes Association (ADA) announced the launch of their first joint community initiative in Columbus, Ohio; Provention Bio announced the launch of its #Type1TestedPledge Campaign for Diabetes Awareness Month; and Beyond Type 1 announced it has received a $750,000 Grant from the Helmsley Charitable Trust. Below, FENIX highlights and insights for the respective new items.

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