Category Archives: Glucose Monitoring

Abbott to Launch the First “Glucose Sport Biosensor”

Abbott announced plans to launch the novel “Libre Sense Glucose Sport Biosensor” (view website), which is intended to provide glucose readings and actionable insights to athletes with and without diabetes. Libre Sense has already received CE Mark, and Abbott said the product will be launched “in the coming weeks” to eight European countries via Abbott’s non-exclusive partnership with Phil Southerland’s Supersapiens (view Supersapiens website). Below, FENIX provides a brief overview of the Libre Sense Glucose Sport Biosensor and implications to the overall glucose-sensing market.

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Dexcom Announces New CGM Registry and Global Business Service Site in Lithuania; Dario Appoints Former LifeScan Exec to Scientific Advisory Board

Yesterday, a series of diabetes-related news items were observed: Dexcom announced its first registry committed to tracking in-hospital real-time CGM use outcomes; Dexcom announced plans to build a global business service center in Lithuania; and DarioHealth appointed Eric Milledge as chairman of its Scientific Advisory Board. Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights on the respective news items.

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Senseonics Hosts Investor Event with Special Guest Ascensia

Today, Senseonics hosted a virtual investor event that also included a guest spot by Ascensia President, Robert Schumm. The goal of the event was to provide further detail to help inform financial analyst valuation models for SENS following the August 2020 partnership with Ascensia. Below, FENIX provides a summary and context from the information-rich event. 

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Diamyd’s Ph2b DIAGNODE-2 Trial Topline Results; New MicroTech Medical BGM 510(k) Clearance; Voluntis Announces €2M in Funding

A series of diabetes-related news items have been observed: Diamyd announced topline results from its Ph2b DIAGNODE-2 trial, and hosted a brief webcast to discuss the results; MicroTech received 510(k) clearance for its first BGM; and Voluntis secured €2M in financing. Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights related to the respective news items.

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Medtronic to Restructure Business; Nemaura proBEAT and sugarBEAT Launch Updates

Two diabetes-related news items have been observed: yesterday, Medtronic filed a form 8-K, reporting that the company is reorganizing its current business with the intention of saving ~$450M annually (view Form 8-K) and Nemaura Medical presented at the LD 500 virtual investor conference and discussed updates to its sugarBEAT and proBEAT US and ex-US commercial plans (press release; view presentation). Below, FENIX provides insight into how the Medtronic reorganization may impact its diabetes business as well as an updated perspective on the potential impact of Nemaura’s non-invasive CGM.

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Libre 2 Available for Medicare Patients; Senseonics Receives Positive Medicare Local Coverage Determinations

Abbott announced its Libre 2 CGM system is now available for Medicare patients. Additionally, Senseonics announced that three Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) issued Local Coverage Determinations for the use of implantable CGMs. Below, FENIX provides insight into the Abbott and Senseonics Medicare news, including thoughts on how Abbott is more likely to benefit than Senseonics/Ascensia due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

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Medtronic CY Q2 ’20 (FY Q1 ’21) Earnings Update

Medtronic hosted its CY Q2 ’20 (FY Q1 ’21) earnings call (press release; slides) and briefly discussed its diabetes business. Of note, Medtronic rescheduled its Investor Day event for October 14, 2020. Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights from the call.

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Bayer Commits ~$100M in One Drop Series C

One Drop and Bayer announced an updated agreement for the joint development of digital health products in CV, oncology, and women’s health. As part of the agreement, Bayer has led One Drop’s $34.7M Series C funding round and has committed to an additional $64M in development fees and potential commercial milestone payments. Below, FENIX provides thoughts on how One Drop got this far with Bayer, if One Drop took a down round, and some potential irony with Bayer’s focus on diabetes.

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One Drop Launches New Membership Program; AZ Partners with RenalytixAI for Chronic Disease Precision Medicine

Two diabetes-related news items have been observed: yesterday, One Drop announced it has launched a new “Digital Membership” platform and AstraZeneca has entered into a partnership with RenalytixAI for “precision medicine strategies” in CV, renal, and metabolic diseases. Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights from the respective news items, including thoughts on why One Drop’s Digital Membership may be an admission that its current diabetes solution and commercial infrastructure is lacking.

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Sensyne to Launch New Diabetes Remote Monitoring Software

Sensyne Health announced it has developed a new diabetes remote management system called “DBm-Health,” which focuses on people at risk of diabetes, pre-diabetes, T1DM, and T2DM. Sensyne plans to launch DBm-Health in the UK over the coming months with a US launch scheduled “toward the end of the current financial year” (March 31, 2021). Of note, Sensyne already offers other remote monitoring solutions for gestational diabetes, hypertension, heart failure, COPD, and COVID-19 (view Sensyne website). According to Sensyne, the new DBm-Health solution was created in response to increasing HCP demand for remote monitoring systems. Below, FENIX provides thoughts on the Sensyne DBm-Health solution, including insight into how some perceived deficiencies of the platform may preclude its use with patients and HCPs.

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