Senseonics hosted its Q4 ’19 earnings call (press release) and provided updates to its Eversense implantable CGM commercial and pipeline activities. Of note, the iCGM designation filing for the 90-day Eversense CGM is now anticipated in Q2 ’20. Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights from the call.
Yesterday, FENIX observed a series of diabetes-related news including an announcement that Welldoc partnered with Dexcom to integrate G6 into the BlueStar platform (press release) as well as Lilly plans to participate in the new Part D Senior Savings Model for affordable insulins (press release). Below, FENIX provides brief thoughts on these announcements.
A series of diabetes-related news has been observed including an announcement that Nemaura has entered into multiple non-binding agreements for its sugarBEAT CGM (press release) as well as the US District Court ruling favorably for Mylan/Biocon’s bs-glargine over Sanofi’s Lantus (press release). Below, FENIX provides brief thoughts on these announcements in the context of the recent news from Nemaura and the potential launch of Mylan/Biocon’s bs-glargine.
Nemaura Medical announced it has launched an updated sugarBEAT app on Google Play (download here) ahead of the BEAT diabetes subscription-based service UK launch in April 2020. Recall, Nemaura recently disclosed plans to conduct a H2H trial comparing its non-invasive CGM to a “highly successful major incumbent CGM sensor.” Below, FENIX provides brief thoughts on the new app in the context of Nemaura’s overall non-invasive CGM ecosystem.
Livongo hosted its Q4 and FY 2019 earnings call and provided updates to its business. Unsurprisingly, the vast majority of the call focused on the user and revenue growth outlook for the Livongo platform. Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights from the call.
Senseonics announced FDA approved an extension phase of the PROMISE clinical trial to allow for a subset of patients to continue the trial for a total of 365 days with a single Eversense implantable CGM sensor. Below, FENIX provides thoughts on how the move from a 90-day sensor to 180- and 365-day sensors may be the catalyst that Senseonics needs to turn around its business.
A series of diabetes-related news has been observed including an announcement that Nemaura plans to initiate a H2H study comparing its sugarBEAT CGM with a “highly successful major incumbent CGM sensor” (press release) as well as Welldoc’s new strategic partnership with Redox Inc., to integrate BlueStar with EHRs (press release). Below, FENIX provides additional highlights and insights on Nemaura’s H2H study, especially in the context of the comparative CGM used in the study.
On the second day of the ATTD 2020 conference, a series of diabetes-related press releases have been observed including Abbott Libre RWE, Tandem to file Control IQ for peds in March 2020, Roche’s new “InsulinStart” program, Companion Medical compatibility with Fiasp, and MannKind Afrezza PK and pulmonary function data. Separate from the conference, FDA announced that it has issued a final rule on the definition of a biological product ahead of the March 23, 2020 insulin reclassification from a drug to a biologic. Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights from the respective news items.
With the start of the ATTD 2020 conference, a series of diabetes technology-related press releases have been observed including partnerships between Insulet/Dexcom, Insulet/Abbott, Dexcom/Dreamed, and Biocorp/iSage Rx. Additionally, Dario Health presented new data at ATTD 2020 for its connected BGM platform, and Diabeloop initiated a trial to support 510(k) clearance of its automated insulin delivery algorithm. Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights from the respective news items.
Yesterday, a series of diabetes-related news were observed including Medtronic’s CY Q4 ’19 (FY Q3 ’20) earnings call, Senseonics’s positive coverage decision from Cigna for the Eversense implantable CGM, and Diasome’s topline data from its Ph2 OPTI-1 study. Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights from the respective news items.