Tandem Diabetes Care hosted its Q3 ’20 earnings call (press release) and provided updates to its business, including the recent 510(k) filing for the t:slim X2 remote bolus feature. Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights from the call.
A series of diabetes-related news items have been observed: Lilly invests in Protomer Technologies, a company developing novel drug therapies, including glucose-responsive insulin (view press release); Novo presents full data from the STEP 3 semaglutide obesity study at the 2020 Obesity Week conference (view press release); Lifescan hires Lisa Rose as the new Chief Marketing Officer (view press release); and CymaBay announced its GPR119 agonist will be evaluated in a T1DM hypo prevention study at Richard Pratley’s Translational Research Institute (view press release). Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights from the respective news items.
Insulet (press release), Mannkind (press release), and Lannett (press release) hosted their respective Q3 ’20 earnings calls. Of note, Insulet provided updates to its Omnipod 5 development plans, including the recent initiation of a T2DM feasibility study. Furthermore, following a meeting between Lannett and FDA in June 2020, Lannett said it is finalizing the trial protocol evaluating its bs-glargine in healthy volunteers. Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights from the calls.
Dexcom hosted its Q3 ’20 earnings call (press release) and provided updates to its clinical and commercial activities, including the impending filing/launch of the G7 CGM. Importantly, Dexcom disclosed G7 will now be launched with a 10-day wear time instead of 15 days, and a virtual investor event will take place on December 9, 2020. Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights from the call.
A series of diabetes-related news items have been observed: Boehringer Ingelheim and Yale announced a collaboration to evaluate heart failure digital technologies (press release); Lilly initiated new Lyumjev (ultra rapid-acting lispro) + degludec U100 T1DM MDI TIR study; and Roche hosted its Q3 ’20 earnings call (press release; slides). Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights for the respective news items, including thoughts on how the new Lilly Lyumjev trial likely relates to the recent educational partnership between Lilly and Dexcom (previous FENIX insight).
Medtronic hosted its 2020 Investor Day (view slides) and provided updates across its business, including plans to reinvigorate its diabetes business. Importantly, Medtronic disclosed that just yesterday (October 13), the company completed enrollment in its next-gen Synergy CGM sensor pivotal trial. Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights from the diabetes-related portion of the event.
Two new DTC commercials have recently been observed: Novo Nordisk launched a Rybelsus video DTC called “Wake Up” and Insulet initiated an Omnipod video DTC called “Simplify Life with Omnipod.” Of note, this is the first Rybelsus video DTC to be observed since the Rybelsus US approval in September 2019. Below, FENIX provides analyses for both of the DTC commercials, including insight into the ongoing Rybelsus launch.
Two diabetes-related news has been observed: Livongo and Fresenius Medical Care announced a partnership focusing on a digital solution for CKD and CGM and AID hospital consensus guidelines were published in JDST. Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights from the respective news items.
A series of diabetes-related news items have been observed: Lilly and Dexcom announced a partnership to launch a joint program for US HCPs, focusing on Lyumjev and G6 CGM’s role in PPG control; Medtronic announced its former CEO, Omar Ishrak, will retire as Executive Chairman and Chairman of the Board, succeeded by CEO, Geoff Martha; Patia Biopharma and Precision Diabetes announced a partnership for diabetes diagnostics; and Capillary Biomedical announced it has received a $1.5M loan from the Helmsley Charitable Trust to conduct trials for an extended-wear infusion set. Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights from the respective news items.
On Day 4 of EASD 2020, four key press releases were observed from Dexcom, Novo Nordisk, Movano, and Poxel. Below, FENIX provides insights and context from each respective announcement, including what could be behind the scenes in the Dexcom-UVA research partnership.