A series of diabetes-related news items have been observed: the November 2020 CHMP agenda has been released and includes one notable item, EMPEROR-Reduced; Bayer announced it has filed finerenone for patients with CKD and T2DM with the FDA and EMA; and Xeris hosted its Q3 ’20 earnings call. Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights from the respective news items, including thoughts on the potentially curious EMPEROR-Reduced appearance on the November CHMP agenda.