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Sanofi Head of Strategy to Leave End of November

Reuters is reporting that Muzammil Mansuri, Sanofi’s EVP of strategy and business development, is set to leave the company at the end of November 2019. The same report says that Alban de la Sabliere and Laurent Van Lerberghe will assume Mansuri’s responsibilities. Below, FENIX provides brief thoughts on Mansuri’s departure in the context of the larger management and strategy changes within the Sanofi organization.

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Matthew has been a thought leader in the high-growth therapeutic areas of diabetes and cardiovascular medicine since 2006, making regular attendance at large and small CV/met scientific meetings and an architect of novel methods for assessing market opportunities. He has over a decade of experience in leading CV/met consulting engagements, is a published author in PM360 and Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics, and has been quoted in The Pink Sheet on anti-thrombotics.

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Xeris Gvoke Business Update; Xeris @ Jefferies

Xeris presented at the Jefferies London Healthcare Conference (press release) and provided updates to its business including the recent Gvoke launch and EU filing as well as the discontinuation of two other glucagon programs. Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights from the Xeris presentation at Jefferies.

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Matthew Maryniak

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President of Fenix Group International

Matthew has been a thought leader in the high-growth therapeutic areas of diabetes and cardiovascular medicine since 2006, making regular attendance at large and small CV/met scientific meetings and an architect of novel methods for assessing market opportunities. He has over a decade of experience in leading CV/met consulting engagements, is a published author in PM360 and Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics, and has been quoted in The Pink Sheet on anti-thrombotics.

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Lilly to Invest $400M in Diabetes Manufacturing

Lilly announced plans to invest $400M in its Lilly Technology Center campus in Indianapolis. The capital investment is said to include enhancements to existing manufacturing facilities that make Lilly insulin, expanding capacity for other marketed diabetes products, and initial capital investments for future medicines. Below, FENIX provides brief thoughts on Lilly’s investments including insights into which products are likely benefiting.

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Matthew Maryniak

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President of Fenix Group International

Matthew has been a thought leader in the high-growth therapeutic areas of diabetes and cardiovascular medicine since 2006, making regular attendance at large and small CV/met scientific meetings and an architect of novel methods for assessing market opportunities. He has over a decade of experience in leading CV/met consulting engagements, is a published author in PM360 and Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics, and has been quoted in The Pink Sheet on anti-thrombotics.

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Novo 2019 Capital Markets Day Highlights and Analysis

Novo hosted its 2019 Capital Markets Day and provided updates on the strategic direction of the company through 2025 including commercial activities and R&D strategy. Of note, Novo provided clarity on Rybelsus positioning vs. Ozempic and competitor products as well as details on novel drug delivery technologies, including two oral peptide delivery methods being developed at MIT and the semaglutide+AM833 injection device. Below, FENIX provides details and insights from the call.

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Matthew Maryniak

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President of Fenix Group International

Matthew has been a thought leader in the high-growth therapeutic areas of diabetes and cardiovascular medicine since 2006, making regular attendance at large and small CV/met scientific meetings and an architect of novel methods for assessing market opportunities. He has over a decade of experience in leading CV/met consulting engagements, is a published author in PM360 and Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics, and has been quoted in The Pink Sheet on anti-thrombotics.

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Lexicon @ Stifel; First Presentation Since Empa T1DM Adcom

Lexicon participated in the 2019 Stifel Healthcare conference and provided brief updates on the sotagliflozin regulatory situation including commentary regarding the recent BI/Lilly empa T1DM adcom. Recall, the empa T1DM adcom ended in a 2-14 vote not favoring approval. Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights from the Stifel event including potential readthrough to the ongoing sotagliflozin appeal with the Office of New Drugs.

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Matthew Maryniak

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President of Fenix Group International

Matthew has been a thought leader in the high-growth therapeutic areas of diabetes and cardiovascular medicine since 2006, making regular attendance at large and small CV/met scientific meetings and an architect of novel methods for assessing market opportunities. He has over a decade of experience in leading CV/met consulting engagements, is a published author in PM360 and Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics, and has been quoted in The Pink Sheet on anti-thrombotics.

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Sanofi Ends Sensile Medical Partnership; Onduo Parnters with Hidrate; Other Diabetes-Related News

A series of diabetes-related news has been observed today including Sanofi canceling its deal with Sensile Medical, a new Onduo partnership with Hidrate, an update to Oramed’s oral insulin program, and pre-clinical islet replacement data from Kadimastem. Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights for each respective news item.

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Matthew Maryniak

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President of Fenix Group International

Matthew has been a thought leader in the high-growth therapeutic areas of diabetes and cardiovascular medicine since 2006, making regular attendance at large and small CV/met scientific meetings and an architect of novel methods for assessing market opportunities. He has over a decade of experience in leading CV/met consulting engagements, is a published author in PM360 and Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics, and has been quoted in The Pink Sheet on anti-thrombotics.

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Medtronic CY Q3 ’19 (FY Q2 ’20) Earnings Update

Medtronic hosted its CY Q3 ’19 (FY Q2 ’20) earnings call (press release) and provided a brief update to its diabetes business including the development of its 780G advanced hybrid closed-loop system which is projected to launch in FY H2 ’20 (CY late 2020/early 2021). Of note, Medtronic has also initiated a new “Next-Tech Pathway” program for pump upgrades (described below). Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights from the call.

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Matthew Maryniak

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President of Fenix Group International

Matthew has been a thought leader in the high-growth therapeutic areas of diabetes and cardiovascular medicine since 2006, making regular attendance at large and small CV/met scientific meetings and an architect of novel methods for assessing market opportunities. He has over a decade of experience in leading CV/met consulting engagements, is a published author in PM360 and Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics, and has been quoted in The Pink Sheet on anti-thrombotics.

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One Drop Showcases BG Prediction Capability

One Drop announced results from a recent study showing that its AI algorithm was able to predict glucose levels up to 120 minutes ahead of the user’s CGM. Of note, this data was also presented as a poster at the 2019 Diabetes Technology Meeting. Below, FENIX provides brief thoughts on the potential for One Drop glucose prediction tool in the context of similar features from Dexcom and Medtronic.

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Matthew Maryniak

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President of Fenix Group International

Matthew has been a thought leader in the high-growth therapeutic areas of diabetes and cardiovascular medicine since 2006, making regular attendance at large and small CV/met scientific meetings and an architect of novel methods for assessing market opportunities. He has over a decade of experience in leading CV/met consulting engagements, is a published author in PM360 and Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics, and has been quoted in The Pink Sheet on anti-thrombotics.

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New Novo Partnership with Dicerna for RNAi Therapeutics

Novo Nordisk and Dicerna announced a partnership for the discovery and development of RNAi therapeutics targeting liver-related cardio-metabolic diseases including T2DM, NASH, obesity, other chronic liver diseases, and rare diseases. Following the announcement, Dicerna hosted a call with investors to discuss the implications to its business. Below, FENIX provides thoughts on the Novo/Dicerna partnership, particularly in the context of Dicerna’s other existing partnerships including Lilly and Boehringer Ingelheim (separately from the BI/Lilly CV/Met alliance).

About The Author

Matthew Maryniak

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President of Fenix Group International

Matthew has been a thought leader in the high-growth therapeutic areas of diabetes and cardiovascular medicine since 2006, making regular attendance at large and small CV/met scientific meetings and an architect of novel methods for assessing market opportunities. He has over a decade of experience in leading CV/met consulting engagements, is a published author in PM360 and Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics, and has been quoted in The Pink Sheet on anti-thrombotics.

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Janssen Jumps Into Non-T2DM HF Arena With Innovative Invokana Trial Design (CHIEF-HF) To Rival BI/LLY and AZ

Janssen announced plans to enter the SGLT2i non-T2DM HF arena with “the first-ever completely decentralized, mobile, indication-seeking clinical study” called CHIEF-HF (Canagliflozin: Impact on Health Status, Quality of Life and Functional Status in Heart Failure). According to the press release, Janssen believes it can use this new trial to support an Invokana non-T2DM heart failure (HF) indication. Of note, the trial is not yet listed on CT.gov. Below, FENIX provides thoughts on this first-of-a-kind trial design as well as insight on Janssen’s attempt to push regulatory boundaries and keep pace with BI/LLY and AZ.

About The Author

Matthew Maryniak

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President of Fenix Group International

Matthew has been a thought leader in the high-growth therapeutic areas of diabetes and cardiovascular medicine since 2006, making regular attendance at large and small CV/met scientific meetings and an architect of novel methods for assessing market opportunities. He has over a decade of experience in leading CV/met consulting engagements, is a published author in PM360 and Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics, and has been quoted in The Pink Sheet on anti-thrombotics.

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