Tag Archives: Diabetes

New Legislation to Impact Generic Insulin Approvals

Senators Dick Durbin, Kevin Cramer, and Tina Smith introduced a new bipartisan bill called the Affordable Insulin Approvals Now Act, with the intention to accelerate approvals of generic insulin products. According to the sponsors, the new bill is intended to address the unintended consequence of the 2018 Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act which created a deadline (March 23, 2020) whereby all pending applications for generic insulin would be automatically rejected. Under the new bill, FDA would be required to continue the reviews of any pending applications. Below, FENIX provides thoughts on the Affordable Insulin Approvals Now Act in the context of the insulins that may be impacted by the March 23, 2020 cutoff date (e.g. Biocon/Mylan bs-glargine, Biocon/Mylan bs-aspart, Sanofi bs-aspart, and Sandoz bs-glargine which was in-licensed from Gan & Lee).

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Novo Semaglutide Pen Story Continues to Evolve

Novo initiated a Ph1 trial evaluating its new semaglutide injection pen (DV3396) as well as “two different forms of semaglutide” in patients who are overweight or obese. Recall, Novo recently initiated a separate Ph2 trial comparing injection site pain with DV3396 and FlexTouch pens. Below, FENIX provides updated insights regarding the DV3396 injection device based on new information from this Ph1 study.

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New Ozempic Pen Ph2 Trial

A CT.gov record has been observed comparing FlexTouch (PDS290) to the DV3396 pen which appears to be a modified version of the previously studied DV3372 pen (previous FENIX insight). Below, FENIX provides additional insight into Novo’s next-gen semaglutide pen platform.

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Biocon Malaysian Facility Receives Additional 483 Observations From FDA

Biocon has received an additional twelve 483 observations from an FDA inspection of Biocon’s Malaysian facility. The 483 observations were a result of an FDA pre-approval inspection for the bs-glargine product; however, the company did not provide any specific details. No result was found during a search of FDA’s inspection citations. According to Biocon, the inspection is not anticipated to impact plans for US commercialization. Below, FENIX provides context and insight regarding these 483 observations.

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Janssen-Hanmi Ends Ph2 Dual Agonist; Sanofi Efpeg Deal Restructured

Recently, there have been two seemingly interrelated announcements from Hanmi regarding the termination of their GLP-1/GCG dual agonist partnership with Janssen and a restructuring of the deal with Sanofi for efpeglenatide. Below, FENIX provides a summary of these news items and potential read-through.

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Connected Care: Sanofi/Biocorp Exclusive Data Partnership

Today, Biocorp and Sanofi announced they have entered into exclusive negotiations for integrating Biocorp’s connected cap device into the Sanofi connected care platform. Below, FENIX provides read-through on what the Biocorp-Sanofi deal may signal.

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Beta Bionics Raises $63M in Series B2 Financing

Beta Bionics announced the closing of a $63M Series B2 financing round 6 months after an additional $63M Series B round. According to the press release, the funds will be used to complete final product development, Ph3 clinical trials, regulatory submissions, and the commercial launch of the iLet system. Below, FENIX provides additional thoughts on Beta Bionics and the iLet system.

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Thoughts on OneDrop/Apple BGM Distribution

One Drop recently announced that its BGM platform is now available in select US Apple stores. The One Drop BGM platform, which includes a mobile app, integrates with Apple HealthKit and is able to send data directly to an iPhone or Apple Watch. This is One Drop’s second large distribution agreement in 2019. In March, One Drop announced a partnership with Amazon to be part of Amazon’s Choice. Below, FENIX provides thoughts on why the distribution agreement makes sense for both One Drop and Apple.

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Farxiga DECLARE Positive CHMP Opinion

AstraZeneca announced it received a positive CHMP opinion for the DECLARE CVOT. AZ is anticipated to comment on the US and EU DECLARE regulatory activities during its upcoming Q2 ’19 earnings call on July 25. Below, FENIX provides brief thoughts on the impending EMA approval in the context of the ongoing FDA review.

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Livongo Files for IPO

Livongo has filed for its IPO under the proposed ticker “LVGO”; however, the number of shares and price has not yet been decided. Recall, on March 7, 2019, it was reported by WSJ that Livongo was preparing for a 2019 IPO with a valuation >$1B. Below, FENIX provides a brief overview of key information from the S-1 filing as well as insight into the Livongo IPO including thoughts on how Livongo is under increasing pressure to drive adoption.

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