Abbott announced Lingo, its OTC CGM, is now available for purchase in the US via its website (view website). The launch announcement comes shortly after Dexcom announced the launch of its own Stelo OTC CGM (previous FENIX insight). Below, FENIX has conducted an analysis of the Lingo product, website, and pricing.
Two cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed: Abbott (press release; infographic) and Novartis (press release; slides) hosted their respective Q2 ’24 earnings calls. Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights about the respective items.
Three cardiometabolic-related news have been observed: Abbott announced FDA cleared its Lingo and new “Libre Rio” CGM systems for OTC (view press release); Lilly announced detailed results from the Ph2 SYNERGY-NASH trial were presented at EASL 2024 (June 5-8; Milan, IT) and published in the NEJM (view press release); and Teladoc appointed Charles Divita, III, as its CEO effective immediately (view press release). Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights for the respective news items, including thoughts on how Lingo and Libre Rio will compete with Dexcom’s Stelo.
Three cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed: Abbott hosted its Q3 ‘23 earnings call and disclosed there are now 5M Libre users globally (press release; infographic); Sanofi presented data from the PROTECT Ph3 trial evaluating teplizumab in newly diagnosed T1DM (view press release); and Viking Therapeutics announced new results from the Ph1 SAD/MAD clinical trial evaluating its GLP-1/GIP RA, VK2735 (view press release). Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights into the respective news items.
Five cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed from Abbott, Merck, Pfizer, Amarin, and Johnson & Johnson. Importantly, Abbott disclosed it is converting Libre 2 intermittent scanning CGMs into real-time CGMs through an app update, starting with the UK. Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights from the respective news items, including potential insight into Abbott’s rationale for the Libre 2 LCM initiative.