Tag Archives: Diabetes

Diabetes Costs UK £14 Billion Annually, Highlights Need for Continued Investment in Prevention and Care

(IN BRIEF) A new study reveals that diabetes cost the UK nearly £14 billion in 2021/22, with over £10 billion in direct NHS costs. Complications from diabetes account for the largest share of these costs. Despite advancements in management technologies, … Read the full press release

New Research Reveals Link Between High Blood Sugar and Upper Limb Problems

(IN BRIEF) A recent study led by the University of Exeter has identified a connection between consistently high blood sugar levels and upper limb conditions such as frozen shoulder, Dupuytren’s disease, carpal tunnel syndrome, and trigger finger. The research, conducted … Read the full press release

IQ Biozoom Innovates Non-Invasive Self-Testing, Empowering People to Self-Monitor with Laboratory Precision at Home

(IN BRIEF) IQ Biozoom, a medical technology startup, is developing non-invasive home diagnostics that allow people to measure the concentration of biochemical substances in liquid analytes like saliva, sweat, urine, or tears. Their technology integrates inkjet printing with advanced semiconductors, … Read the full press release

Novo Nordisk’s Bid for BIOCORP Set at 35.00 Euros per Share, Totaling 154 Million Euros

(IN BRIEF) Novo Nordisk A/S is in exclusive negotiations to acquire a controlling stake in BIOCORP Production SA, a French company specializing in medical device design and manufacturing. The acquisition would be followed by a mandatory tender offer for all … Read the full press release

Novo Nordisk and Aspect Biosystems collaborate to create disease-modifying treatments for diabetes and obesity

(IN BRIEF) Novo Nordisk has announced a collaboration with Aspect Biosystems to develop bioprinted tissue therapeutics for diabetes and obesity treatment. The collaboration will leverage Aspect’s bioprinting technology and Novo Nordisk’s expertise in stem cell differentiation and cell therapy development … Read the full press release

Danish Novo Nordisk to use millions of liters of sustainable aviation fuel to replace fossil fuel for all Kuehne+Nagel air freight shipments in 2022

12 million litres of SAF (sustainable aviation fuel) to minimise environmental impact of Novo Nordisk air freight globally Sustainable fuel offering to support customers’ pledge for carbon-neutral shipping Advocating for more sustainable fuel production and use (PRESS RELEASE) SCHINDELLEGI, 20-Oct-2022 … Read the full press release

Danish Novo Nordisk utilizará millones de litros de combustible de aviación sostenible para reemplazar el combustible fósil para todos los envíos de carga aérea de Kuehne+Nagel en 2022

12 millones de litros de SAF (combustible de aviación sostenible) para minimizar el impacto ambiental de la carga aérea de Novo Nordisk a nivel mundial Oferta de combustible sostenible para respaldar el compromiso de los clientes de envíos sin emisiones … Read the full press release

12-month real-world achievements for Diabeloop’s Automated Insulin Delivery (AID):

4 million1 hours of hypoglycemia avoided Trust in the algorithm leads to fewer meal declarations Users report a significantly reduced mental load (PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 21-Sep-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Diabeloop, a leader in therapeutic AI applied to insulin delivery, reports … Read the full press release

Diabeloop, a key player in therapeutic AI applied to insulin delivery, announces 70 million euros new financing round to accelerate its international expansion

High-growth diabetes company Diabeloop closes its Series C financing round – led by LBO France, joined by Terumo Corporation, Innovacom and backed by Diabeloop’s historical partners – to power the company’s commercial roll-out and global expansion. (PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 2-Jun-2022 … Read the full press release

Diabeloop presents new real-life results of DBLG1® System: Confirmed improvement in Time In Range +18.4 percentage points; Reduction of time spent in hypoglycemia to only 0.9%

(PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 28-Apr-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — ATTD 2022 – Diabeloop, pioneer in therapeutic artificial intelligence for diabetes management, presents today new results from a real-life cohort in Germany. The data show a constant improvement in Time In Range (70-180 … Read the full press release

Diabeloop adapts its self-learning, personalized insulin automatization software to be used with insulin pens

(PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 12-Apr-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Diabeloop, a pioneer in the field of therapeutic artificial intelligence, leverages the potential of its diabetes technology to enable the integration of insulin pens into its hybrid closed-loop system using a unique app. … Read the full press release

University of Exeter led research may be at the doorstep of finding a treatment for the common diabetes complication hypoglycaemia

(PRESS RELEASE) EXETER, 17-Dec-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — University of Exeter, a public research university in Exeter, Devon, South West England, United Kingdom, has announced that a research that it led together with Rigel Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: RIGL), a biotech firm dedicated … Read the full press release

Significant improvement in increasing Time In Range and reducing hypoglycemia among people equipped with Diabeloop DBLG1

EASD 2021 – Diabeloop, a pioneer in therapeutic artificial intelligence for diabetes management, is presenting new real-world data(1) of its Automated Insulin Delivery system, DBLG1. The personalized device fine-tunes insulin delivery using a state-of-the-art algorithm. Thousands of European patients have … Read the full press release

De zelflerende algoritme DBLG1®: eenvoudig te gebruiken voor een optimale en gepersonaliseerde behandeling van diabetes type 1

(PRESS RELEASE) PARIJS, 2-Jun-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Vanaf het begin heeft Diabeloop innovatieve systemen ontwikkeld om de behandeling van diabetes type 1 te automatiseren en te personaliseren, waarbij altijd rekening wordt gehouden met de optiek van de patiënt. Het Franse … Read the full press release

Sanofi launches more impactful Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) strategy

Accelerating projects on access to medicines, support for vulnerable communities, environmental conservation, and diversity and inclusion Creation of Sanofi Global Health, global nonprofit unit to provide 40 of the world’s poorest countries access to 30 essential medicines (PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 7-Apr-2021 — … Read the full press release

Technical University of Munich scientists described a new class of designed macrocyclic peptides that are highly potent inhibitors of amyloid formation

MUNICH, 14-Aug-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Effective therapeutics to counteract the formation of amyloid plaques in Alzheimer’s disease and type 2 diabetes are not yet available. Scientists at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have now come a little bit closer to … Read the full press release

KTH researchers produced microparticles with encapsulated cells that can be used as implants to fight cancer, diabetes or heart disease

STOCKHOLM, 18-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — One way that cancer may be fought in the future is with micro-sized capsules containing living cells engineered to secrete toxins that attack cancer cells. Although the science of cell micro-encapsulation has yet to overcome certain … Read the full press release

Dr Will Johnson of Loughborough University: the concept of ‘healthy obesity’ is inherently flawed

Leicestershire, UK, 17-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The on-going debate over whether ‘health obesity’ exists is diverting attention away from effective medical research as academics continue to use the confusing classification. The concept – which relates to people with high BMI but … Read the full press release

Diabetes: US FDA approval for Medtronic’s Guardian(TM) Connect continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) system

 ‘Smart’ CGM System Provides Predictive Alerts for Dangerous Sensor Glucose Levels; Exclusive Access to Sugar.IQ Assistant with Watson Offers More Proactive Diabetes Management DUBLIN, 13-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT), the global leader in medical technology, services and solutions, today announced it received … Read the full press release

Medtronic at the Advanced Technologies & Treatments for Diabetes (ATTD) 11th International Conference in Vienna, Austria, February 14-17

Medtronic Will Host an Exclusive Symposium on Thursday, February 15 VIENNA, 14-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT), the global leader in medical technology, today announced its schedule of notable sessions that will be presented at the Advanced Technologies & Treatments for … Read the full press release