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WEST CHESTER, Pa., May 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Animas Corporation and LifeScan, Inc., both members of the Johnson & Johnson Family of Diabetes Companies, today announced plans to further build upon their existing collaborative efforts to co-develop and market innovative new products and tools for people living with diabetes. The increased collaboration also will include more closely aligning their commercial organizations to actively co-promote their product offerings, such as the...
WIESBADEN, Germany, May 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Abbott (NYSE: ABT) today announced that it has received CE Mark (Conformite Europeenne) for its new FreeStyle InsuLinx Blood Glucose Monitoring System,(1,2) the first blood glucose monitoring device from Abbott that includes a mealtime (bolus) insulin calculator for calculating suggested insulin doses. The new FreeStyle InsuLinx System also offers several additional user-friendly features, including a touch screen interface, automated...
MILPITAS, Calif., May 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- LifeScan, Inc., makers of the top-selling OneTouch® Brand of Blood Glucose Monitoring Systems for people with diabetes, has fulfilled the terms of its exclusive, three-year agreement to provide Medtronic customers in the U.S. with the OneTouch® UltraLink® Blood Glucose Meter that wirelessly transmits glucose values to Medtronic MiniMed Paradigm®( )insulin pumps and Guardian®( )REAL-Time continuous glucose monitoring (CGM)...
QuickMedical® a leading national distributor of medical equipment and supplies announced today that they will accept Medicare and most medical insurance plans for the entire line of WaveSense and Prodigy Glucose meters and supplies*. Unlike pharmacies or mail order companies who provide only diabetic supplies, QuickMedical® offers nearly 25,000 medical supplies and equipment to help meet the additional needs of the patient. Issaquah, WA (PRWEB) April 25, 2011 QuickMedical®...
INDIANAPOLIS, April 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Roche Diabetes Care, makers of ACCU-CHEK® products and services, has launched dedicated Facebook and Twitter accounts to promote diabetes education, awareness and advocacy. The company has also expanded its current Diabetes Link blog from Canada to North America. Roche Diabetes Care's Facebook (www.facebook.com/AccuChekUS) and Twitter (www.twitter.com/accuchek_us) accounts have been created with one goal in mind: help people with diabetes, as...
QuickMedical® a leading distributor of medical equipment and supplies, announced today the addition of the entire line of WaveSense Glucose Monitoring Systems to their already extensive product inventory. WaveSense is the next generation of glucose monitoring devices and in recent clinical studies was shown to be significantly more accurate than a popular store brand. Issaquah, WA (Vocus/PRWEB) March 31, 2011 QuickMedical® has launched the complete line of WaveSense Blood...
TORONTO, March 28 /PRNewswire/ - Biosign Technologies (TSXV: BIO) ("Biosign") and DynamiCARE AG have replaced their exclusive master distribution agreement announced on July 2, 2010 with a similar but non-exclusive distribution agreement. Under the revised agreement, DynamiCARE will have nonexclusive distribution rights to resell Biosign products in Germany, France, Switzerland, and Austria and will not be required to pay the $2.5million milestone payment or achieve the volume...
MILPITAS, Calif., March 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- OneTouch®, a leading brand of blood glucose monitoring systems for people with diabetes, has introduced Life First(TM), a new North American campaign featuring music legend B.B. King and Crystal Bowersox, one of music's most talented new artists. The ads debut on national and regional television today and will be followed by online and print ads over the next several months. The introduction of the campaign is particularly timely, since...
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Feb. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Intuity Medical, Inc.(TM), a privately-held company developing innovative technologies in diabetes management, announced that it has secured a $20M credit facility from Silicon Valley Bank and Oxford Finance Corporation. The funds will be used to help complete clinical trials and commercialize POGO(TM), a fully-integrated blood glucose monitoring system. Intuity Medical's POGO combines traditional blood glucose testing supplies into one...
ALLEGAN, Mich., Feb. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Perrigo (Nasdaq: PRGO; TASE) today announced that it has entered into an exclusive agreement with AgaMatrix, Inc. to sell and distribute blood glucose monitors and test strips in the U.S. store brand channel. As part of the agreement, Perrigo will sell and distribute certain products in the current AgaMatrix portfolio as well as certain future new products. AgaMatrix is a privately held company focused entirely on innovative solutions for people...
